A sneak peek into my image library
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full of photographs I've taken around the world
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organised into themes I use
to create exciting new surface pattern designs
Inspiration
LINE
COLOUR
Did You Know?
In Roman times, blue was seen as a colour for peasants or the working class
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However, by the Middle Ages blue pigments for paintings and blue dyes for garments were the most expensive and sought after commodities
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Also, blue is my favourite colour!
TEXT
Did You Know?
In Japan, most temples have their own Temple Calligrapher, and their own set of special stamps
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Many Japanese people (as well as tourists in-the-know, like me!) have their own bound "passport" book with a collection of seals and calligraphy from every temple they've visited!
TEXTURE
Did You Know?
Texture plays a huge role in art and architecture -
it helps us imagine what materials and techniques were used, even if we aren't up close
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Whenever I'm wandering in a new city,
I always find myself drawn to architectural details
and usually I notice textures and materials before I pay attention to colours and shapes!
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LIGHT
Did You Know?
Colours have different lengths of light-waves, and this is how our eyes can tell which colour is which!
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Red has the longest wave-lengths, and is the first colour babies are able to see as their eyes develop.
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The Mantis Shrimp has 16 colour receptors (compared to the 3 us humans have), making it the globe's most light-receptive color-spotting creature