Sunday 16 September 2012

The second

"Autumn Air", copyright Bethania Lima, 2012.

Hello, there. Welcome to my post in this hopefully lovely Sunday morning, wherever you are. You probably are coming here from Simi Gauba’s blog, on this second blog hop tour, again organized by the creative and very productive Claire Smillie. Simi is a a professional pattern and product designer and her gorgeous work has appeared at the great Print and Pattern blog. I loved the fact that on top of showing her own work, she features lots of other people’s works on her blog.

If everything has been fine, buy the time you’re visiting here, I am breathing the almost autumn like air of Paris. That’s why I prepared the pattern shown above, inspired by the colours that came to my mind six months ago, at the beginning of the autumn in the south hemisphere.

And what a girl from the south is doing on the north, by the way? Well, I do love Paris, but on top of that, a great coincidence has allowed me to come to Paris and see by myself the Indigo Paris show that will be happening from September 19th to 21st. If you are not aware of it, let me tell you that it is a famous show geared towards "textile design and creation for the fashion industry". Some works of mine and of a team of colleagues are part of the lovely Believe Creative Studio, co-founded and creative directed by Rosie Martinez-Dekker, who I happened to e-meet through the Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design course (ABSPD), first edition. More on this here, where you can find a list of all designers taking part on this team.

The market in the area of SPD is not an easy one, and I may not take it too personal if I don’t sell any pattern, although I hope I do. Anyway, I definitely had won a lot taking part in the adventure of this team. I learned to be a real surface pattern designer, to suffer the joy and the pain of creating for a real market, focusing on the client needs, following trends, having real colour swatches to follow. And how lucky had I been, counting  on my lovely on-line friends, some to be met personally pretty soon, to help me through it. Isn’t that precious? I feel I had been blessed with a lovely autumn breezy. Let me take this opportunity and show you some more autumn like patterns. This way, you also can feel this breeze. And maybe join the team in the future?

"Autumn Leaves (cream)", copyright Bethania Lima, 2012
"Autumn Leaves (latte)", copyright Bethania Lima, 2012
"Autumn Leaves (nude)", copyright Bethania Lima, 2012
"Autumn Leaves (aubergine)", copyright Bethania Lima, 2012

Keep on this great blog hop now and don’t miss Esther Cox’s post, specially thought to entertain you on this hopefully gorgeous last summer Sunday of this year in the north hemisphere. From what I have seen of her work and her blog, I think you’ll find a little jewel over there. As well as Simi’s, Esther’s blog also has a generous lovely approach, functioning as a “blog display” of other creative’s gorgeous work.

And don't miss the whole blog hop. If by any chance you dropped hear coming from somewhere else, the blog hop starts on Claire's blog.


Celebrating beautiful design, Claire prepared this lovely postcard (Copyrigth Claire Smillie, 2012)


PS: If you’re around, don’t miss Indigo Paris and pay a visit to BCS’s stand. 
Believe Creative Studio postcard for Indigo Paris, copyright Believe Creative Studio, 2012



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20 comments:

  1. All the best fir Indigo for you and all the Girls of Believe Creative Studio.

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  2. Congratulations on Indigo, Bethania. Best of luck x

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  3. Good luck Bethania, hope you all sell lots of designs!

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  4. Have a lovely time in Paris with the rest of the girls. You did some fabulous work Bethania so best of luck :-))

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  5. All the best Bethania for indigo..your work looks fab!

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  6. Lovely post Bethania, and great patterns, looove the aubergine colours...
    See you next Thuesdayx

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  7. loving the palette! congrats on Indigo - all the best! x

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  8. Lots of luck for Indigo and have a lovely time in Paris.

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  9. Really lovely work and colouration. Best wishes, Gill

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  10. Your blog is wonderful..and your "Autumn Leaves" are lovely. All the best for Indigo, and have fun with the girls. Wish I could be there : ).

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  11. I love your leave designs. Best wishes for Indigo, I'm sure you'll do well.

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  12. Bethania, Best wishes of success for you at Indigo! Wish I was going to be there a couple of weeks earlier (I will be there in Oct).

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  13. Oh I love the autumn leaves!
    Yes, hasn't this "Indigo project" been a fab adventure? Like you, I really think even if I don't sell anything, I have gained so so much. Anyway, good luck to you and to all of us! Looking forward to Paris, see you pretty soon now :-)

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  14. Beautiful work so subtle and pretty, I love it. Thanks so much for sharing it today on the hop. xxx

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  15. Congratulations and good luck with the Indigo project. I just love all the colours in your 'Autumn Leaves' collection.

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  16. Thinking of you in Paris, Bethania! lovely patterns so happy for you and I'll keep my fingers crossed for sales but your work speaks for itself!

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  17. What a nice post! I just love your color palette! Good luck at Indigo...would love to hear how it goes!

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  18. Querida amiga, maravilhosos os padrões e o que vc escreveu. Boa sorte para todo o grupo. Bjs.

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  19. Good luck with Indigo! what a great experience for you!

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  20. Wishing you all the best at Indigo. Enjoy your time on Paris. Share your photos when you return!

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