Sketchbook to Product: Bringing Luxury Pattern Designs into Your Home

Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern - Alfred North Whitehead

Having completed two surface pattern design courses over the past year, I feel it is time to get some of my patterns out into the world. So, without further ado, here’s my NEW online shop! Alison Day Designs

Note book - Chinoiserie Blossom Blush

Here you can discover collections of unique designs, printed on high-quality products and have them shipped directly to your door.

Bring a little historical luxury into your home, with a Chinoiserie-inspired trailing floral design, in soft pinks and greens.  

Glasses Case - Chinoiserie Blossom Blush

Did you know that the word Chinoiserie comes from the French ”Chinoise”, which means Chinese. The style itself has Chinese or East Asian influences and became popular in 18 century Europe, and to the present day.

I’d love to hear what you think.

Alison 🌸

All designs ©️ Alison Day Designs: alisondaydesign.com

Alison Day Designs: THE SHOP

Immersion: Diving into the World of Surface Pattern Design

My collection of dried, pressed flowers and leaves, grown last summer and picked from my garden or collected en route somewhere are a great source for sketching. I’ve even created floral sheets for inspiration.

Below is first attempt pattern: Fuchsia Frolic - using a favourite plant that I grow each year in my garden for inspiration. This was created after taking part in free a 5-day pattern challenge, generously offered by Bonnie Christine.

Although I’ve used Adobe Illustrator before for publications, it was a learning curve on what else Illustrator can be used for. The pattern still needs a little tweaking, but was a lot of fun to make - I love a challenge!

The prospect of what learning surface pattern design could add to a my business long term, in terms of creativity and passive income is exciting. So, I’ve signed up for Immersion, an 8-week course (offered by Bonnie), to add this skill to my repertoire. 

And , the stunning course book and goodies have already arrived in time for the start on Monday !

Website: Alison Day Designs 🌸

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