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 It is made of carved and painted wood and was originally made by swedish woodcarvers as a toy for their children.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? :)

how could I not...

love my man? ...When he has these beauties sent to me while working abroad for 2 months... the distance becomes a lot easier to handle when you get these sort of surprises! :)

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

A relaxing break....

I know last time I posted here I said I'd be back in a week time... well, the week became a month and I'm finally back from a little break, it started with a weekend in Brittany after which I came back to work for a week but after that I spent quite some time in Paris and went for a little journey to the Isle of Rhé... it was lovely... here are some pictures... enjoy! :)

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!

longing for an "atelier d'artiste"...

We spent the weekend in Brussel (which was great by the way!) and this was the view from our hotel room...

And this is the part that got my entire attention...

... from the moment I saw this rooftop studio, I wanted to have the same one in my own town/in my own house! (in better condition if possible!) Can you imagine how great it would be to turn it into a studio? A real "atelier d'artiste"!

So I've been looking for some inspiring photos on the internet...

And now I just NEED one... can you blame me? ;)

have a nice 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! :)

new banner and colors!

to celebrate the fact that I'm back here and will be posting more often, I just changed the blog's layout - banner and colors - hooray to the new 2011 version! :)

a little update and a new pattern

Finally I'm back blogging! I have been working on a new scrapbooking collection recently - which needed quite a lot of time - so it's one of the reasons why I haven't blogged at all for some time... (I will show you the papers as soon as they're out in the shops) ... Another reason is my "project" I have been telling you about quite some time ago... It has been delayed a lot... I can't tell you more about it, just that we're on the hunt for quality rather than trying to finish it quickly! Which is a good point I guess... :)

Now to the new pattern: after my recent trip to China, my agent LZC asked me to work on a lotus flower pattern... so here it is!

the liberty dream

these are the last wall stickers I worked on some weeks ago... can't wait for sping! have a nice week! :)