Five Patch Blog

I was scared to pay so much money to a stranger on the Internet; I didn't want to make art on the computer; and I didn't want to contribute to consumerism & climate change. Here's how I navigated these obstacles and landed happily on the path of surface pattern design.

Want to make pretty patterns? Watch Bonnie Christine's 4 free videos to learn more about how to become a surface pattern designer and tackle big goals.

"Doing anything worthwhile takes forever," and other great insights and advice about creativity from Hugh MacLeod.

Did you know that we associate ascending diagonal lines with activity and descending diagonals with relaxation?

I created this pattern for the Flourish membership January 2020 challenge. The challenge was to choose a word to focus on this year and design a pattern or art inspired by the word. My 2020 mantra is, "Keep Going," so for the one-word challenge I shortened this to, "Go!"