The Dark Romance brief required a 'dark yet feminine design'. Classic luxury reimagined with a sleek, modern twist. That very same week I'd been taking photos of roses near my little studio. Perfectly timed to be the basis of my surface pattern design. I used a dark background to set a more elegant, traditional tone [...]

This mini collection is inspired by the garden of one of my oldest neighbours. Every time I passed their garden I wanted to draw their flowers. They invited me to take photos one afternoon and I knew it would end up being a pattern collection some day when the perfect brief came along. That day [...]

I'd always loved the metamorphosis of the flowers in my garden turning from vibrant glorious blooms to the dried out natural colours in autumn ready for deadheading. Get me, the least green fingered person you'd ever meet. When I got the brief Charming Chintz, I knew I was going to use them in my pattern [...]

Way before you could lose a whole afternoon on Pinterest, there were photo albums. Stumbling upon an album was a sure fire way to completely forget what you went in that room for because the memories now have to be jogged, right? This was the feeling I wanted to evoke for my Rosa Reverie pattern [...]