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Cotswold-based surface pattern design

Artwork inspired by the British countryside and home

Kate Lennon

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Art Prints and more

Visit CKD’s Etsy shop to check out printable art, scrapbooking paper, and t-shirts with original designs by Kate Lennon

Wallpaper, Bedding, Homewares

At Spoonflower, you can find CKD designs on wallpaper, bedding, cushions, and, of course, Fat Quarters

Fabric by the yard

CKD original designs are available on 20 different fabrics at UK-based stockist Woven Monkey.

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This was a simple pattern from a sketch in one of

This was a simple pattern from a sketch in one of my (many) sketchbooks. Sometimes the simple ones are the ones I get printed for my own clothing...this one I would use for a @closetcorepatterns Carolyn pyjama set with some pale pink piping. I love this pyjama pattern and have made it many times. It's a classic set that makes you feel smart when you're just lounging around the house!⁠
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I want to talk about the importance of slowing dow

I want to talk about the importance of slowing down and resting today. We just had a week on holiday, camping in Cornwall and although the storm cut it a little shorter than we would have liked, we still had 6 nights away. I always underestimate how much I get out of holidays. I get to spend quality time with my family but I always come back to work refreshed and brimming with ideas and creativity. I also have renewed enthusiasm for creating and a sketchbook full of ideas to take into my patterns and illustrations. I think the origins of 'Stop and smell the roses' might be recorded in a biblical text (I'm sure it was around pre-Christianity) but it feels especially relevant now. Like many others, I certainly don't want to return to the rush of life pre-pandemic, so stopping and smelling the roses/slowing down is something I need to remember and do often. Hope you are all well and taking the time to rest and notice the small things.⁠
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Happy Friyay! (As a lovely friend of mine always c

Happy Friyay! (As a lovely friend of mine always calls it!) We had to come back early from our long awaited for camping trip in the freshly half converted van because of storm Evert. Thanks a bunch, mother nature! Anyway, here's to bright, pretty patterns and a return to an actual summer (preferably not that thing before when we were all melting into our paddling pools). Hope you're enjoying your Friday however you like. ❤️
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I love this picture of me painting…does that sou

I love this picture of me painting...does that sound egotistical? I love it because I remember that feeling when my friend the professional photographer @j.beau.photography took the picture and I felt a bit silly painting with someone pointing a camera at me. But at the same time I felt relaxed (because she's really professional and great at her job) and proud to promote my work. I don't know if it's an inherently British working class thing to play down what you do and "don't get above yourself" and worry about people saying "who do you think you are?!". These are the demons but you have to keep shouting them down! Do it! Shout down those demons!⁠
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Another design from gouache painting. I love the c

Another design from gouache painting. I love the consistency of this paint. It has the qualities of watercolour but the intensity and creminess of acrylic paint. I love a stripe but always trying to make it an interesting stripe that I haven't seen before.⁠
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