The main icon of my Laugh, Smile, Grin surface pattern design collection, which debuted at Surtex 2012, is a striped spiral with these words inside the spiral: “laugh, smile, grin, giggle, wink, chuckle.” I designed this collection with pre-teen girls and slumber parties in mind, with a fun color palette of pink, purple, lime green, and
Of all my surface pattern design collections that will be on display at Surtex 2012, I think Fleucy Lucy is my favorite. I got my inspiration from girly lace trim and delicate eyelet fabric. My mom is an excellent seamstress and when I was growing up, in any spare time she had, she was either
The ZOO, with all it’s wild, wacky and weird animals, not to mention its beautiful flowers, lush greenery and unique landscapes, is a great place to get design inspiration, especially for surface pattern design. I recently had the opportunity to go to the Ft. Worth Zoo with my cute little niece and nephew. We had
Here is a sneak peak of one of my collections that will debut at Surtex 2012 in less than 2 weeks. (Surtex is the premiere trade show for selling and licensing original art and surface pattern designs.) The Birthday Balloon Doodle collection combines handwriting and doodles with subway art and brightly-colored stripes and dots. The girly
Every since I attended Surtex (along with the National Stationery Show) in 2008, my dream has been to become a surface pattern designer and to exhibit at Surtex. I am so excited to announce that my dream is coming true this year!!! I have had so much fun designing patterns and envisioning them on a
