Another sunny afternoon

So currently working on some motifs for an embroidery piece. Really enjoying focusing on just single drawings, rather than concentrating on the wider picture; the repeat. I am of course including my beloved feathers, but in a new way and i think the ever so new flowers are creeping their way in which is always nice. Ah bliss, Bombay Bicycle club, sunny afternoon and drawing...

I have been working on some prints specifically for interiors as of late, really focusing on a different style... more colour! See what you think...

Spring Fair

So this weekend is the exciting launch of new brand 'Ruby South', Seek unique's first printed collection, and my first commercial collection. The new collection consists of three hand drawn designs inspired by all things British... Strawberries, Birds on telephone wires in the morning and British fashion in the form of bows. Here is a little preview of some of the designs.^^^

The launch takes place this Sunday at the Spring fair, NEC Birmingham!

New Collection... visit seekunique.co.uk

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New collection

Apologies for the terrible lack of blogging, i'm afraid blogspot has been neglected as of late due to the making of my website www.kateharding.co.uk and of course the impending deadline of doom...

So here are some of my finished prints for the collection, 'Picnic by the roadside'...

Developing images

At the seaside.. a development of images for a toile repeat design..

Final collection beginnings

So have been working on my final collection, which will be showing at New Designers 2011, all v.exciting! Here is a few bits and bobs, odds and ends, from the beginning stages...

The Children's War- prints for interiors

More fabric prints from 2010

So, great day at christmas steps artisan market, lots of lovely people and plenty of brilliant artists and designers.

For all the people who wanted to know where they can buy the house cushion and other items in the house print please go to my esty shop:

www.esty.com/people/TheFolkHouse

My mother's apron

I wanted to create a print more suitable for interiors, meaning it would need to have a much larger repeat. I am always attracted to flower prints in textiles but very rarely give them a go myself. So here it is my attempt and at a large poppy print inspired by a girl's fascination with her mother's apron that was never taken off.

This print is based on an evacuee memory of the jumpers that were knitted for evacuees in knitting circles in the villages to make sure the new children kept warm. I initially scanned in various knitted jumpers and then drew from the knit, before printing on natural fabric.

Ok, so haven't blogged in a while. Have been busy with a new brief entitled 'The Children's war', so have been working on designs inspired by evacuee letters. Currently working on the idea of itchy jumpers and rough bedding, so lots of printing as well as knitting!

Fennofolk Finals

Den lille Pige med Svovlstikkerne

Tre små grise

Ugler

Hausen

Hjem Fugl

Sketchbook development

Scandinavian houses

Cow over the moon

Fennofolk

Birds, birds, birds... i could draw them forever!

The reindeer head! i want to eventually develop this into a more interesting print, i have always loved this symbolic Scandinavian image.. and it's not just for Christmas!

Owls are a common reoccurring theme in folklore design, i wanted to use simple sketches to translate in fabric, with particular emphasis on the hand drawn look.

Haven't posted for a while as i have been busy with the new brief. I wanted to work with Scandinavian design; simple, bold with folklore influence. 'Fennofolk' is a new trend that describes modern Scandinavian design, '... slavic melancholy and long winter nights.' I have also used children's nursery rhymes as inspiration.

Christmas Steps Artisan market Bristol