Surface Pattern Design
Surface Pattern Design
Artist Statement
This wall hanging entitled Flora was inspired by William Morris' wallpaper designs. My intent was to visually communicate an interaction between botanical elements.
I wanted to focus on the interaction of elements, digitally sketching many variations of how my design pieces would sit next to each other in a repeated pattern. Once I had finalized a pattern and it was printed on cotton fabric, I felt that it was lacking in detail. I decided to include circular gold beads for added detail--these beads fit perfectly within the center circle of one design element that is repeated throughout the pattern, so I hand-sewed each bead to the circle.
I would like to keep exploring patterns because using spoonflower, I saw many different options for where my patterns could go and I would like to create a more detailed pattern design. With this project, I was able to explore my digital design skills by tracing my pencil sketches on Adobe Illustrator.
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