There's a saying "South Africa is not for sissies" and lately it seems my country is hell bent on living up to that reputation. From horrific violence against women and children, to rolling blackouts it has been rather challenging to remain upbeat and positive. I'm...
Playful palette: floral burst
Ah! Mustard yellow! One of my favourite colours in the universe. If you've seen my other playful palettes you'll notice that the sunny colour features, well, a lot. Can't help myself. Just looking at yellow makes me smile. This quirky little pattern design was created...
Playful palette: forage
This yummy colour palette is probably one of my favourites and one I use the most often. It has all my standard go-to colours I gravitate towards when designing - I have to talk myself out of using mustard as a background colour EVERY time I create something. This...
Playful palette: citrus flavour
Lately I've been using a lot of inky brush strokes in my work mixed with strong colour palettes. Similar to my Ink & Brush Botanical Collection. I love the loose nature of the shapes and how a simple suggestive stroke can actually reference a well known shape our...
Playful palette: bunny-licious
Another fun palette that's super versatile! In this Playful Palette I wanted to show the fun results if I interchanged the focus colour. Although the cute bunny is pretty much the same illustration, each colour combo has a different personality. It's always exciting...
Playful palette: ice-cream
I'm always drawn to cheerful palettes that remind me of the summers we had as kids. One of the many chores I had growing up was gardening on most Saturdays with my older brother and sister. An activity we unanimously disliked! But as a treat we were rewarded with an...
My customers create amazing designs!
Recently Design Cuts held a fabulous competition giving customers who bought my Magical Scene Creator a chance to win an iPad! The rules were simple. Create your heart out using any elements from the Magical Scene Creator and upload your scene to the Design Cuts...
Playful palette: colour pop
I've always loved wearing bright colours, you know the kind that change your mood the minute you wiggle yourself into that apple red dress! Most of my summer wardrobe is brimming with lemon yellows, girly pinks and cobalt blues. My love for colour has been my...
Finding colour inspiration, reference and ideas
As a creative, I spend a lot of time looking for colour inspiration and palette ideas. I think it's fair to say that you don't have to be a designer to know the importance of colour choice in the success of a design. Since illustrating full time, I've become even more...
My journey from designer to becoming a full-time illustrator
I love sharing my story on becoming a full-time illustrator in the hopes it will inspire someone else to take the leap! I had the privilege of being invited onto Diane Gibbs podcast called Design Recharge. It's a weekly web show and podcast devoted to inspiring,...