Thursday 10 January 2013

Bloghop: Let's fly!

Welcome to all bloghoppers, joining me from the inspirational blog of Piia Podersalu, a talented designer and illustrator from Israel.

You are now entering Germany! A few words about me: I am a well experienced graphic designer and illustrator who recently fell in love with surface pattern design and went "back to school" to study everything around it. I love to tell stories in patterns and aim to combine the handdrawn/handpainted with the digital world. After earning my first (tiny) stripes as a Surface Pattern Designer in 2012 I am currently working on my new website.
Please feel free to look around my blog! I would be happy to see you visiting again!

And now let's fly:
These are feather drawings from my sketchbook …


Feathers as gifts from the sky, signifying honor. Connecting us to the birds and the gods of the sky.
General inspiration: nature, ethnic, tribal, midcentury.
Emerald palette: Earthy, yet fresh, with a touch of mystical.





With this bloghop, we are kicking of the design year 2013.
Goals for 2013: 
To grow as a designer and illustrator. 
To find balance in work, love, friendship and time to just be.
My word of the year 2013: balance. 

Dear bloghoppers, thanks a lot for reading. Please feel free to comment, I'd love to hear from you!
Please hop on now to South Africa, to Kirsten Miller's blog for more fantastic designs! If you just found us now, you can start your hop in France, on the pattern addict blog of designer Gill Eggleston. From there you will be linked from blog to blog to fly around the world in design. Enjoy!

A big thank you goes to Rosie Martinez-Dekker from Believe Creative Studio for curating this fab bloghop!







Herzlich Willkommen, liebe Leser und Bloghopper! Ich übernehme hier von Piia Podersalu, einer talentierten Designerin und Illustratorin aus Israel. Gerade sind Sie wieder nach Deutschland "gehüpft"!

Ein paar Worte über mich: ich bin eine erfahrene Grafik Designerin und Illustratorin, die sich vor einiger Zeit vom Surface Pattern Design-Virus hat anstecken lassen … so sehr, daß ich dafür noch einmal "zur Schule" gegangen bin. Ich erzähle gern Geschichten mit Mustern und Designs, und verbinde handgezeichnete und  handgemalte Elemente mit der digitalen Welt. Nachdem ich mir eine erste (kleinen) Sporen als Surface Pattern Designer in 2012 verdient habe, arbeite ich nun an meiner neuen Website. Auf meinem Blog können Sie sich aber auch jetzt schon umsehen. Und ich würde mich freuen, Sie hier wieder zu treffen!

Und jetzt auf zum Flug:
Oben sehen Sie als erstes einige Zeichnungen von Federn aus meinem Skizzenbuch. 
Federn als Geschenk aus den Lüften, als Symbol für "Ehre". 
Federn, die uns mit den Vögeln und den Göttern der Lüfte verbinden.

Grundlegende Inspiration: Natur, ethno, tribal, 50ger jahre.
Smaragdgrüne Farbpalette: Erdverbunden, aber dennoch frisch, mit einer Prise Mystik.
Ich hoffe, meine "Magic Feathers" Mini-Kollektion gefällt!

Mit diesem Bloghop läuten wir das Designjahr 2013 ein!
Ziele für 2013: als Designerin und Illustratorin zu wachsen.
Eine gute Balance zwischen Arbeit, Liebe, Freundschaft und Freiraum zu finden.
Mein Wort des Jahres 2013: Gleichgewicht.

Liebe Bloghopper, vielen Dank für Ihr Interesse. Ich freue mich über Kommentare und hoffe, daß Sie meinen Blog wieder besuchen werden! 
Die Reise geht jetzt weiter nach Südafrika auf Kirsten Miller's blog, auch dort gibt es inspirierende Muster und Designs zu sehen. Falls Sie uns gerade erst gefunden haben, können Sie Ihren Reise auch gern ganz am Anfang in Frankreich starten, auf dem pattern addict blog der Designerin Gill Eggleston. Von dort aus werden Sie von Blog zu Blog weitergeleitet und können so mit Designs rund um die Welt reisen. Viel Vergnügen! 

Ein großes Dankeschön geht an Rosie Martinez-Dekker vom Believe Creative Studio, die diesen großartigen Bloghop kuratiert hat!

32 comments:

  1. Lovely feathery designs Eva! Nice color palette too. Best in 2013!

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  2. magic feather dance is awesome! love it with the jewel tones. great designs as always :)

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  3. Just LOVE LOVE LOVE your take on color scheme in these designs! Absolutely beautiful! I also like your graphic take on the theme with the use of the feather - such an iconic motif! Best of luck to you in 2013! Karen H

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  4. These are really lovely! Beautiful work :)

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  5. Eva, beautiful work. I so much enjoy seeing your creative process and how the designs evolved. Good luck in 2013.

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  6. love the 'magic feather dance' designs - and i love the name too!

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  7. wow eva! your feather drawings are just gorgeous and I love how you have then gone on to create your designs, which are fabulous. great color selection

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  8. Inspiring and lady, your colors are always stunning, just taylored for your motifs! Love!
    Couldn't help to stare at the moon flowers again while still here. Wow!

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  9. Love your "liney" style in these patterns, and the purple and lavender mixed in with the greens is terrific! Gorj!

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  10. Lovely light and brilliant feathers, Eva. The palette is also very eye-catching. Congrats.

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  11. Gorgeous! I LOVE the colours you have chosen to use with the emerald green. Your feather pattern is lovely! I like the depth in it.

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  12. So great Eva, and I love your new site and logo, best wishes for this year:-)

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  13. love, love, love your feather motifs and how you've used them on the patterns!

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  14. Hi Eva, loving the palette your used here for emerald. Your motifs has a lot of character and they have a mid century feel to them. Love it :)

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  15. Love the feathers and great colour palette. Dawn x

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  16. Fantastic Work Eva...love the feathers! it was great meeting you and miranda..you both are beautiful people and designers!

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  17. Great use of colour with the emerald. I really like the stylised feather motif. Good luck for the coming year!

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  18. Really like your initial sketches, they have lots of personality and energy.

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  19. Love the 'Magic Feather Dance' Eva, very striking!

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  20. Wow, thank you so much everybody :-)))

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  21. Fantastic designs Eva! Love the feathers, the colours and the sensation of depth on the main print... Lovely!

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  22. Gorgeous as always. Love the colour palette and patterns.

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  23. WOW Eva!!! amazing work I love the feathers in the black background!!all the designs are just wonderful as everything you do!
    Wish you lots of success in 2013!
    Thanks for your participation and thanks for the credit, really appreciate it.
    Believe & Balance!!
    Rosie Martinez-Dekker X
    www.believe-cs.com

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  24. Beautiful patterns, really original idea, using feathers!! Have a wonderful 2013!

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  25. The pallete of your magic feathers is stunning Eva, love this design! And your new logo is also so very refreshing. Hope you can reach your goals for 2013, and fly high in the sky with all aspects!! Loved it so much seeing you again and going to Heimtex (still very tired now...) looking forward to the next time!

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    1. Thanks, Miranda! I as well loved meeting you again and enjoyed visiting Heimtex with you, so much more fun together! Tired … yes … me, too. Have a good rest now!

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  26. Thanks, everybody, for your lovely comments :-)

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  27. Love the contrast of colours, I'm partial to using dark backgrounds the colours really pop out. Good luck for 2013 x

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  28. Love the strong line work. Beautiful work! I am with you on finding balance in work, love, friendship and time to just be. I will add my children to the list as well!
    Happy 2013!

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  29. Great design work! I love the feathers to go with the theme! REally great work! Best wishes for 2013!

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