Bold Bright & Beautiful

Looking through July's issue of Country Living magazine i found lots of inspiration for projects. Love the bright yet elegant colour palette. I have taken this trend and taken some colours to personalise my little old rocking chair that has been sat in my bedroom for a while.

Mood and colour palette i created....

My Rocking chair in a buttercup yellow, sky blue and old rose pink

Second Year Print Project.

At the start of my second year we started a project which was all about screen printing and the different techniques you could use....i loved this project! my favourite so far! my theme was called 'Time For Tea taking my inspiration from tea room, old vintage cups and teapots, my sister used to collect old antique spoons which inspired me.
my inspiration.....

Some of my drawings, paper cuts and photos...........

buttons, cups and saucers inspiration!

colour palette, fresh vintage mood...

 Final collections:

Our concession shop

A lady got into contact with us asking if could wholesale floppy hats for her, she already had a few concession shops, her business is called Kidz Klobber
http://kidzklobber.co.uk
She told us about Traders Outlet in Altrincham a new shop that has opened so we decided to rent a space :).....

Our ButtonsPatchwork promotional flyer


so exciting!......started to fill up really well, took a while to get the layout right though. Love the green and blue walls just matches what we are doing.

Kidz Klober Space with our flopper hats

Me & Maria with our little shop :) really pleased

Becoming more unique...

we decided we wanted to become that little bit different than everybody else to give that unique touch. So we decided to create our own screens and print patterns, mine included funky fair, Daisy the Dolly & spotty dotty just a simple spot for pockets/small things, the photo above is just of our design on the print table just been printed.

Daisy the Dolly print originally came from a drawing i did from my sister's old china dolly in her room. Love this design, simple yet different.

Design Styling

I created a trend brief for autumn/winter 2010, taken inspiration from a french cheateau giving a vintage feel. colour palette- a range of soft pastels with a cream base.

just some paintings in different colour arrangements for my final mug design....

About me...

 A Motivated, creative, ambitious Surface Pattern Designer who enjoys the challenges of working in the world of design.

My work reflects a passion for traditional techniques such as drawing, screen printing and painting, as well as utilising digital media to assist in my design work. I am very confident in experimenting with a variety of materials and processes to explore new outcomes. 

My artwork ranges from delicate florals, natural forms, children's illustrations and retro designs. I enjoy taking inspiration from past designs and re-creating them with a fresh contempory twist. My inspiration is all around me and it can be found in magazines articles, bric-a-brac junk, books, photography, trade shows to just walking around the shops!

In terms of my work skills i am very hardworking and highly focused in what i am doing, researching briefs and get organised so as to deliver high quality work within tight deadlines. I enjoy working on my own as well as sharing creative ideas when working in a design studio. 

During my degree i have successfully combined my studies with my part time job and created a joint business designing unique hand printed homeware/gift products. Also i have completed a number of work placements with various commercial design companies such as Joules/ George Asda. From this i believe that the knowledge and experience i now have has prepared me for my future career in design

If you would like a copy of my C.V email me at kj.rowley@live.co.uk

Photshoots Summer Collection 2011

Just some photoshoots we have done over the summer to show off our new collection of handprinted fabrics, we now produce more children's wear and are really enjoying this! hope you like it :)
It was a lovely sunny day for Holly a model we found to do our shoot

Violet Screen printed Daisy The Dolly pinafore dress age 2-3 years. Really pleased with this, model holly was really good throughout the shoot.

Maria's Hand printed Ginger & George Pinafore Dress, Just Lovely. Comes with matching shopping bag :)

 Love these new floppy reversible summer hats can be made for ages 1-3 years/ 3-5 years in any fabric.

Ginger & George Hand Printed Apron perfect for baking :)

Green baby booties for ages 0-3 months/ 3-9 months, soft linen with an added wooden button for a that extra finishing touch

Girl pink and green baby booties, just gorgeous!

close up shot of girly baby booties, comes with matching hand painted Daisy the Dolly shoe box :)
 all hand dyed linen and screen printed fabrics inside.

William our model loved this Funky fair hand printed shopping bag along with his little apron perfect for baking!




I decided to join in and do some modeling of my adult apron i made photographed on location in the coronal forest Las Canadas- Tenerife.