Demelza Hart
Hello! My name is Demelza and I enjoy surface design pattern making!
About
My style throughout studying at Dundee has developed immensely, and in my final year I have discovered my new found love for surface design, illustrating colourful patterns and motifs for textiles! I am looking forward to seeing where this takes me, and hope to experiment with applying my designs to a range of different products like ceramics, prints, home decor, and so forth!
I enjoy making mixed media illustrations, drawing traditionally with watercolour and coloured pencil, then drawing on top digitally with Procreate for added details. Adobe programmes, mainly Illustrator and Photoshop, are also an enjoyment of mine.
Wallpaper Design
Focusing on the theme of Scottish winter, I created three patterns intended for use as wallpaper. I aimed to capture an elegant, and tranquil atmosphere, taking inspiration from the rolling hills, woodlands, farmlands, and winter animals found in the countryside of Scotland as well as Celtic knots. I drew the patterns digitally and transformed them into a pattern using Illustrator.
I further explored how these patterns could be applied to other home decor, and printed one of the designs onto fabric, transforming it into cushions.
DJCAD X V&A
For this project I created a set of two tea towels. I took inspiration from the ‘Golden Oriole’ tapestry designed by Timorous Beasties. I looked at the nature elements within the print as well as researching behind the bird itself, discovering their love for figs!