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Tag: patterns

  • An eye for :: tribal and native prints

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    Firstly I don’t want to give offence by using the words ‘tribal’ or ‘native’ but I am seriously stuck for words when it comes to a better description. I hope you understand my meaning when I say I have had a serious eye for patterns and products inspired by native American, Aztec and African motifs and…

  • From the archives :: chandelier pattern

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    I designed this pattern, Chandelier, about 18 months ago when I was going through a thing for chandeliers (I still love them). This is one of the first patterns I made using ColourLovers Seamless Studio and to be honest it was put together without much thought since I was more focused on the technology than…

  • Storybook :: Palette and Patterns

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    I had forgotten how much I love making palettes and patterns. This is my first one in a while that started with that great photo titled bring me your colours that I might be with them by I, Timmy over at Flickr. I worked to get 5 colours that seemed to belong together and when…

  • Pods revisited :: palette and patterns

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    I wasn’t very happy with my last attempt at my seeds and pods patterns so I decided to go back to the drawing board. I made a few colour modifications to the pattern template because I felt it would work better with a reduced colour palette. The other change I made was my palette and…

  • Trellis patterns

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    I have such an eye for lattice/trellis patterns at the moment. I think in general I like patterns that make me look at the negative space as well. I’m very aware that all my selections today are cushions and this is because my vintage fabric cushion cover that I blogged about in January 2008, has…

  • Palette and pattern :: tiny snowflakes

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    It’s been a while since my last palette and I had forgotton how much I enjoy the process. Inspired by the snowflake image by Kathy I set about to create my palette, I paid a little more attention to what I like to think of as geography in an image. This is how much a…

  • Palette and patterns :: lightbulbs

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    Well my light is on it’s way and now I’m planning lighting for the rest of the house. I seem to be somewhat obsessed with luminescence this week so I thought I’d use that obsession for my palette and subsequent patterns. To be honest I like the palette a lot but I don’t think it…

  • Palette and patterns :: handwritten

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    I fell in love with this image by jamelah e. – titled the scroll. She writes great reminiscences about her photos and I implore you to read this one – you won’t be disappointed. I knew it would also make a great palette and the range of colours in this image made it hard to…

  • Palette and patterns :: coffee

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    OK so I think I’ve  got coffee cups out of my system for a while. My last coffee related post – for this month anyway is my palette inspired by this serene photo Coffee Cup and Book by Rebecca Nichols. This afternoon I’m off to Rockhampton for 3 days of work. I’m not a fan…

  • Palette and patterns :: colourful interiors

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    I set myself a challenge with this weeks palette, and that was to create a palette of colours I would not usually choose. My start was this gorgeous photo titled Colorful Living Room – I could absolutely see myself in that chair with a good book. This was my second attempt, the first still had…