Thursday, 16 July 2015

16th July 2015

I did a doodle today, one entirely inspired by two things I love: hats and ice creams/lollies. Now, rumur has it that is is currently summer (mmmmmm, just wondering what has happened to the summer sunshine?), so I would like to embrace that and combine the two loves into lollies and ice creams in hats.

Of course!

Here is Ice Cool picture one (maybe more appropriate to the lack of sun at the moment)!




Wednesday, 15 July 2015

15th July 2015

I did a doodle today after perusing a little book on 1950s vintage patterns. I love the patterns and designs fro this era, so was not surprised that as I flicked through I started seeing how my Nature's Couture could work in this style.

So, inspired by the design below, I went for Lizards today. The top Lizard design was straight from my inspiration and then the bottom came along as I have been looking at Tattoo design too recently... liked the shape (almost Celtic in feel).

Design by Gerald Downes for David Whitehead in 1955



Tuesday, 14 July 2015

14th July 2015

I did a doodle today... and then I tweaked it, and then I tweaked it again, and then I tweaked it again, and then again, and I'm still not happy. So please help!

I have gone beetle-inspired today for Nature's Couture, and have created a graphical beetle shape that I love, with rich earthy tones. However, I cannot connect-the-dots, so to speak. The shape of the beetle SCREAMS OUT " P.A.T.T.E.R.N", but I cannot get it to work.

Hold on a minute.
Why do I need the pattern at all? I actually think the simplicity of my beetle graphic is enough pattern in its own right. Nature's couture - strong and simple.

What do  you think?
Original, solo beetle graphic. Pure couture.









Monday, 13 July 2015

13th July 2015

I did a doodle today and let some little duckies swim into Nature's Couture. Watery, webbed-feet patterns, with fluffy little ducklings to bring it all together.

Sweet.


Sunday, 12 July 2015

12th July 2015

I did a doodle today, another of Nature's Couture.

Sometimes life is like a spiraling web of ever-decreasing dimensions. So what happens when a spider's web becomes a web of spiders?


Saturday, 11 July 2015

11th July 2015

I did a doodle today, restarting my Nature's Couture project. Elephants, baby ones, have caught my eye today after seeing a picture of painted Indian elephants. I was inspired by the rich pigment paint colours and oriental flower patters, making the beautiful giants even more beautiful.




Friday, 10 July 2015

10th July 2015

I did a doodle today as the last of my reflection theme. A little different today, how a reflection acts as a distortion as water ripples the image into a beautiful mess. Uniformity blurred, but beauty unaffected.