A misty, moody scene of trees form the motifs for the Georgian Grove collection. This was inspired by early mornings in the Ontario,...

Trying out dip pens and paintbrushes with my homemade ink. I'm planning on using this ink to do the drawings of grasses and plants for my...

I carved more linocut stamps to use with some I had carved previously and created a series of tribal-inspired patterns for my A/W 19/20...

The Shrouded Collection, originally based on the Nocturne trend of Autumn/Winter 17/18, has been updated! For Autumn/Winter 18/19, the...

I carved more linocut stamps this afternoon and created this pattern for Autumn/Winter 19/20.

This morning a carved several linocut stamps to use to create a pattern. I was inspired by the boldness of many tribal patterns, their...

I'm still working on this one; just not sure about some of the colours...or exactly what I want this pattern to look like? 🤔

I've been focusing on Spring/Summer 2020 lately and reviewing trend reports. I've decided to develop a floral pattern incorporating...

I am thrilled to announce that I will be represented again by Pattern Observer Studio at SURTEX, Feb. 3-6, 2019, in the Javits Center,...

I am thrilled to announce that I will be represented by Pattern Observer Studio at Premiere Vision, Jan. 15th and 16th. Thank you...

I'm very excited at being selected to be the Surface Pattern Design Guild's Featured Member! Thank you SPDG for this wonderful...

Fashion is a business involving long and varied supply chains of production, raw material, textile manufacture, clothing construction,...

In the final week of the Textile Design Lab's Summer of Creativity, we headed to Australia! I focused on the idea of concealed...

In week 7 of the Textile Design Lab's Summer of Creativity, we were off camping in the great outdoors of British Columbia! I focused on a...

In week 6 of the Textile Design Lab's Summer of Creativity, we were off to several countries in West Africa! I created personal symbols...

In week 5 of the Textile Design Lab's Summer of Creativity, we were off to Scandinavia for the holidays! I carved stamps to create the...

In week 4 of the Textile Design Lab's Summer of Creativity, we explored the textile traditions of Scotland. I used watercolours to paint...

I'm working on a new collection, a classic floral pattern using pen and ink drawings I did. I'm enjoying using a limited colour palette!

In week 2 of the Textile Design Lab's Summer of Creativity, we explored the textile traditions of Japan. I was inspired by katagami and...

I’m doing a fun course through the Textile Design Lab called the Summer of Creativity. Each week over the 8 week course, we visit a...