I’ve been hand-dyeing fabric for several years. I can’t remember exactly when I got started, but I just remember being immediately drawn to how a plain piece of cloth could be transformed into unique patterns simply by tying, scrunching or binding fabric before submerging it in dye.
I’m excited to announce that I’ve opened shop on Spoonflower! I’ve launched my shop with my first repeat pattern, part of a collection that I call Spanish Charm.
I’ve been on a quest to learn digital pattern design for quite some time now. This latest class that I took on Skillshare, Modern Patterns: From Sketch to Screen by Cat Coquillette has helped me to master basic repeat pattern techniques in Photoshop.
Over the past few months I’ve applied to several online design competitions. For me, participating in these competitions is not about winning - but rather, it gives me a chance to explore my own creative abilities, design ideas and experiment with new products, tools, techniques.
Here’s a peek at some of my work-in-progress moments along with the finished work that I submitted.
As a creative designer, I’m always paying attention to color and pattern that I see in my everyday life. I find myself constantly inspired by so many things. I find it overwhelming at times and wonder how do I take all these “inspirational moments” and use them to help me come up with a design concept? I came up with a 4 step process that I want to share with you! This has really helped me to streamline my creative and design thinking.
Learning Procreate has been a goal that I started in late 2018. I was excited to buy an Apple pencil and get started in designing with the app. That is why I am excited to join the new Making the Most of Procreate workshop on Skillshare.
What is my next goal as I start to pursue the world of surface print and pattern design? I want to experiment and practice with different design techniques using different mediums. My current focus: watercolor sketches.
