Wallpaper Groups: Part Four

This blog post will cover wallpaper groups that have 90° rotational symmetry. They differ in what kinds of reflections and … More

Patterns in Knitting

One thing I love about patterns is they are not limited to one medium. You can create patterns in almost … More

In the summer and fall of 2020 I participated in The Creative’s Workshop offered by Seth Godin and Akimbo, a … More

I’ve got three more wallpaper groups for you today! Catch up on Part One and Part Two if you’d like! … More

1. Super vibrant colors. Some colors just make me so happy to look at as I paint with them — … More

Welcome back! In Part One of this blog series, I described how any 2D repeat pattern can be mapped to … More

Georgia O’Keeffe is quoted as describing the New Mexico landscape, where she lived for several decades, as “a painter’s country,” … More

Where it all started… In 2009 I was a math major in college trying to find an interesting summer research … More

William Justema writes in The Pleasures of Pattern that each pattern designer develops their own shorthand for illustrating flowers, what … More

I create all of my patterns with paint and paper, mixing the gouache into custom colors and cutting out shapes … More