Hi, I’m Ellen!
I’m a surface pattern designer and illustrator making colorful art to brighten your day. Inspired by nature and my travels, my designs are available for licensing and are perfect for fabric, home decor, greeting cards, apparel or whatever you can imagine! With over 25 years of experience in graphic design and production, I can provide design support as well.
I can’t wait to collaborate and create some beautiful products.
Tropical themed filled with color and texture
Recent Blog Posts
Some of my favorite podcasts
Are you a fan of podcasts? I am a huge listener of podcasts and try to squeeze in as many episodes as possible. I listen while walking my dogs, running errands, doing chores or even while…
My collaboration with Shein
For those who are not familiar, Shein is a fashion brand known for fast fashion — they turn over their inventory quickly depending upon the season. Shein caters to a trendy, younger demographic (I am NOT…
How do you plan?
I am participating in Joanne Hawker’s March Meet the Maker® on Instagram and the prompt for the day was planning. It got me thinking on how I plan my time. For years I tried many different…
Building Community
Working from home, and working for yourself, can largely be an isolating experience. Isolation became even more pronounced during the pandemic when our lives were forever altered. Even though I have been mostly working for myself…
My experience with Minted Design Challenges
I created both baby designs for Minted almost a year apart. In fact, I made over 100 invitation and greeting card designs for Minted in 2022 alone, not to mention numerous surface pattern designs (that’s another…
Uppercase Magazine entry
Uppercase Magazine is having a call for entry for their 5th surface pattern design guide. They will select 100 designers to feature in their upcoming guide. I thought I’d give it a try so today I…
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Iris Art Print
Poppy Stationery
You Are My Sunshine Sticker
Poppy print 10"x10"