Spring birdy lino print / design

Hello friends! Sharing a print I made earlier this week which I quite like, and which looks quite pretty transformed into a pattern for interior furnishings..

Hand-pulling the design!

Et voila the final print!

Surface Pattern Design development for homeware and furnishing.

Click on the images below to see a few more of my recent linoprint designs..

          

New lino-prints and block print designs

Using my Block Print Pattern Board on Pinterest as the start of my design process, I was inspired to start this collection of block print patterns. I designed and cut the block using traditional lino printing tools and hand pulled the final prints, ready to be scanned and reworked into surface pattern designs.

The prints drying out in my studio.. 

 A couple of the designs which have developed from the original prints.

 

Hand-painted anniversary mugs

Just over a year ago, both my sister and I were getting married and visiting this week has brought back some happy memories! I found some mugs and a card I hand-painted for my sister as a thank you on her dresser, and don't think I shared them here at the time. Super easy and lovely thank you gift inspired by the Burleigh asiatic pheasant crockery designs.

Autumny drawings

Ahh isn't it just lovely and Autumny outside? I am loving getting the cosy jumpers, scarves and wellies out! Here are some designs I've been working on this week with the same theme..

Textile design in M&S!

This week I found my very first textile design in a store, I was having a little perusal around M&S and there it was looking at me! Got very excited and wandered around wearing it, thought I'd share!

 

  

Country Living watercolours

Busy morning in my studio today, thought I'd share some Country Living-inspired watercolour paintings, which are new designs for greetings cards!

 

Masking fluid discovery!

Have long been meaning to try using a bottle of masking fluid, a gum which resists ink and watercolour -  to see the effects with my drawings, and after investing in a bottle yesterday, am super excited by the results, love it!! Excuse that they're a bit basic, but it was my first attempt and now there's no stopping me! Step by step below...

1. So. Le masking fluid - tinted pale blue so you can see what you're doing, v handy! Used an ink nib at first unsuccessfully, as it all dried and wasn't particularly fluid, so moved onto a fine brush. Be warned, it utterly ruins the bristles, so use a manky old one!!

2. A close up of the slightly raised dried fluid before it's been peeled away, you can sort of see what happens when you paint on top in the blue floral image below.

3. The best bit... peel off the dried masking fluid by rubbing gently with your fingers, it's a bit like when you get dried glue on your hands! Et voila... some details of the end results!