Jenny discusses the advantage of taking action and how it can help you make progress towards your goals more quickly.
Is it worth it to invest in surface pattern design? Jenny talks about the inherent power of patterns and how businesses and manufacturers can use this force for good in their own product lines.
During the busiest time of the year, I always make room for creativity in one form or another. In this post I’m sharing a few things I’m doing this season and a few hints for how I sneak in creative time.
In this short post, Jenny describes why she is a surface pattern design and what fuels her to continue this work each day. Patterns have emotional power that can connect people beyond words
Next up in my Design Your Week for Success series: Planning with blocks of time.
I’ll be presenting Interior Design Basics for Surface Pattern Designers to Textile Design Lab next week. Are you a member? Join me for for this and my talk on wallpaper & murals the following week. It will be fun, plus you get all of the other goodness the TDL has to offer.
A quick primer on art licensing for anyone who is new to the concept. Licensing is super flexible and almost always benefits both the business and the artist.
How do you plan your week for success? Jenny shares her favorite analog planning tools in today’s post.
Are you a designer? Check out Jenny’s post about selling your surface pattern designs online.
Learn how your small business can license art with ease! Many small business owners find art licensing too confusing or think it involves complex bookkeeping — nope! Read more to see our FAQ’s answered.
New pattern collections have been added to the online design library. Check it out here, or click on the contact page to request access.
See my inspiration for new design collections in the works! I’m getting pulling together ideas for my home, tabletop, and stationery collections that I’ll design next month.
Up your planner game with my new download and print daily planning pages. I love these and I think you will too!
Jenny writes about the books that have informed her creative practice over the years, including a new one on habits. Check out this post if your goals and planning are leaving you feeling a little less than inspired.
Sometimes goal setting and checking off the to-do list just don’t feel right. Some thoughts on my first few weeks of 2021.
Sometimes taking a break from the spotlight to “grow roots” makes our lives and our work so much stronger.
Looking for new print and pattern design resources? Jenny’s online print library has been updated with fresh designs.
So how do I sell my work if I don’t go to the shows? Well, admittedly, it puts the burden of exposure and developing relationships on me. I have to be committed to getting my name, work, and products seen.
In the spirit of the coming new year (and new decade) I thought it would be nice to offer the Floral version of our Weekly Planner Printable. It’s usually $6 in the shop for unlimited downloads, but this week we will have the link active for those who subscribe. Hurry!
I love giving gifts! I am always on the lookout for gifts that are creative and beautiful, but also build a point of connection between you and the person to whom you are giving the gift. That’s what it’s all about, right?
When I think about collaborations, I’m working to be the best partner a manufacturer can have. I want to create art that is infinitely useful and, whenever possible, I like to show the creative director my vision.
I have a thing for details. I love love love detail and I will buy products when their details sing to me. Need is not a factor; it’s all based on the darling factor. I have tried to think carefully about what is that makes something precious to me.
I’m back again with a popular post update. Lots of people want to know what the Textile Design Lab is really all about and, more importantly, is it worth the money?
Many of you know that I’m the voice behind the surface pattern design at Bova Creative. While I am still quite proudly a partner in Bova Creative and our graphics & interiors work there continues, I decided it was time to step out from the Bova Creative moniker with my own artwork and pattern design.
