a drawing a day ::: august 2018 ::: day 15

a drawing a day ::: august 2018 ::: day 15

#adrawingaday #onthetiles A great artist and good friend of mine Joanne Stead is equally obsessed with patterns and tiles. She has a collection of Mexican Talavera tiles and some of them are broken. She kindly sent me some images of her favourites and I have repaired...
a drawing a day ::: august 2018 ::: day 15

a drawing a day ::: august 2018 ::: day 14

#adrawingaday #onthetiles I have no idea of the origins of this tile design… but it looks Spanish or European. These floral tiles were used sparsely as accent tiles intermixed with other patterned and plain tiles… often in a bathroom or used in a kitchen...
a drawing a day ::: august 2018 ::: day 15

a drawing a day ::: august 2018 ::: day 13

#adrawingaday #onthetiles There are two distinct branches of Art Deco design… one is the minimalistic geometric school of thought and the other is the more decorative floral branch. While I lean more towards the geometric designs, I still admire the floral...
a drawing a day ::: august 2018 ::: day 15

a drawing a day ::: august 2018 ::: day 12

#adrawingaday #onthetiles Another black and white geometric design to round off the weekend. After a lovely day with family, I was late getting to this one. I love the simplicity of this timeless design and it almost always looks fantastic ♥ If you would like...
a drawing a day ::: august 2018 ::: day 15

a drawing a day ::: august 2018 ::: day 11

#adrawingaday #onthetiles When modern design references the past… this is an Art Deco inspired modern tile design that would look amazing on any floor ♥ As much as I love bright colours… I do love me a bit of monochrome. Black and white is king. If...