Make it in Design Summer School Creative Brief - Pure Zen

For the last couple of weeks I've been coming up with a pattern design for the Make it in Design Summer School Creative Brief, which was themed "Pure Zen". 

My idea was based upon the idea of oriental origami being very calming to make. A Crane bird is a very popular design to make, and so I decided to base my pattern idea on the image of a folded paper crane.  I used a calming grey palette for the crane outlines and a very slight pink hue in the watercolour background. I'm fairly pleased with the end result although I didn't really have enough time to work on it!

Origami Cranes Pattern

Example of a possible application of the pattern as a wallpaper

Fabric application

More wallpaper

My folded paper origami Crane

3 x original interior images: Designed by Mrsiraphol / Freepik

Making a Traditional Lampshade

Today I did a workshop in the lovely Makery in Bath, learning how to make a traditional scallop-edged lampshade, here are some pics of the process! I used some vintage Liberty Lawn fabric which I got from the Flea market a couple of weeks ago, and some pale mint bobble trim.

New A4 Vintage Style Screen Print - Coffee Jug

I have created another Vintage Style Screen Print,  this time featuring a Hornsea Coffee pot, to match my egg cups and little jug. It is slightly different, due to the fact that I made a small error! All part of it's charm haha.

This A4 print is available to buy now from my Etsy and Folksy shops at £20 each.

New A5 Vintage Style Screen Prints

I've been working for a while on these prints and finally they are complete! I have 2 finished prints so far, a collection of 3 egg cups and a little oil or vinegar jug, both in Hornsea Heirloom pattern. I plan to add to the collection in time, with different items and patterns.

These prints are available to buy now from my Etsy and Folksy shops at £11 each.