100daysofpattern2018, Patterns, Publications, Sketchbook
Starting in April I participated in the worldwide #the100dayproject and learned to do repeat pattern designs and basically made one a day for 100 days. Posting them on Instagram every day as I was designing them got me some good attention and resulted in this beautiful article in Paducah Life Magazine. View a PDF of the entire... 
Flowers, Instagram, Patterns, Sketchbook
Finally getting around to making some repeat patterns from my birth month flowers. First up, mums! 
Fiber/Fabric, Instagram, Patterns, Sketchbook
I just got a notification that one of my fabric designs was featured on @spoonflower as a daily favorite. How cool is that? #ijustwanttodrawprettypictures 
Instagram, Patterns, Sketchbook
Second pattern in my cocktail collection. The three olive Bloody Mary! What should be next? #ijustwanttodrawprettypictures View in Instagram... 
Instagram, Patterns, Sketchbook
Don’t you hate when you are all excited about a new pattern because you drew a bunch of pretty magnolias, but the pattern just isn’t coming together at all the way you imagined? View in Instagram... 
Instagram, Patterns, Sketchbook
Three olive dirty martini, please! This was so fun and a bit different for me. I’m feeling a cocktail pattern collection coming on! In the meantime, you can find some fun products with this pattern through the link in my bio. #ijustwanttodrawprettypictures #threeolivemartini View in Instagram... 
100daysofpattern2018, Instagram, Patterns, Sketchbook, The 100 Day Project
Apparently I made a lot of patterns over the past 100 days! Here are 100 little images. Probably 85 or more are completed(ish) patterns and the rest are filled in with elements that will become patterns or are patterns in progress. This is my third time doing and I love it! It’s so good to help you get started if you’re having trouble getting yourself to make art (or whatever) regularly or to dive deep into one topic or theme or material or technique! I’ve loved doing these patterns over the past 100 days and I have no plans to stop. But now, instead of making new ones every day, I’m going to revisit my favorites, tweak them and turn them into collections. If anyone out there wants to license any or commission any illustrations or patterns, you know where to find... 
100daysofpattern2018, Instagram, Patterns, Sketchbook, The 100 Day Project
Thanks to everyone who gave me input on this design. Sadly, I did not make it into the semifinals of the contest, but I got enough great feedback that I’m going to figure out how to make this into an actual journal and make it available for purchase... 
100daysofpattern2018, Instagram, Patterns, Sketchbook, The 100 Day Project
Another cicada pattern. This started out with @smcnabstudio’s @skillshare class on creating a linear toss pattern, but then it got a crazy background. 
100daysofpattern2018, Instagram, Patterns, Sketchbook, The 100 Day Project
And now for something rather different… I’m breaking my mission of #ijustwanttodrawprettypictures. Sorry about that, but it had to be done. 
100daysofpattern2018, Instagram, Patterns, Sketchbook, The 100 Day Project
My first attempt at a diagonal stripe pattern. I’m taking my third Skillshare class by Bonnie Christine, which is how I started learning to make in Illustrator. When I first learned more than 25 years ago at SCAD, it was by cutting and taping paper together. This is so much easier technically… although still hard to do well design-wise. You can see how wonky my stripes are! I’ll just pretend it was... 
100daysofpattern2018, Instagram, Patterns, Sketchbook, The 100 Day Project, wallpaper
Need new wallpaper for your computer, phone or iPad? Click here, send me your email address and I’ll send these pretty blue flowers your...