100 Day Surface PATTERN PLAY Project

This collection comes from a self-directed 100-day project. A sample of 100 A5 pattern studies made across (roughly) 100 days. Working mostly in watercolour and gouache, with a few mixed media experiments along the way, each piece became a small moment of exploration in colour, shape, and repetition.

Not every day came easily. There were plenty of moments where I was convinced I’d run out of ideas - but that was kind of the point. Pushing through those blocks often led to the most unexpected (and favourite) outcomes. What started as a discipline quickly became a reminder that creativity isn’t about waiting for good ideas, but making space for them to show up.

Some of these pieces have since been developed into full repeat patterns. Others remain as raw studies little snapshots of process, experimentation, and play. Even five years on, I still find myself coming back to this body of work for inspiration. There are so many directions I’d love to take these designs in (if only there were more hours in the day), especially seeing them evolve into real-world applications.