I did take a break from social media with no blogs or Instagram and very refreshing it was, too; I was able to put all my focus into new designs. This blog doesn't quite reflect the break because I like it to be a chronological diary of my work, so today I simply posted back-dated images of my work at the time into the missing weeks without much writing.

Still on my mission to create a Spoonflower shop, this is another rework of Yay Flowers I completed this week, in a clear, bright style which I hope will reproduce better than the last. I introduced extra movement and texture with the use of stippled lines which excited me a lot, it made me think of cartoons so I experimented with some big, bold colours as well as quieter palettes.

When I first started using a new, clear and flat style I was nervous - nowhere to hide! Now I am enjoying it so much I don't find it strange any more, and I find there is much more I can bring to it than I initially thought. I have just started a new version of Birds and Berries which I hope to have finished by next weekend, then I'll be onto Christmas cards. Bring on the mulled wine and sherry!

Also this week, my godchild/B's daughter came to stay which was wonderful and a joy; not so wonderful or a joy was yet another failed job application. Oh well, more time for artwork!

Thanks for visiting, see you next week!

Not really a proper blog today, I'm taking a break from social media while exploring new directions (no sinister reasons, just taking a busman's holiday) - but here's a sneak preview of one of my new patterns work in progress until I get back into it.

I decided at least for now not to use the Schooldays pattern because it's a bit spindly, but I have singled out some of the motifs from it, reworked them, and used them as pattern elements.