December 5–11I'm super excited and honoured to be a part of this year's ArtWork: Creative Productivity Unlocked interview series. I used to struggle to find the balance between creativity and productivity, especially at the beginning of my illustration career. I...
I'm super excited to announce that I have been personally invited by Skillshare to host a group just for you! I feel very grateful to be running this group along side some incredibly talented teachers such as Dylan Mierzwinski, Nic Squirrell, & Peggy...
Taking the plunge into freelancing is scary stuff, especially when you have a family to support. Moving away from that regular payslip into the unknown can make your knees quiver. But it's possible. It's hard work and you have to put in the hours, but...
I’ve been licensing my patterns to a range of companies for a number of years and get asked a lot about how I go about approaching companies to license my designs. As a freelance surface pattern designer, licensing is the bread and butter of my income....
I want to share with you some essential tools for Surface Pattern Designers. Aside from the tools that allow you to create your magic (e.g. pencils, paint, paper, etc), the tools that I'm listing here are the tools that will take your work to another...
I am so very excited to announce my first Spoonflower win! Yay!! My Hummingbird design took out top spot this week in the "Animals by Air" challenge. It's definitely one of my favourite designs and I'm so happy that it got the votes. There were 584 entries!! This...
I'm very happy to announce that my design 'Lake Alexandra' was voted 5th (out of over 400 entries) in this week's Spoonflower competition. I'm so happy as I have a very personal attachment to this design and I'm so glad it's now out there for you to enjoy. It is now...
It's been 15 months since I won the Make it in Design scholarship and I can honestly say it helped me to boost my career in Surface Pattern Design enormously, not to mention the amazing friends I've gained along the way. I'm actually sad to say good-bye and will miss...
Thank you to all those entered my little competition to win a spot on the 2017 Make it in Design Winter School. Entries are now closed and I'm excited to announce that Ali Wilkinson has won herself a spot. Congratulations Ali! I look forward to delving into those...
Very humbled to have been interviewed for the Make it in Design blog. I won their Scholarship at the beginning of the year allowing me to do all of their courses and boost my career. I've loved every minute of it and am eternally grateful for the experience and...
