15 June 2013: Pattern Design Pin Hop

Hello Everyone, thank you so much for visiting me here today! And welcome if its your first time here as a visitor from the Pattern Design Pin Hop or Jennie Whitham's blog. This is my contribution to the Pin Hop and I hope you like it.

My colour and design inspiration are based on Patternbank's Theme Optical Day. The feel is bold, bright and geometric!!!

Thanks again for your visit. Please head to the Pinterest Pin Hop Board to view all the other wonderful patterns from the other designers in the group, and click on each design to see more work from each person. I would also like to take the opportunity to introduce Julie Hamilton, an amazing surface pattern designer who is also featured in the Hop. And I would like to say a big thanks to Tina Olsson from Fyllayta for organising this event!

If you would like to check out my Pinterest Boards, there is the LINK. I hope you have a lot of fun with the Pin Hop!! Happy Weekend!! Wini xo

Pattern Design Pin Hop June 2013

This Saturday 15 June, I am participating in an exciting online pattern design event... a Pinterest Pattern Design Pin Hop!! Nearly 50 talented surface pattern designers from around the world will be presenting new designs as part of the Hop.

The Pattern Design board will feature one pattern from each designer. You will be able to click on any of the designs and these will direct you to each participant's blogpost where you can view more of their work and find out more about each person.

Patternbank, Trend Forecast AW13/14

All patterns will be based on one of four themes chosen from Patternbank's trend forecast for AW13/14. This Pin Hop is organised by surface pattern designer Tina Olsson from Fyllayta.

So if you are a Pattern Lover and a Pinterest Fan, please check out this fabulous online visual pattern feast on Saturday, and also please check back here to have a look at my designs. Thank you for your visit today and have an awesome weekend! Wini x

My New Online Store

Dear Friends, Here is another post for today!! As the saying goes, it never rains it pours! One of the projects that I have been working on lately is my new online store on Society6 and I am pleased to officially launch it... Yay! Some of you have been asking me about whether my art is available for sale and when I will be reopening an online shop, and I'm happy to finally be able to share the link. I do hope that you will please check out my new store and let me know your thoughts!

Society6 is an on demand site where you can purchase products including art prints, canvas prints, cards, cushions and decorative covers for iPhones, iPads, laptops, with designs created by thousands of artists around the world. My store features some of my acrylic and mixed media art, and some surface pattern designs developed during and after the ABSPD eclass that I wrote about in my previous post. I am delighted to be able to offer this variety of products to my customers. I am also happy because I design in different mediums and have been wondering how to bring it all together and I think this is a good solution. I plan to add more designs over the coming months so stay tuned.

You might also like to check out some of the other fabulous art on Society 6. Although I am new on Society6, I really enjoy being there. I am inspired every time I visit! I have also been working on my website. If you are interested, please visit here.

Thank you for being here today. Take care and have a beautiful weekend! Wini xo

Patterns Please

Triplex

Hello Everybody, Back in February, I completed the Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design ecourse led by Rachael Taylor and Beth Nicholls/Kempton. Its a fantastic ecourse for anyone interested in learning how to earn a living from surface pattern design, and its packed with information and inspiration. Rachael comes across as warm and bubbly and she is generous with sharing her knowledge and photos of her work etc. There are interviews with designers and live briefs as well. I have a background in woven textiles, and I really enjoyed getting back to the basics of drawing, sketching, designing patterns, learning about the surface pattern industry and how to monetise designs. Students in the class included a mix of beginners, and people from textile and other design industries. I highly recommend this course!

In order to make the most of the course, I think its a good idea to set time aside to study and do the exercises as there is so much information that its really easy to fall behind. Lessons are posted from Monday to Saturday each week for the duration of the class. I was not able to keep up and still need to revise some of the material. I also feel that a working knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator really helps. One possible 'negative' is that there is no critical/pushing feedback given by the teacher in class. So those wanting guidance will have to seek it via feedback from the other students. I think it helps to share your work in class for this reason and there is a class flickr group for this purpose.

My Triplex design was featured in Part 3 of the graduate showcase on the Do What You Love website  recently. Yay!! Thank you Rachael and Beth! I was very happy to be included along with everyone. :) I have more projects on the boil and will share more news in my next blog post. Thank you for visiting today! Wini xo