The Spring 2018 runway shows are in high gear and my Pattern Observer head is delightfully spinning with ideas. There...
One of the best ways to grow as a designer is to continually sketch, experiment with new design processes, and...
I love this time of year. Thanksgiving is over, the Christmas season is in full swing, and the new year...
Bold florals and funky leaves are the theme of this week’s #repeatdownbeat. While reviewing our #patternobserver feed on Instagram, these...
For this week’s Repeat Downbeat I have collected a group of patterns, paintings, prints, and fabrics that I found to...
I’ve been thinking about the stories that we tell through our print and pattern work for quite some time. This...
This week’s Repeat Downbeat post is all about unique interpretations of one of the most popular motifs…the circle. The circle...
Happy New Year! I am so excited to kick off our first Repeat Downbeat of the New Year and share...
This week’s Repeat Downbeat is inspired by the final product that so many of us textile and surface pattern designer’s...
Yesterday we had the honor of welcoming Evonne Cook into the Textile Design Lab. She shared her experiences with vintage...
Our Surface Pattern Design Mastery course is starting on October 23, 2017 in the Textile Design Lab. That means that...
I confess, I am sooo excited to dive into the holiday season, but I am trying my best to live...