

Making of a design - bee pattern
September and October are the last push on my children's book, but I've also been taking time to create some pattern designs. I recently finished a design featuring honeybees and various wild flowers. Earlier in the summer, I had the idea to create a series of nature-inspired patterns with an environmental message. I’ve already written about creating my first design, inspired by marine life and the effects of plastic pollution. My second design in the series is quite a straig


Making of a design - ocean pattern
Today is the start of World Water Week, and I thought this would be a good occasion to share the process behind one of my recent designs that is inspired by marine life. A lot of my designs are inspired by nature, and one of the things I feel really passionately about is protecting the environment. I’m so glad that so many different environmental campaigns are really taking off at the moment, such as the increased awareness of plastic waste in the oceans. I wanted to create a