last patterns of 2011 - 2

new pattern [bows]

Lots of work going on here, little time for blogging left... so I'll just post some of my new patterns in the coming days as I did a whole lot of them recently, among other exciting ongoing projects...!

softness of winter...

I love the softness of feathers and snowflakes and I think the light pink and grey suit them perfectly well. I'd love a throw and pillow made out of these patterns to cuddle up in winter... :)

bright flowers

... are what I could need right now! :)

an apple a day...

new pattern

Every girl can do with a little liberty from time to time, right? :)

IF : hibernate

It was about time to take part in Illustration Friday again...! 
It is all cloudy outside and days like these make me want to do just like this little squirrel and read good books, drink a hot cup of tea and dream for hours... :)
What is your way of hibernating...?

dalahästar...

The Dala horse is one Sweden's symbol. It is made of carved and painted wood and was originally made by swedish woodcarvers as a toy for their children.
I have always loved it's very simple yet stylish form and have finally decided to create a pattern based on the Dalahäst. :)

pour some colorful milk in your tea...

I know it's all about back to school and autumn coming soon but planning my patterns in advance, I am now working with a  springy feeling in mind which, trust me, is very good considering that Paris will soon be under rain and grey skies again...


Would you like some colorful milk in your tea? :)

lovely pitchers

These are some pitchers I'd love to add to my collection! Meanwhile, I just like to play around with my drawn versions of them.

I'm off for a little national day-vacation in Brittany, see you next week!

ara02 pillows

A lovely picture from Les Invasions Éphémères' catalogue... (I'm still waiting to get my samples, I'll show them to you as soon as I get them!)

- pillow design by ara02 -

my little topiaries...

a new pattern I did for my Paris agent Atelier LZC...

the weather is gorgeous here today and I'm off to paint...!

have a great day!

exciting news: our brand "ara02" !

The basis to the big project I'm working on is that my very talented friend Sara Ödman and I created the brand ara02! (as we're just starting we don't have a website yet but as soon as it is up I'll let you know!) So, I still can't reveal what exactly we're working on (sorry for that!)... but besides our main project, we work for other brands, like this collaboration we did with Les Invasions Éphémères, a Paris-based brand who started with wall decals and are going into textile now. Sara and I designed a whole range of baby/child textiles for them, such as bibs, bath capes, pillows and pencil cases!

enjoy! :)