Another to add to the pile for this weekend... Thinking of doing a bit of a series of clocks now! 

A couple more for the arts weekend...

Karma karma karma karma, karma chameleon

Process of the latest illustration! Terrible photos but you get the idea!

My beautiful cousin got engaged last weekend and asked me ages ago to draw her a bunch of flowers, so this is what she got as a pressie.

Look what arrived! 

I may have taken advantage of a Letraset online sale and purchased these little limited edition beauties! (retail in NZ for $9 per pen, buy online from the UK for 1.99GBP each or 14GBP for 12! ).Plus the Neon colour range was on sale so I thought why not?! You never know when you're gonna need some pink neon!

Have been organising myself for the Arts trail next weekend! Everything is framed up ready to go furiously trying to add a few more pieces just in case!

I know you'll probably say -where have you been living all this time? under a rock?! but I've just come across the most amazing African wax fabric patterns and can't get enough of them to the point where I'm in pattern overload and am planning my imaginary trips to Africa to buy some and watch it all being made. 

I apologise to all of you who take a sneak peek or follow my Pinterest boards... I may have gone a wee bit crazy on them but it's okay -you see I'm not addicted, I don't have a problem and can definitely stop when I want to. Just one issue with that -I don't want to...

On another note (actually the same note really...) Check out this crazy pattern clash lover, Italian designer Stella Jean who incorporates African pattern into her collections at an amazing level!

I know he's not that new according to the world wide web, but I've just come across a brilliant french designer Maxime Simoens. His dresses are beautifully structured with an architectural feel to them, the cuts hit the body in all the right places. Stunning!
(Top image sourced via 2faced1.com -collage a take off of Mark Ryden's MJ cvover for Dangerous).

I've been playing around with garment placement and am dying to get some lightweight fabrics printed with my illustrative patterns, it's tough finding a digital printer here though! Might have to try abroad! 

How stunning are these backstage images from Mary Katrantzou's ss14 show!

So I may have mentioned somewhere earlier down the page (this could be a lie...) that I've entered into the Kapiti Coast Arts Trail in November. -It's not a huge thing but I'll have a stall to showcase work for visiting art collectors and hopefully I'll sell some of my original works. 

I've just gone on to check the main page and (I'm a little excited...) they've used my store front images as the heading picture! yay!

 I've discovered my new happy place! 

The City Gallery here in Wellington -specifically Gregory Crewdson's exhibition. We're pretty lucky to have some of his work here!

The images have an almost painterly effect to them, I could stare at them for hours.

Images via ArtBlat

Beautiful surface designs from Sarah Devey -UK based designer.

Would love to have the lemur print in a couple of large (2m) paneled frames for the walls! 

I have never heard of Lilly Pulitzer. 

Given that I don't live in the States I could be forgiven for not being aware she existed right? However being a textile grad and lover of print & pattern you'd be surprised that I haven't! 

But that's okay because I know of her now, and am planning a trip to one day visit one of the amazing Lilly Pulitzer stores....when I win the lottery...

I am in awe of the use of pattern and bold bright colours! 

This woman's brand is genius. After googling her a bit and perusing the online lilly store I noted they cater for Sororities -what a genius money-making move! For me this brand now stands right up there next to Cath Kidston and Orla Kiely in that it only takes a few prints with different colour ways put upon many different products to make a cult like brand following. 

Well played Lilly, well played.  

Check out these stunning jewels from artist Kate Rohde! 

Am crazy about the pink ones! 

Thanks to Fancy design blog I've discovered Leanne Culy! A brilliant NZ based Textile designer and artist. I love the idea of painted oars! 

Fun little blog about pattern and surface design! 

Cheese Before Bedtime, CBB. 

Crazy name but wonderful little pieces of stitched magic.

Wish I had a spare 110 euros to purchase a copy of Texitura print design magazine! It looks amazing!