August 2026
Hello, my dear friend,
I have quite a few new patterns to show you this month, so I’ll get straight to it!
I call this Vintage French Garden Toile. I painted it directly in Affinity Designer on the iPad. Although it's a pain to work on in the Pixel persona on the iPad (my palm keeps getting detected although I wear a special glove), I am happy with the result.
This pattern is part of a little collection about geese, which I love to draw!
This is one of the coordinate patterns.
This hydrangea pattern I made for a Spoonflower challenge.
You can find all my patterns through Spoonflower and Redbubble.
I also tried something quite different with this retro flower pattern.
I had misplaced the design file of this painterly sunflower pattern. After searching for it for a long while, I decided, in frustration, to clean up all my files. I consider myself an organized person, and although for me organized doesn't necessarily mean neatly arranged things in a complex system (though I do love neat arrangements and complex systems), it means that I can quickly find what I need. So after spending a day cleaning and tidying up my files, I can say I am again worthy of the adjective "organized"!
This bout of cleaning and tidying up also had the benefit that I finally published my catalog of patterns! I always thought my old work was not that good and that my last piece is always my best one. But looking back, I found I actually still like many of my old works as well. If you would like, you can view my catalog here. It's still a work in progress — I have a few more collections and single patterns to add, but do let me know what you think!
An exciting collaboration with Princess Awesome is out! My pattern is on adult and kids' dresses, and you can check them out on the website of Princess Awesome.
To stay in the theme of the sunflowers from before, here’s me posing with my inspiration!
Till next month,
Ema
Find all my patterns and illustrations below:
As an illustrator and pattern designer, I believe in the power of imagery to bring joy.
My work centers on hand-painted repeating patterns, inspired by the fantasy and magical realism stories I love to read.
I work in both traditional and digital mediums.
Long walks with my little dog are one of my favorite pastimes.
If you're interested in collaborating on a project, feel free to reach out and ask about my availability.
