Retro Hearts

Today I show you a more playful design of mine - "Retro Hearts". 

I love this one, it works for kids and adults at the same time.

There are plenty of beautiful Kess InHouse products available with this design.

Large outdoor throw pillow ...

Outdoor throw pillow "Retro Hearts"

With this artistic apron you can cook up a storm ...

Apron "Retro Hearts"

I love this dog place mat ...

Dog place mat "Retro Hearts"

I want ...

Fleece throw blanket "Retro Hearts"

Happy Friday everyone !

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. 

Zen Proverb "All You Have Is Now" 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 !

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.

Lettering cut out of Origami paper

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

Happy Friday everyone !

Happy Easter !

Easter Greetings !

Happy Dance !

I have to admit I did my little happy dance a while ago, when I found out my submissions for the new Print&Pattern Geometric book were accepted and my work will actually be shown in the newest book of the fabulous Print&Pattern series by Bowie Style 

( Thank you Marie for including me ! )

The first Print&Pattern book ( the blue one ) was my first book about surface pattern design ever and I still love this one as well as the following books "Print&Pattern 2" and "Print&Pattern Kids". 

Of course it was my dream to be included into one of these books one day but I was not sure to ever achieve my dream. I remember I submitted for the kids call and I did not make it. So I tried again for the Geometric book ( which really suits my style best ) and my work was accepted. 

Hurray ! 

Amazing designers are showing their beautiful designs in this book and many of them are fellow students from the "Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design" course by Rachael Taylor and Beth Kempton.

I think this post is appropriate for the World Book Day 2015 today ! 

Who does not love a good book ? 

No matter if it is a book with lots of pictures or a good novel. 

I love books and I truly believe you can not own enough of it ( especially art books... ;) )

New book Print&Pattern Geometric by Bowie Style ( picture source )

I am on page 194 ! ( picture source )

Happy World Book Day and Happy Thursday !