Inspiration: African Textiles and Patterns

Nov 20, 2017 | Creative People, Creative Process, Fine Art, Painting, Surface Design

I’ve admired African textiles, patterns, and artwork for a while. Recently I saw these images and quote from Margaret Courtney-Clarke on the Art, Craft, and Architecture page on Facebook. I can’t wait see all of the images from African Canvas: The Art of... Read More

Melanie Biehle for Hunt+Gather Studio at Patternbank

Jul 30, 2017 | Client Work, Graphic Design, Surface Design

Many of you may not know this, but last summer I began working with Hunt+Gather Studio to develop textile print designs for fashion and interiors clients. Since Hunt+Gather Studio is now releasing some of their designs on Patternbank, I wanted to share some of the... Read More

Esprit: Where My Inspiration and Design Obsession Began

Jun 14, 2017 | Creative People, Creative Process, My Creative Journey, Storytelling

The very first time I remember being inspired by color, pattern, and graphic design was when I met Esprit. I remember the early-mid 80s color palettes like it was yesterday – watermelon + lemon, turquoise + purple, red + orange. I remember wearing bold striped... Read More

Bright Geo + An Awesome Interview

May 1, 2017 | Creative Process, Creative Projects, Graphic Design, My Creative Journey, Painting, Storytelling, Surface Design

You guys! I was so excited to see that Redbubble used my Mood Swing a-line dress in one of their banner ads last week! It was so cool to see my dress at the top of the home page for a few days and I love the ad they created. There are so many talented and creative... Read More

Art + Object: Three Paintings on Pink, No. 3 + Nora Lozza Fanned Drops

Apr 23, 2017 | Art Direction, Creative People, Fine Art, Painting

I’ve spent some time exploring my blog archives this weekend as part of an interview that I’ll be sharing here soon. I stumbled across this handful of posts I did in 2014 and 2015 called Art + Object, and I’m ready to bring this series back! In fact,... Read More