I create all of my patterns with paint and paper, mixing the gouache into custom colors and cutting out shapes…
Book Review: The Pleasures of Pattern
The Pleasures of Pattern by William Justema was the book that helped me realize how much I loved patterns. Before…
Pattern Inspo: V&A Pattern Books
Much of my pattern inspiration comes from textile prints. I found a used copy of the V&A Museum’s “Thirties Floral…
Geometric Stitching
My love for patterns, textiles, and Japanese crafts led me to discover sashiko. I love even the simplest designs like…
Pattern Essay: COLOR
“We need a new rainbow.” —William Justema (The Pleasures of Pattern, page 151) Color combinations are the driving force of…
Yellow flower wallpaper
I have been working on digitizing some of my paintings to turn them into fabric designs and other things. First…
Trip to Japan
Here are some of my favorite memories from my trip to Japan in February 2018. I stayed for 10 nights:…
Blue
“Blue is the color of longing for the distances you never arrive in, for the blue world.” From A Field…
Brush strokes
Cataloging my brush strokes. I had initially used the very thin liner and size 0 or 1 brushes for brush…