Designers and artists

Designers and artists that inspire us

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This week we are featuring the joyful work of Maria Faith Garcia a designer based in Tucson Arizona. She is a spoonflower power seller (with over 4,000 designs!) an NFT enthusiast, and an Amazon Merch on Demand top-tier designer! Her mantra is to create courageously and believes no one should ever underestimate the power of their creative mind--where anything is possible.

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Did you check out our directory feature from this week yet? It's Sabine Burmeistere from Latvia 🇱🇻 In need of bespoke floral patterns? Sabine would love to collaborate with you! Find her listing here

This week's directory feature... Sabine Burmeistere Designs Sabine is a ⁠ fashion textile designer, artist, and illustrator based in Latvia. Sabine offers custom designs, from vibrant prints to delicate florals- perfect for brands seeking beautiful high-quality patterns.

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Judy Anderson of Design Motiv has 30+ years of experience in the textile and graphic design industry. She works out of Sydney Australia and describes her style as "elegantly playful and full of color with a hint of the quirky. She is highly inspired by florals- old, new, modern, or graphic, with a few bugs, butterflies, and the odd spider thrown in for good measure!" Find her info in our directory!

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Drawn Floral

Experience Design

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Surface Pattern Design

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This week's Directory feature: Design Motiv from Sydney, Australia. With over 30 years of design experience, Design Motiv will deliver hand-drawn floral illustrations packaged neatly in a digital format like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, or Procreate. Check out our directory for more info!

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Now featuring Cory Deibert Design from our Pattern Observer Directory!

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Freelance Graphic Design

The Power of a 365 Project with Stefano Stoppani

Here are the first 100 patterns created by Stefano Stoppani of 365BlockPrint. Stefano committed to a 365 project in 2021 and is now approaching the fifth year of daily pattern printing! Want to learn more about his process and the secrets to daily creative rituals...so do we! This is why he will be presenting to the Textile Design Lab this Wednesday at 1 EST. Check out our recent interview on the blog to learn more.

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Cory Deibert is motivated to create designs that delight, she has a BFA and over 25 years of design experience to bring to your next project. Cory is inspired by the myriad elements of nature and is passionate about color. Find a portfolio of beautiful botanicals, many inspired by her home in northern California. Find her listing in the Pattern Observer directory today!

Dimitry Saïd Chamy on the Pattern Observer Directory! A transdisciplinary artist, designer, and cultural producer. Working from a queer, mixed Haïtian-Lebanese immigrant perspective, he explores speculative futures, generative systems, and symbolic world-building through participatory co-creation and storytelling.

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Dimitry Saïd Chamy on the Pattern Observer Directory! A transdisciplinary artist, designer, and cultural producer. Working from a queer, mixed Haïtian-Lebanese immigrant perspective, he explores speculative futures, generative systems, and symbolic world-building through participatory co-creation and storytelling.

Kathleen started her career as a graphic designer and art director in the advertising and publishing industries over 30+ years. After discovering textile and surface pattern design, 10 years ago, that has becomeher focus. The tools she uses are Illustrator, Photoshop, Procreate and Fresco as well as traditional hand drawing and painting in her original designs.

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Kathleen started her career as a graphic designer and art director in the advertising and publishing industries over 30+ years. After discovering textile and surface pattern design, 10 years ago, that has becomeher focus. The tools she uses are Illustrator, Photoshop, Procreate and Fresco as well as traditional hand drawing and painting in her original designs.

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Every week we will be featuring a member of our brand new directory! We are happy to start with Wilderhouse Design, which creates colorful cutting-edge surface pattern art for use in home decor, fashion, and accessories. With 20 years of digital production experience, Wilderhouse Design creates unique prints that are expertly crafted.

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Thank you to Mona Tomassi @mona.textiledesign for her excellent blog post about surface design directories. https://monatomassi.com/ (Pattern Observer just launched ours yesterday 🎉) Mona creates all artwork on paper before translating it to digital media. Her creative goal is to introduce delicate design into everyday life. You can find illustrations and repeating patterns that are designed with careful consideration for the product and customer.

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We are so thrilled to announce our December guest expert is Stefano Stoppani of @365blockprints Stefano has been carving a tiny block from linoleum and printing it in his sketchbook EVERYDAY since 2021! Do you want to learn about block printing, making patterns, and what it takes to commit to tackling a 365 project?! Join us in the Textile Design Lab!

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Birthday Card Designs

Here is a look at Heather Kellie Freeman for H.macdo Paper Co. working in her home studio from Rye, NY. Heather just finished some new greeting cards inspired by the gorgeous summer flowers blooming right now! Looks like a lovely place to work.

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TOMORROW!!! 1pm EDT in the Textile Design Lab we will meet Cinthia James, author and designer of Treasure Found: An Art Journey. Have you read our feature interview yet where Cinthia discusses self publishing her now award winning book or how she landed on her signature style of patterns + portraits? Hear Cinthia discuss three main topics from her book: developing a consistent practice, overcoming self-doubt, and personalizing your creative process. Hope you can learn with us.