Month: June 2019

• My pattern designs on cushions

  

  I’m so delighted to see my own pattern designs on cushions.

  Karen Erasmus

  Friday 28 June 2019

  Surface Pattern Design

  bright, colourful, cushions, design, florals, joyful, patterns, sewing

• African Boyhood

  

  A pattern designed for boys clothing with a wildlife them

  Karen Erasmus

  Wednesday 26 June 2019

  Surface Pattern Design

  bugs, chameleon, frog, insects, nature, pattern, patterns, print, snakes, vector

• Vintage postcard inspired pattern

  

  This week’s Spoonflower challenge was inspired by vintage postcards. I chose my palette from various old Australian surf posters. I also explored under-patterning and adding texture so the final effect has depth. I think it would be a nice piece for a beach bag. Still thinking about doing something to bring out the turtles.

  Karen Erasmus

  Monday 3 June 2019

  Surface Pattern Design

  beach, beach huts, colourful, combi, inspired, postcard, textured, vintage, VW van

• Cushions!

  

  I finally got you round to having some of my own prints made up into cushions. It was about a year ago that I first took some classes on Skillshare with Bonnie Christine. Then we went on holiday to Queensland and I collected a whole load of drawing and photographs to make my own patterns. […]

  Karen Erasmus

  Monday 3 June 2019

  Surface Pattern Design

  design, fabrics, flowers, gum blossom, gum trees, patterns