Have you ever found yourself frozen in front of a blank page or screen, paralysed by the idea that what you make might not be “good enough”? I have. Too many times. We scroll through perfectly curated posts and polished artwork, often forgetting the process behind what we see. The awkward first sketch, the off-centre […]
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Creating my first full surface pattern collection felt like standing at the edge of a creative cliff — exciting, full of potential, and slightly terrifying. Until now, I’d only ever designed standalone patterns. So when I came across a real industry brief inside Pattern+, Bonnie Christine’s private surface pattern design membership, I saw it as
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If you’re a new or emerging artist wondering how to get your art noticed by more people, especially outside of Instagram’s ever-changing algorithm, I want to share a special experience that brought some magic into my art journey—getting my rainbow cat artwork featured in a massive public art show in the heart of Barcelona, thanks
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If you’d told me a few years ago that I’d be running a creative business making cat-themed greeting cards, I’m not sure I would’ve believed you — but here I am! My journey back to art wasn’t a straight line, but it’s been full of colour, fluff, and joy. Whether you’re dreaming of starting a
How I Turned My Love of Cats & Colour Into a New Creative Business Read More »
I used to walk through the world unaware of just how much of it had been carefully designed by someone else. The soft floral pillow on the sofa, the dots on a notebook cover, the pattern dancing across a scarf in a shop window — I didn’t realise that somebody had sat down and drawn
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