by Talia | May 26, 2025 | Alaska, design process, Surface Pattern Design
The Nootka Lupine The Nootka Lupine grows wild along the southern coast of Alaska, from Ketchikan in Southeast to Attu at the western edge of the Aleutians. It extends into South central Alaska and into British Columbia. A member of the pea family, the Nootka Lupine...
by Talia | Nov 6, 2024 | design process, Surface Pattern Design
My obsession with Surface Pattern Design began 5 years ago. My first pattern ever was on 2/01/2019, after watching a Peggy Dean SkillShare video, using my bardotbrush Prismatic Markers in Procreate on my 2016 iPad Pro 12.9”, seeing if I could focus in on art enough to...
by Talia | Sep 21, 2024 | design process
Illustration vs. Design My 2025 Calendar is out! https://www.northstarstudio.net It’s a bit different in direction from the ones I did in the past. I usually do something slightly illustrated- leaves in the wind, Stained Glass Tudor Roses…. My favorite was...
by Talia | Sep 16, 2024 | design process
I am working on rounding out my Artist’s Toolbox with some Hand Lettering. It’s one of those things that I’ve tried to pick up before. I do one or two projects, nothing serious, just enough to know that I’m not comfortable with hand lettering....
by Talia | Aug 23, 2024 | design process, Surface Pattern Design
It’s 3:47 AM. I can’t sleep. I have insomnia. At least it’s late enough in the year that it is still dark outside. If this were June in Alaska, it would be daylight by now. Birds would be singing. And I love nature as much as the next Alaskan girl, but let me tell...
by Talia | Aug 17, 2024 | design process, Surface Pattern Design
I still have Artist’s Block. But I’m not letting that stand in the way of the creative process! Take this new Bold Floral print I completed this morning. It looks like it took a lot of creativity, doesn’t it? Here’s a little secret: This one is all process. I finished...
