In The Studio

September 2023 Pattern & Color Inspiration
Jenny looks back on a pivotal moment in her art and design journey. One small moment that has been a guiding force. Note: Thumbnail art is © Richard Diebenkorn.
Check out Jenny's July color inspiration. Complimentary colors that sing together: yellow and purple! Two of mother nature's favorites.
Jenny shares a few curated, small moments of joy designed throughout her home.
Bright, happy, & refreshing colors for summer.
Prompted by a Rick Rubin quote, Jenny talks about honoring the things that make you happy and why it's so important.
Jenny shares part of the design process and a few finish selections for the new in-law suite/ studio.
With the growing popularity of artificial intelligence, Jenny talks about the human touch and physicality of a real work of art, and why that will always have value in our society.
See Jenny's February 2023 Inspiration Board. If you like cheerful flowers, you're going to love it!
See Jenny's January 2023 color palette and mood board for a gorgeous red color story.
Jenny gives a quick review of the highlights and challenges faced in 2022.
Check out Jenny's December inspiration board and color selections.
Works in progress: A quick look at the artwork on my desk so far this month.
When a true creative spirit crosses your path it can change your life. I met the Harrington Family in the 1970's. Read about how Andrea's creativity influenced me at a young age.
Jenny shares her October Inspiration board for 2022, featuring a sophisticated autumn palette.
Take a look at the 2023 Desk Calendar! We are ready to start shipping on October 1st this year, so order early while we still have them in stock!

See Jenny’s May inspiration mood board. This month it’s all pinks, corals, and oranges!

Jenny discusses the advantage of taking action and how it can help you make progress towards your goals more quickly.

The garden is an endless source of inspiration for my art and patterns. See what is inspiring me this chilly April morning.

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.

January’s Color Inspiration Mood Board!

A lesson in how to be even more creative with less. Jenny's daughter inspired this post with her beautiful handmade bookmarks.

Check out my December Inspiration and a fabulous muted holiday color palette!

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.

Jenny’s November color palette and inspiration board features warm autumn colors with pops of purple and chartruse.

Jenny’s monthly mood board. See the colors and images that are inspiring Jenny this month.

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

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.

My Design Heroes: Read more to find out how Collier Campbell influenced me and my design career.

Tapping into your preferred mode of communication and creativity for Valentine’s Day. Up your game this year!

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.

Find your creative sweet spot this year. In this post, I share some great classes on Creative Bug for those wanting to delve deeper into creativity.

How do you recharge creatively? In this post, I talk about my secondary creative endeavors, creative diversions, that help me see surface pattern design with fresh eyes and a deeper sense of creativity.

Our Christmas & Holiday ornaments have been added to the shop! See a sneak peek of designs soon to be added!

The 2021 Annual Desk Calendar has been launched in the shop. Check it out here.

Sometimes taking a break from the spotlight to “grow roots” makes our lives and our work so much stronger.

Jenny gives an overview of the Adobe Textile Designer Plug-In for Photoshop.

The fashion shows in New York, London, Milan, and Paris have wrapped up. Here are my top 3 trends, from a print and pattern perspective, from this season’s shows.

I genuinely love the creativity of editorial and runway fashion— there is so much to draw from. The trick is being able to take trends and make them your own, with your own style and voice.

Bringing back a past post: Table Decoration Ideas. This post feature's Jenny's Thanksgiving Table from 2019

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?

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.

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