Louise Tiler

http://www.louisetiler.com/

Louise Tiler is an independent surface pattern designer. Louise is extremely passionate about creating intricate hand-drawn and hand-painted designs. All of her elegant artwork is carefully painted to create detailed and well thought out designs that are not only a personal signature of Louise’s hand drawn style but they are designs she is incredibly proud of because they are her own unique hand creations. Louise takes inspiration from everything around her but she has a real love for floral paintings, vintage pattern and historical textile design. She combines traditional hand drawn techniques with modern digital processes to create vintage inspired and contemporary designs.

I love her style of drawing and use of watercolours.

(Text from - http://www.louisetiler.com/about/)

http://www.louisetiler.com/

 

These images are from - http://www.louisetiler.com/portfolio/

 

These images are from - http://www.louisetiler.com/portfolio/

Summer Holiday Research

• Product Research
• Having an awareness of current designer makers and visiting shops, galleries and trade shows is essential in identifying with designer maker products.
• Analysing and focusing on the quality of the design and product will enable you not only to gain more confidence but also give you a clearer understanding of that particular product and in turn potential selling opportunities! 

• Visual Research
• Visit exhibitions, museums
• collecting found objects from a range of places such as car boot sales, flea markets, thrift shops, vintage fairs, beaches, forests etc..
• This is just as important as collecting research from libraries and the internet
• Collecting photocopies from magazines and journals is not always sufficient in extending ideas into development more in depth research is necessary! 

Final Vintage Cushions

Here are my final vintage themed cushions. All of these pictures are my own!

Ros Shiers

 

http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/rosshiers/product/love-potion-no-9-print

The 'Love Potion No. 9' art Print is a collection of intricate drawings of popular perfume bottles.

It is a lovely print that accessorises a bathroom or bedroom beautifully.

I love this print. the print i recently drew for my cushions is similar to this but in a vintage style as i has drawn old perfume bottles and these are more up to date.

ROSA & CLARA DESIGNS

Browsing the internet for last minute research for my sketchbook i came across rosa & clara designs on notonthehighstreet.

http://www.notonthehighstreet.com/partners/rosaandclaradesigns/products

Inspired by an eclectic mix of flea markets, architecture and mid-century design, Rosa & Clara Designs has created a range of quirky, British-made homewares and paper goods. A new business based in South London, Rosa & Clara Designs was launched by Jessica Hayman after her daughters (Rosa and Clara, that is) inspired her to leave behind her life as a lawyer and pursue her dream of immersing herself in a world of pattern and design.

Each of Jessica's designs begins life as one of her hand drawn illustrations. The lampshades, lavender birds, lavender butterflies and Christmas decorations are handmade by Jessica. The paper goods are printed on to FSC certified paper and card. As a firm believer in supporting British industry, Jessica uses only British suppliers and manufacturers. Even the lavender she uses hails from Yorkshire.

  

The design has a striped background of white, pale green and pale blue, with vintage French perfume bottles and toothpaste. 

3D Botanical Cushions

Flicking through this months issue of Mollie Makes (Issue 40), these 3D botanical cushions caught my eye in the corner of a page. These cushions are made by Sabine Herrmann, i followed the website link to see more of her creations.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/plantillo

This is the cushion that was featured in the magazine.

   

"The succulent image is custom printed on cotton-canvas. On the back of the pillow, I've used beautiful, thick linen and a decorative stitch along the seam line to give it a personal touch."

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/122193202/spring-succulent-pillow-made-to-order?ref=shop_home_active_2

Here are a few more cushions which i find really inspiring. 

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/164960894/leaf-pillow-made-to-order?ref=shop_home_active_5

"The leaf image is custom printed on cotton-canvas. On the back of the pillow, I've used beautiful, thick linen and a decorative stitch along the seam line to give it a personal touch. Piping follows the stem of the leaf image on the front of the pillow which gives it a very sculptural feel."

 

This pine cone cushion is so realistic from the front angle, amazing!

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/169145197/pine-cone-pillow-made-to-order?ref=related-5

"The pine cone image is custom printed on cotton-canvas. On the back of the pillow, I've used beautiful, thick linen and a decorative stitch along the seam line to give it a personal touch."

 

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/109783987/succulent-pillow-made-to-order?ref=shop_home_active_3

"The succulent image is custom printed on cotton-canvas. On the back of the pillow, I've used beautiful, thick linen and a decorative stitch along the seam line to give it a personal touch."

 

I also really like her branding!

 

Check out more at http://www.plantillo.com/

My neck piece that I have recently made is similar to these cushions as the petals on my lilies are made from photocopies of the actual petals which makes them seem lifelike.

Carolyn Quartermaine

http://carolynquartermaine.com/freshcollection.html

http://carolynquartermaine.com/modernlace.html

http://carolynquartermaine.com/flowers.html

http://carolynquartermaine.com/script.html