This blog post will cover wallpaper groups that have 90° rotational symmetry. They differ in what kinds of reflections and…
Patterns in Knitting
One thing I love about patterns is they are not limited to one medium. You can create patterns in almost…
The Creative’s Workshop
In the summer and fall of 2020 I participated in The Creative’s Workshop offered by Seth Godin and Akimbo, a…
Wallpaper Groups: Part Three
I’ve got three more wallpaper groups for you today! Catch up on Part One and Part Two if you’d like!…
5 Things I Love About Gouache Paint
1. Super vibrant colors. Some colors just make me so happy to look at as I paint with them —…
Wallpaper Groups: Part Two
Welcome back! In Part One of this blog series, I described how any 2D repeat pattern can be mapped to…
Color palettes of Abiquiu
Georgia O’Keeffe is quoted as describing the New Mexico landscape, where she lived for several decades, as “a painter’s country,”…
Wallpaper Groups: Part One
Where it all started… In 2009 I was a math major in college trying to find an interesting summer research…
Developing a Language of Flowers
William Justema writes in The Pleasures of Pattern that each pattern designer develops their own shorthand for illustrating flowers, what…
Behind the Fall 2020 Collection
I create all of my patterns with paint and paper, mixing the gouache into custom colors and cutting out shapes…
