My "Colouring Book Snakes" Pattern Design has been Published in Uppercase Magazine Issue #67!10/24/2025 It is such a great honour to be included in the newest Issue #67 (Oct/Nov/Dec 2025) of Uppercase Magazine, one of my favourite magazines! We had a bit of a wait here in Canada to get this issue (due to a postal strike), but it did finally arrive. Here is my "Colouring Book Snakes" pattern design that I submitted for a feature all about "Readers' black & white artwork, projects and designs, where lack of colour is a specific design feature". When I saw that brief, I immediately thought about my Colouring Book Series of pattern designs that are necessarily created in Black & White! Scroll down to see some more of my colouring book designs in this Series! . If you don't already know (!), Uppercase Magazine is a fantastic ads-free magazine published here in Canada. It's always so FULL of inspiration, interesting features about art, culture and design. I love it and look forward to getting each new issue.
OH and BTW: I couldn't really help creating "coloured" versions of these designs too! In other words, I felt the need to colour in my colouring book pages!
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"Marble Swirl" is My Entry for the Next Spoonflower "Stone Flow" Wallpaper Design Challenge!10/20/2025 My brand new kinda ga-roovy surface pattern design is my stylized take on the veining and variegation of natural marble stone...I call this one “Marble Swirl” and I’ve been experimenting with a bunch of interesting kinda ga-roovy colourways too (scroll down)! . I'm entering this one (in the first colourway) in the upcoming Spoonflower "Stone Flow" Wallpaper Design Challenge. Public voting for this Challenge opens this Thursday October 23. I'd love a vote for this one and you can link to the Voting Page HERE!  And here's more colourways, OF COURSE! You can find them all now in my Spoonflower Shop on Fabrics, Wallpaper and Home Decor in several scales!
Whoops! I did it again...I forgot to post my entries for the last couple Spoonflower Design Challenges: "Jewel-Toned Boho" (which ended Sept 25), and "Garden Tapestry" (which ended Oct 9). So here is my catch-up Post! . BTW: All these designs are now available to license. Just get in touch HERE if you'd like to discuss licensing these designs for your products. . AND you can also SHOP these designs in my Spoonflower Shop on Fabrics, Wallpaper and Home Decor in several sizes and colourways, and in my Happywall Shop on Wallpaper (that ships from Sweden)! "Jewel-Toned Boho" Design Challenge: For the "Jewel-Toned Boho" Challenge, I entered my "Dahlia Diamonds" abstract floral design (see below). Happily, it placed in the Top 100 (63rd out of 1433 entered designs)! If you voted for this design, I do thank you. 
I couldn't resist, I did have to try out my "Dahlia Diamonds" design in a bunch of fun colour palettes too: Pretty In Pink, Palazzo, Warm Earthy and Cherry Bomb. Check them all out in my Spoonflower Shop!
"Garden Tapestry" Design Challenge: For the "Garden Tapestry" Wallpaper Design Challenge, I entered my new "Flower Patches" boho floral design in a Warm Earthy colour palette (see below)!   My "Flower Patches" design also comes in a Rainbow Brights Colourway too (see below)! 
Find all these brand new surface pattern designs in my Spoonflower Shop on Fabrics, Wallpaper and Home Decor AND in my Happywall Shop on Wallpaper (that ships from Sweden)!
If you are a licensee or manufacturer who would like to know the latest in upcoming print trends for kidswear, the brand new "Prints & Graphics Sourcing Guide: Kidswear A/W 26/27" has just been released by WGSN, the world's leading consumer trend forecaster. This Guide includes several of my pattern designs in its identification of the key trends for Autumn/Winter 2026/2027 Kidswear! Here's a sneak peek! . Please NOTE: You must be a WGSN subscriber to access this Guide. 
My Designs Spotted at TIFF 2025 in Celebrity Portraits Shot by Chris Chapman for The Ankler!9/9/2025 My designs have been spotted at the Toronto International Film Festival 2025 (running this year from September 4-14) in a series of celebrity portraits shot by Chris Chapman for The Ankler! Be sure to check out all of Chris' celebrity portraits shot for The Ankler at TIFF 2025 HERE! . All photos are ©Chris Chapman Photography and used with permission.
What do you think this zebra(s) is thinking about? I’ve just entered my brand new “Zebra Herd” pattern design in the next Spoonflower “New Animal Prints” Design Challenge! Public voting for this Challenge opens this Thursday August 14 and you can link to the Voting Page HERE! . If you'd like to SHOP this brand new design, it's available on Fabrics, Wallpaper and Home Decor in my Spoonflower Shop in several scales. Click the image below to link directly to the Medium-Scale Fabric!  And because everyone LOVES a closeup...  Channel your inner 1970s child with my brand new “Far Out Flowers” print design that I've entered in the Spoonflower "1970s" Wallpaper Design Challenge! Groovy! I kinda love it and this just might be the start of a whole new series of pattern designs. Voting for this Challenge closed Tuesday August 12, so sorry for the late post! . UPDATE! The results for the "1970s" Wallpaper Design Challenge are in! My groovy "Far Out Flowers" pattern design was voted #15th out of 1690 designs! With thanks to all who voted for it! . And keep scrolling down for my "Groovy Daisies" simple coordinate (in two colourways) that I love all on its own too. . Click the images below to find these designs in my Spoonflower Shop! 
 See below for my "Groovy Daisies" coordinate in Turquoise, Blue, Purple and Cream on Beige AND in Orange, Yellow, Pink and Green on Purple! More Groovi-ness! Click the images below to find these designs in my Spoonflower Shop on Fabrics in a Medium-Scale. All the designs here come in other scales too and are available on Fabrics, Wallpaper and Home Decor!
I've been SO busy recently that I've completely neglected posting all my recent Spoonflower Design Challenge entries! So in an effort to catchup I'm going to post all my recent entries in this one Blog Post! Click the Images to see each entry in my Spoonflower Shop! Retro Halloween Design Challenge: "Halloween Sweeties" in Green and Purple (left image). Challenge ended June 17 2025. This one is also available in Red and Turquoise too!
Cottagecore Wallpaper Design Challenge: "Apple Checkerboard". Challenge ended July 17 2025. 
Festive Animals Design Challenge: "Polka Dot Birds" in Christmas Holiday Red and Green. Challenge ended July 31 2025.  "Polka Dot Birds" also comes in other colourways too: Warm Brown, Green and Turquoise (left) and Bright Fuchsia Hot Pink and Royal Blue (right)!
Very happy to announce my new collab with Boozelele who make fantastic Western-inspired shirts and dresses (and more!) Have a look below to see the vintage styles and colourways!  Marvelous Meadow Blue Women's Dress  Marvelous Meadow Blue Men's Shirt
New Collab! "Solve" My Pattern Designs in the Patterned Puzzle Game App Available on Apple Arcade!7/10/2025 I've just partnered with Borderleap, the creator of the popular Patterned Puzzle Game available on Apple Arcade! You can now "solve" my “Pasta Con Mollica di Pane” pattern design in this artistic app. It’s super fun and meditative to try and create the repeat pattern and watch your progress colour-ify (I’m pretty sure that’s a word, btw) as you place each puzzle piece in the correct position! It’s super satisfying, I know because every time I solve it I feel the need to reset and restart it and then solve it all over again! Check it out on Apple Arcade HERE! Follow on the pics below to see how you can "solve" the puzzle (as seen on my iPhone)!
And the finished Patterned Puzzle is below! BTW: Whenever you solve a puzzle in Patterned you have the option of saving it as wallpaper for your phone too!  I've just partnered with Giffywalls where you can now purchase my Wallpaper and Wall Mural designs. Although the selection there is still quite limited, I invite you to go have a look. All Giffywall products ship from the USA and India. BTW: If you'd like to see one of my designs offered for sale in my Giffywalls Shop, just reach out and let me know which one and I'll see what I can do for you!      First of all, it's been almost 2 months since I last posted here on my Blog! I missed my traditional Spoonflower Challenge Posts since I was away for a month in Italy...I think that's a pretty good reason! But now I'm back... . So here’s the design I entered in the next Spoonflower “Palm Springs” Wallpaper Design Challenge (first pic in Aqua/Blue/Clay Pink)! I must say, so-called Palm Springs colours are just my thing, I think! And of course, I couldn’t resist trying out this new “Desert Leaves Oasis” design in a bunch of colourways (scroll down)! Public voting for this Challenge opens this Thursday June 5 (WHAT? June?!) and you can link to the Voting Page HERE! 
My "Desert Leaves Oasis" pattern design in Lime/Green/Orange and Pink/Purple/Cream. Find them in my Spoonflower Shop!
I was eagerly awaiting the delivery of the latest Issue 65 of my favourite magazine Uppercase Magazine because it includes the 6th Surface Pattern Design Guide, and it just arrived in the mail, yay! For those who don’t know, the Uppercase SPDG is published every 2 years and profiles 100 hand-picked surface pattern designers, together with TONS of inspiring pics and informative articles all about, you guessed it, Surface Pattern Design! And I’m happy to announce that this iteration of the SPDG also features my top 10 tips for “Generating New Ideas: Strategies for Keeping Things Fresh and Avoiding Designers’ Block” article (on pages 90-91). If you are interested and don’t have a subscription yet (what are you waiting for?! you can use Discount Code SPDG6 for 10% Off until end of June, btw!), Janine of Uppercase Magazine has very generously added a flip-through video of this issue on her website. I’ve added a handy link to the video HERE, so go have a look, and keep an eye out for Pages 90-91! . Pictured here: the “Keep Making Things” cover artist for this Issue is Sarah Matthews @iamsarahmatthews. The cover artist for the SPDG is Lisa Deighan @lisadeighan. And the last pics are a quick view of my article on Pages 90-91!     New Graphic Tee for the Friends of the National Arboretum's 2025 Spring 5K Race on March 23 2025!4/8/2025 Just sharing this fun project I worked on with Friends of the National Arboretum in Washington, DC. They wanted me to create a magnolia-themed graphic tee design for their race participants. Read on for the story behind this design. . • From Friends of the National Arboretum's Instagram post: "What’s the story behind the 2025 FONA 5K race series t-shirt design? This year’s design features magnolia flowers and cones from iconic U.S. National Arboretum introductions and research programs. The flowers depicted are from the “girls” introductions, which were a set of eight deciduous hybrid magnolias released in 1968. They were named after the daughters of the Arboretum scientists who developed them (Magnolia ‘Betty’, ‘Ann’, ‘Judy’, ‘Randy’, and ‘Ricki’), the daughter of the Arboretum director at the time (‘Susan’), and the wife of the Secretary of Agriculture at the time (‘Jane’). Magnolia ‘Pinkie’ comes from a nickname. The magnolia cones featured in the design are of Magnolia grandiflora, which Oliver Freeman used in his original evergreen magnolia breeding program in the early 1930s. The Arboretum’s logo is a stylized version of a Magnolia grandiflora cone. Thank you to @unblinkstudio [me!] for making this beautiful design. Save the date for our Fall 5K on Sunday, November 9th!" . Photo credits: Beth Haubach and Friends of the National Arboretum. 
My new “Pick A Posy” floral now comes in a bunch of colourways! For the colours, I experimented with pairs, so that each colourway has two options that contrast with each other but can still work together! I entered the first Green one in the current Spoonflower “Bold Florals” Design Challenge because I thought it was one of the boldest colour options! What do you think, is it “bold”?! Keep scrolling to see all the other colourways now available! Public voting for this Challenge opens today March 27 and closes on Tuesday April 8. You can link to the Voting Page HERE. All these colourways of my new "Pick a Posy" floral pattern are now available in my Spoonflower Shop on Fabrics, Wallpaper and Home Decor in several sizes! They're also available on Wallpaper in my Happywall Shop too!
AND wouldn’t I love to see my brand new “Pick A Posy” floral pattern on a Men’s Shirt? Answer: YES. And wouldn’t I love to see it in all the colours too? Answer: YES. And am I just dreaming right now? Answer: YES. And is this pattern now available to license? Answer: YES! Just Contact Me if you'd like to discuss licensing my designs for your products! |
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