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6 Essential Books for Creative Freelancers
Taking the plunge into freelancing is scary stuff, especially when you have a family to support. Moving away from that regular payslip into the unknown can make your knees quiver. But it's possible. It's hard work and you have to put in the hours, but...
Art Licensing for Surface Pattern Designers
I’ve been licensing my patterns to a range of companies for a number of years and get asked a lot about how I go about approaching companies to license my designs. As a freelance surface pattern designer, licensing is the bread and butter of my income....
July 2018 FREE DESKTOP CALENDAR DOWNLOAD
I'm lucky enough to have a studio that looks out over the ocean and Wellington harbour. It's unbelievably stunning! In the bush beside me we get a whole range of birds including fantails, tui, finch birds and even a morepork (owl). Then when I look out to the ocean...
Meadow Dance
Once upon a time there was a little girl who liked to visit the park. There, amongst the wildflowers, she found a black swan, the queen of the lake, whom she communicated with through dance movements. Introducing my graphic and pattern pack available on...
10 Essential Tools for Surface Pattern Designers
I want to share with you some essential tools for Surface Pattern Designers. Aside from the tools that allow you to create your magic (e.g. pencils, paint, paper, etc), the tools that I'm listing here are the tools that will take your work to another...
Hummingbird the Winner – Spoonflower Challenge
I am so very excited to announce my first Spoonflower win! Yay!! My Hummingbird design took out top spot this week in the "Animals by Air" challenge. It's definitely one of my favourite designs and I'm so happy that it got the votes. There were 584 entries!! This...
June 2018 Free Desktop Calendar Download
Winter has landed and it's turned cold down here in New Zealand. June is still a pretty special month though, so please enjoy this month's free desktop calendar. To download, just click on the size you'd like. If you can't find the size you need for your computer or...
May 2018 Free Desktop Calendar
Pretty as a picture for this month's desktop calendar. To download, just click on the size you'd like. If you can't find the size you need for your computer or device, let me know and I'll add it next month. Download Desktop Calendars Download Device Calendars...
April 2018 Free Desktop Calendar
Feeling a little low this April? Well this should cheer you up! Lot's of fun and brightness for your desktop calendar. To download, just click on the size you'd like. If you can't find the size you need for your computer or device, let me know and I'll add it next...
March 2018 Desktop Calendar Download
Easter is just around the corner so here is a little Easter inspired pattern for your desktop. To download, just click on the size you'd like. If you can't find the size you need for your computer or device, let me know and I'll add it next month. Download Desktop...
