Apr 16, 2015

Quotes

The lettering from last week started something in me...I kept going and made those two Zen/Taoist quotes out of my lettering. 
You can also find them in my Etsy store for instant download. 

design copyright©Pattern Jots by Maike Thoma 2015
Zen Proverb "All You Have Is Now" design copyright©Pattern Jots by Maike Thoma 2015

design copyright©Pattern Jots by Maike Thoma 2015
Taoist Proverb " The Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins With a Single Step" design copyright©Pattern Jots by Maike Thoma 2015

I am off to Spring break and will be back beginning of May ! 
Enjoy the the first warm sunshine ! 
Happy Thursday !

Apr 10, 2015

MATS Bootcamp April

After a quiet ( and very cold ) Easter Weekend I am in full swing back into designing. 
I was very much looking forward to the new "mini" assignment for Lilla Roger's bootcamp new mini assignment for the month of April. 
It is lettering...the words "The Global Art Gathering". 
The Global Art Gathering is actually taking place in June in Brighton and I wished I could go and meet fellow designers as well as Lilla and many other fabulous speakers at the event. 
Usually if I do lettering I start designing a whole alphabet and then use any letters I need for my illustration, patterns, etc. I did the same this time but pulled out my collection of Origami papers and started cutting out the letters. Next I did some hand lettering and while putting the words together, I also used some letters I have done some time back already and mixed it all up. I am happy with the result and I might develop some quotes for my Etsy shop in this style.

copyright©Pattern Jots by Maike Thoma 2015
Lettering cut out of Origami paper

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My finished design for the "mini" assignment   copyright©Pattern Jots by Maike Thoma 2015

Happy Friday everyone !

Apr 1, 2015

New Items

Last week you saw some sketches of my vase shapes and this week I want to show you what I did with them. 
So far all items are for digital download and you can print them out on your home printer or in a copy shop. 
Over the next few days I will also experiment with this pattern and see how it looks on the front cover of a notebook. 
If you like to see what else I have in my Etsy store, please click here.


https://www.etsy.com/listing/227864074/perpetual-birthday-calendardiyprintable?ref=listing-shop-header-2
Perpetual Birthday Calendar "Vases" copyright©Pattern Jots by Maike Thoma 2015


https://www.etsy.com/listing/228116725/modern-art-print-scandinavian-inspired?ref=listing-shop-header-1
Wall Art "Vases" copyright©Pattern Jots by Maike Thoma 2015


https://www.etsy.com/listing/228387205/printable-calendar-2015-diyplanner?ref=listing-shop-header-0
2015 Wall Calendar "Vases" copyright©Pattern Jots by Maike Thoma 2015

I am wishing everyone a Happy Thursday and a very Happy Easter !