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Pattern Systems and Surface Testing

Today’s work focused on two parallel pattern tracks: finalizing a full plaid collection for Spoonflower, and developing a new wildflower collage pattern for the current Spoonflower challenge. Both projects centered on structure, repeat logic, and surface behavior rather than motif…

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Studio Log — Magnolia Leaves Pattern Development

Date: (today) Morning Field Walk This morning’s walk at Graham Creek resulted in several observations and collected materials used directly for pattern development. Source Material Collection The collected branches were photographed individually on a white background to allow for clean isolation and later…

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A Plaid Study: Testing Internal Weave at Architectural Scale

This post documents a short design study exploring how different internal weave structures behave inside a single plaid layout, particularly when used as wallpaper and viewed at architectural scale. The starting question was simple:If the plaid itself stays constant, how…

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From Plaid to Architecture: A Pattern Study

Over the last few days, I’ve been exploring how traditional weave structures can be used as internal logic inside a plaid framework. I began with a simple diagonal twill, moved into herringbone, and then into a Prince of Wales structure,…

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