SCRAPBOOK - ki memories

im really looking forward to seeing the papers from this new collection by ki memories. called bloom it will be released next month. see the entire range here.

ONLINE SHOP - summer salt

these unique arches featuring cute little birds are from summer salt . so sweet and original.

MOTIFS - embroidery

p+p reader namrata wanted to share her embroideries with us. she created these for childrens garments. i love the owl and the geometric motifs on vivid blue.

FREELANCE DESIGNERS WANTED

we've got a very exciting opportunity today on print & pattern. foliage inc are a design studio in new york looking for freelancers to add to their portfolio. they are looking for freelance textile print designers who can design for baby, children's, tween, junior (girl/boy) and the young men and women's apparel market. they also design quite a bit for sleep wear as they often have a nice selection of conversational prints. their current portfolios also consist of every day florals, christmas, halloween , birthday and valentines which are sold for gift wraps and stationery products. foliage feel sure there are lots of talented designers lurking in the print & pattern readership. scroll down to read more about the studio...
foliage inc are one of the leading studios in the children's, tween and junior apparel business and are currently growing our stationery and home divisions. they have been in business for 14 years now and are always developing new business contacts and they have a strong client base that has continued to come back to their studio over the years. they also participate in four trade shows per year including surtex and printsource. if you would like to submit your details there is an online form. then you will recieve an automated email asking for jpegs of your work. queries can be sent to inquiries@foliageinc.com. foliage can't really show too much on their website since the designs sell quickly and when they are purchased the rights are usually sold, but shown here are some of the designs they created for autumn leaves and a few examples. foliage also have another opportunity for designers, see below... foliage inc's studio is located in a building in chelsea, nyc which has many art galleries inside. they're planning on opening a small art gallery in the front of their space and would like to showcase art that is pattern or textile related and modern in feel. they're starting to look at portfolios for the gallery and would like to find artists who are interested in having a show in our space. email foliage if you are interested in showing your portfolio at inquiries@foliageinc.com. good luck.

BOOK - free style scraps / girlie

im working my way through my book collection and trying to bring you pictures of inside the books. dull weather recently has made taking pictures a bit difficult, but as spring arrives ive been reaching for my camera. todays book is from the wonderful japanese series 'free style scraps' and the tile is 'girlie'. as you'd expect for girls the illustrations are in pink and cover all subjects for girls. it contains the work of three different illustrators so you can see a distinctive difference in their styles. as usual the book comes with a cd, but just a reminder you cannot use these images for commercial use - just for non- retail and personal projects. if you get this book you will certainly be inspired to draw your own girlie ideas. see it here on amazon usa and here on amazon uk. here are my previously reviewed free style scraps. the fifth title in the series is due for release shortly, its up on amazon uk but not on amazon usa yet. it will be in the p+p bookshop as soon as it becomes available.

ILLUSTRATION - kate wilson

beautiful illustrations become wonderful patterns with these designs from kate wilson. kate is a london based illustrator who keeps a blog of her work here at little doodles. if you fancy owning a pice of kate's art from as little as $8 then check out her etsy shop.

WALL ART - artaissance

artaissance is a new art publishing website, that features designs in all different styles to suit every taste on either canvas or paper.the pieces range from contemporary designs to more traditional pastoral landscapes, and everything in between. above and below are three designs from jonathan adler. see his range here. you can search for a piece by color, style, orientation, which room it will be featured in, etc. and you can choose different sizes.

above seawoodd by jef designs, below chandeliers by sharyn sowell.

TEXTILES - garnish

garnish Studio describe their new line of hand printed home accessories as "cool clean graphics, crisp linen, and simple shapes." its sometimes lovely to see patterns in their simplest forms. created by designer Dana killion garnish offer lamp shades and pillows online here.

KITCHEN TEXTILES - sarah smith

believe it or not these wonderful designs are on cleaning cloths! . i like to use patterned products wherever i can, why have plain when you can have print ?, especially when they are this stylish. available in nine different designs from sarah smith, the cloths are both designed and made in britain. you can find them in leading supermarkets and cookshops, see the website for a list of stockists. also available from sarah smith are fairtrade cotton aprons, bags, tea towels and more.

DESIGNER - mike lowery

these cool patterns are by washington dc area artist, mike lowery. mike teaches art and design, and runs the argyle academy, which you can see here or like i did check out their blog. mike is represented by lilla rogers.

ILLUSTRATION - jon higham

if you're looking for a great illustrator, especially for juvenile/childrens designs then you should take a look at the portfolio of jon higham. jon has produced some great cards for paperchase, and fabulous easter egg pacakging for tesco. he has also illustrated childrens books and is looking for a publisher. see here for more info.