Elizabeth Owlen - surface pattern (i don't have printer credit so I put them in here)
Elizabeth Owlen’s designs are very romantic and botanically based, her inspiration is the world around her and she aims to leave something behind with every step she takes, hence she has so many different designs. The 4 that I have chosen here are my favourite of her designs.
| I enjoy the way the repeat pattern flows between the seeds/flowers filling in the space. The little light dots in the background give the impression of starts and it feels like looking up at the sky through these flowing branches. The colours contrast – however she used very soft shades of blue and orange which gives a very delicate feel to the whole design. |
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It is a lot harder than it
looks to make a successful surface pattern and this one being so busy in
particular, Elizabeth Owlen has a very good sense of composition as she can
make such a busy pattern look so delicate. This one is like a happy forest and
all the plants are dancing. Colour scheme I really like, it’s like a very wild
scene made very subtle due to the softness of the colour palette.
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This one feels a lot more
detailed and darker than the other ones, there is more going on. Even though
she used at least 6 different colours she has managed to keep it neat and avoid
making it look cluttered, I think working in colour is very difficult
especially in so many different colours as you have to be able to have the
control not to over use them and know how much of each colour you need to make
it successful.
Again, so different from the
other ones, her patterns stay interesting as there is a good variety. This one
is vegetable based – would be perfect as a kitchen towel. It being on a white
background makes it seems more abstract than the others and it is also big
vegetables lined up.
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