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Clairvaux Woods
Clairvaux Woods, a new pattern featuring hand-drawn motifs, was inspired by Renaissance paintings and tapestries. The design comes in...
John Wylie
Sep 22, 2021


Monotype Printing and Pattern Design
All the leaves and the background pattern are monotype prints where I hand-painted the designs using acrylic paint on a GelliArts plate....
John Wylie
Aug 26, 2021


Exploring Monotype Printing
I've done a little monotype printing in the past. In the past I used water-soluble printing ink rolled onto a glass plate into which I...
John Wylie
Aug 2, 2021


Geranium Lake
I've been inspired lately by the cottagecore and slow living lifestyle trends, and the overall homestead look. I like the idea of an...
John Wylie
Feb 16, 2021


Abstract Watercolour Pattern
A hand-painted abstract watercolour painting was the starting point for this repeating pattern. It was rather relaxing just playing with...
John Wylie
Jan 25, 2021


Graystone Gardens
Graystone Gardens, a new collection for A/W 21/22! A hand-drawn floral-inspired collection in black, gray and yellow for the home decor,...
John Wylie
Dec 13, 2020


Citrus Limon
The Citrus Limon Collection; hand-painted watercolour lemons and leaves combined wifh an animal print! 🦓🍋 Three patterns in this home...
John Wylie
Dec 5, 2020


Hanging Gardens Collection
This collection uses only five colours, quite the challenge! The idea behind this collection was combining a cut-and-paste collage feel...
John Wylie
Dec 1, 2020


More Blockprinting on Fabric!
An afternoon experimenting with relief printing on 100% cotton fabric! For fun, I mixed a leopard and zebra pattern with a...
John Wylie
Nov 9, 2020


Experimenting with Blockprinting and Fabric Painting
An afternoon experimenting with hand-painting and relief printing on 100% cotton fabric! 1. Red brushstrokes made with Jacquard Textile...
John Wylie
Oct 28, 2020


Tea Time!
Recently I re-visited a previous collection with the idea of updating the look. The only things I felt that needed updating was the fill...
John Wylie
Oct 12, 2020


Painting Some Paisleys
While sitting around over the weekend binge-watching various shows on Netflix, HBO, and Amazon Prime, I painted some fun, loose, and...
John Wylie
Sep 22, 2020


Napoleon: A New Collection
From 1798 to 1801, Napoleon Bonaparte invaded the Ottoman territories of Egypt and Syria. After his Egyptian campaign of 1798-1799,...
John Wylie
Sep 17, 2020


Arches: A New Collection
Arches is a new collection for the home decor market. The designs incorporate softened abstract geometric shapes, arches, and overlaid...
John Wylie
Sep 9, 2020


Painterly Abstracts
I've been having a lot of fun creating painterly abstract designs using Affinity Photo as well as Adobe Photoshop. Using a variety of...
John Wylie
Jul 30, 2020


Colourful Coordinates
Previously I posted an image of a collection I'm working on at this time. I was wondering if it was too colourful. Well, I've stuck with...
John Wylie
Jun 4, 2020


Too Colourful?
I've started working on another Jacobean-inspired pattern incorporating hand-drawn motifs. I think I've gone a little crazy with the...
John Wylie
May 25, 2020


A New Botanical Collection
Roses, hydrangea, peonies, tulips, and freesia cometogether in a new botanical collection! It's been nice to slow down, get off the...
John Wylie
May 4, 2020


An Easter Pattern...maybe...
Another round with the Random Motif Generator that I mentioned in my previous blog post! This time around the Generator gave me;...
John Wylie
Apr 7, 2020


The Random Motif Generator
One of the many great things I've been introduced to through the Textile Design Lab is the Random Motif Generator. The idea is to use...
John Wylie
Apr 6, 2020
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