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Photography: Le Tao Photography<br />
What processes are involved in creating your pieces?<br />
Colour…love it. The brighter the better! From a technical point<br />
of view, I use stencils and the greatest tool ever, the sponge.<br />
The sponge is the texture king, it does wonders. Sometimes<br />
I do a whole piece or sometimes I do bits and cut and paste<br />
them together. I like to change my mind a lot, it’s ok to do that.<br />
What inspires you in your designs?<br />
Inspires is the wrong word, more like haunts. These guys<br />
pester me in my head, like someone constantly knocking at<br />
the door…if I don’t answer they won’t go away. I find they<br />
mostly pop up on random occasions, like driving or showering<br />
or talking to someone. It happens like a lightening bolt. BAM!<br />
There it is.<br />
What do you love the most about having your own label?<br />
Freedom to be me. You don’t get the opportunities to fully<br />
inject your own style into client work sometimes, it may not be<br />
commercial enough for them. Having my own label let’s me<br />
explore what I love and essentially makes the world my oyster.<br />
I’m pretty ambitious.<br />
Who are some of your favourite designers?<br />
Totes Laura Blythman, she is a bestie of a friend and we have<br />
known each other since our wee Hallmark days. Her collages<br />
and colour usage are pure honey for my eyes. The same is<br />
with Todd James, such a master of colour and shape, it’s<br />
beautiful, total wow. And at the moment I am obsessed with<br />
German based paper artist Ollanski, his work is so magical I<br />
could burst with joy.<br />
What is your favourite item in your store right now<br />
and why?<br />
It’s got to be Faeries. I think it’s the deep green. I’m drawn<br />
to green and black for some unknown cosmic reason. The<br />
shapes and little faeries in it just make me happy.<br />
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