A day of delicious museums

So I took some time off work and went in search of inspiration. First stop was the Geffrye Museum of the English Interior, an interesting museum with period rooms and a fantastic online catalogue: Geffrye's online textile sample catalogue

  

1780 replica wallpaper from the 1970's Parlour Room             Sample from the online collection Manchester 1887 - 1894

Next- on to the gorgeous Leighton House Museum - one of the most extraordinary places i've found in London! About Leighton House Museum. I couldn't stop drawing (to follow), but nothing could could a candle to the amazing collection of tiles, objects and paintings.

Finally back to the V&A ceramics department, and sigh, just to admire the wonderful objects. Here are just a few that took my fancy this time around.

  

Not to forget India and the Orient..

New spring patterns

So, here goes with some of the patterns I have been concocting and drawing.. They could obviously do with some work in photoshop, but thought I might as well put them up as I go along (that's the point of a blog right?) Love to see your feedback!

 

 

  

Inky pattern drawings

Pattern drawings using pen, brush and ink. Based on polygonatum
multiflorum specemins from Kew and Wisley sources.

   

Imagined drawings using a brush, thought might make an interesting print?

Floral line drawings

Drawings of imagined organic floral shapes, as a starting point for further prints. Plenty more where these came from so will try and update soon..

        

    

  

Spring prints

So spring collections appearing and what a lovely array of prints I keep seeing out and about (people these are not designed by me, just some I love!) do comment if you see anything I can investigate..

These are, believe it or not, some I found in Primark - a silk scarf and some lovely jimjams.

Seasonal card making

So Christmas came and went very fast, I barely had the time to make my cards and send them out in time! These little cards were hand-pulled lino prints, cut and pasted onto brown Kraft card. The partridge in a pear tree design, and Joyeux Noel motifs were from my imagination. If you were wondering where this amazing dresser is, and the location of some of my other pics - it's mister Tom Green's beautiful cottage in Ashprington, Devon!

    

I thought I'd sneak in some of my 2010 card prints. I was a little more organised this year with two colours and a myriad of colour combinations. The prints were hand cut and mixed, the same as this year. One was supposed to look like a traditional book plate and the other a fairisle pattern, both from my imagination.

Floral monoprints

Quick floral monoprints, more to follow..