Rachael King Designs in Samford, Queensland | Artist

Rachael King Designs

Locality: Samford, Queensland

Phone: +61 447 582 940

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25.01.2022 Joyful watercolour painting of a floral bouquet I was given as a gift. Best way to start the day! #stilllifepainting #watercolourpainting #watercolourbouquet #watercolourflowers #watercolourfloral #dowhatyoulove #leanintoyourcreativity #australianwatercolourartist

25.01.2022 Having only daughters, it is slightly challenging for me to design for little lads. Here is a cute boys print I did recently when working to a brief. Started in Adobe Fresco on my ipad then finished in Photoshop on my PC. #boysprints #artlicencing #australiansurfacedesigner #fabricdesigner #repeatpattern #adobefresco #dowhatyoulove

25.01.2022 Wow -What a weekend! Just coming back to earth after a fab weekend in Bundaberg where I delivered my talk on the ins and outs of Licencing at the @makersshopfront Artist's Forum event. So good! The talk was really well received by the attendees and the connections and feel goods that come from sharing my knowledge is what I truly love. Thank you to the organisers Shelley Pisani and Katie Whyte who put on an excellent event. It was a great honour and I look forward to sharing more about what I do with artists and designers throughout regional Qld with the guidance of Shelley. Special thanks goes to my dear friend of 46 years Petrina @petrina_mc who looked after me and is the best Bundy tour guide.

25.01.2022 Top nine posts for 2019. A fabulous year of colour and highlights as I build my brand, my style and my community. I just have to tell you that I truly love what I do. Thank you to all my followers, customers and supporters who lift me up and constantly reinforce that I am on the right path.

24.01.2022 Finding myself the mother of a 21 year old has been a little alarming. I wanted to create something special for daughter Caitlin and was inspired by a cake wrap that Stacey Bigg of @kalaii_creations designed for @petalandpeach.bakery. So I recoloured one of my floral repeats and had it digitally printed onto an edible icing sheet. I also designed a personalised cake topper that was laser cut out of perspex. The actual cake is 3 x 5inch round choc mud cakes stacked up and covered in white chocolate ganache then wrapped in the edible icing sheet. So happy with the result!! Edible Image printing and cake topper arranged through @studiocakes in Mitchelton.

24.01.2022 Awesome shout out from the team at Next State ******** You don't often term "when your book matches the fabric" Pattern Pulse created by @rachaeldoesdesign features the work of 100 talented local surface designers. So many of our Artwork Library Artists are featured (of course)... A section of the cover artwork and featured fabric is by design studio @theindigoroom available for printing in our Artwork Library. Such a celebration of print and local talent is everything we wish for in a book.

24.01.2022 Nice design.. shame I can't spell!

24.01.2022 Wow! Now that's a face mask that will get you noticed! Thrilled to have my design Watercolour Bright chosen by @nextstateprint to feature on their collection of beautifully made face masks. So many gorgeous choices but get in quick as they won't last long! https://artmasks.nextstateprint.com/products/tropical-mask

23.01.2022 Going through some prints I made last year. So enjoyed making this one to a brief. It really stretches me and am genuinely surprised when I get a result! #artforlicensing #repeatpattern #kidsprints #kidsdecor #artlicencing #smallbusinessaustralia #fabriclover #rocketfabric #boysfabric #kidsprints

22.01.2022 My best selling print- EMERALD HUMMINGBIRD- continues to get the love on Spoonflower. Seen here in the mockup with other complimenting prints, it is available to buy in meterage on fabric bases such as quilting weight cottons, heavier canvas weaves or lighter weights for dresses such as voile. You can also buy it through Next State. Happy to order fabric on your behalf!

22.01.2022 For locals to the Arana/ Everton Hills area- this is a beautiful 'At home' event for a spot of Christmas shopping to got with the glass of Champagne at arrival. Make sure to rsvp for full details in the post below.

22.01.2022 When your book is alongside the likes of Elizabeth Wilhide's weighty tome! As seen at the NSW Art Gallery shop this week by featured artist, Cecilia Mok. Happy days!

21.01.2022 For a welcome distraction- some lovely flowers! #watercolourbouquet #watercolourfloral #selfisolating #creativeselfisolation #whitenightswatercolor

21.01.2022 I have added some colour variations on my popular print HUMMINGBIRD to my Spoonflower shop. Which one do you like? #hummingbird #polinators #hummingbirdfabric #kidsbedroomdecor #australiansurfacedesigner #fashiondesigner #spoonflower #spoonie

20.01.2022 Doing up some inspirational quotes with watercolor as examples for a class I am teaching this afternoon. My lovely friend Catherine Allen started @diveintoAdventure - an initiative to help girls aged 13- 17 find their purpose through educational sessions on topics such as diet, monthly cycles, art therapy and yoga. It is a pleasure to be helping shape young minds. @Energydepotsamford

20.01.2022 Started experimenting with fineline masking fluid to create new material. So satisfying! Used fine tipped masking fluid to draw out floral motifs and painted watercolour over after it dried. Cleaned up, scanned and put on a blue background. #maskingfluid #maskingfluidwatercolor #floralmotifs #textiledesigner #fabricdesigner

20.01.2022 For your Wednesday morning self-isolation blues - some perky green florals. Photoshop is a gem for creating layers and effects, especially when you see how this print started off (last slide)

20.01.2022 An oldie but a goodie! GARDEN GROWS is my entry into this week's Spoonflower competition 'Vegetable & Herb Gardens' There are 1193 entries this week- I mean wow! So good to see some familiar names amongst the glorious line up. Very hard to choose as they are all amazing!!! It was a joy to create this print and it has been sold on Aprons, Tea Towels and Oven gloves and is a crowd favourite.https://www.spoonflower.com/design-c/vegetable-herb-gardens

18.01.2022 Life imitates art! Ok so I gave myself the inside sleave of the back cover of PATTERN PULSE to show my Meadow Mash repeat pattern. You can do that when you are the book designer!! Here I am wearing my favourite bomber jacket made by Mel of @scarlettbird_ holding the book featuring the same design. #australianbook #australiandesigners #australiantextileartist #australiandesignbook #australiannonfiction

18.01.2022 The birth of a book! Some footage from the printers on Friday morning. You can see the cover page being printed and checked for colour by the technician. See the massive!!! Offset printers go to work. I just love watching the machines doing their thing. So interesting!! #selfpublishing #australianbookstagram #birthofabook #australianprinting #australiandesigners #publishing

17.01.2022 A fresh start for everyone! HNY lovely people #2020 #2020lettering #watercolourtype

17.01.2022 Thanks to the gorgeous and talented Mel from @scarlettbird_ handmade who continues to support designers like me by using our prints on her clothes. What a unique and uplifting community of creatives I am part of. The fabric is digitally printed in Melbourne @nextstateprint then cut out and sewn by pattern maker and seamstress Mel. Slow fashion rules!!!!

15.01.2022 PATTERN PULSE IS HERE! It is with great pleasure that I announce that Pattern Pulse is going to launch on October 14th. A book I have been curating since December last year has finally been signed off and is going to print tomorrow! 100 of Australia's talented Surface Designers trusted me to bring this 288 page, full colour tome out into the world. Featuring their artwork, their histories, art practices, dreams and worldly advice, it is a must have coffee table book for lov...ers of colour and design. Designers who work in fashion, homewares, bedding, stationery, illustration, textiles and interiors. Including the art of Jocelyn Proust, Pete Cromer, Ellie Whittaker, Edith Rewa, Tiff Manuell, Laura Blythman, Kasey Rainbow and Bonnie Ashley just to name a few. Presale starts now so pop to the link below to buy yourself a copy of this incredible snapshot of Australian Design talent. www.patternpulse.com.au See more

14.01.2022 A great time to get in the garden right now peoples! A little pattern from 2017.

14.01.2022 What a super day was had at the @brisstyle Create + Connect Conference yesterday. We heard amazing stories from @beciorpin & @alicenightingale, received awesome marketing tips from @daltonbakerproductions, and heard robust discussions about environmental sustainably in the industry and what it is to build community. I am all about community- that is why I am in this picture with my dear designer friend Julie @patternplaystudio. We are in each others cheersquad and lift each other up #australiansurfacedesigner #brisbanesurfacepatterndesigners #realdesignersofbrisbane #creativecommunity

13.01.2022 Enjoying some beautiful downtime creating art. This is a process using masking fluid which you draw onto the paper, allow to dry, then paint over the top. Once all dry you rub off the masking fluid and you are left with the white areas that are untouched. So enjoyable

13.01.2022 My print UNDERWATER SEA made into some fetching cushions to be sold at the Good Egg Gallery @goodegg_gallery in Samford, Brisbane. Fabric meterage available from @nextstateprint #brisbaneartgallery #brisbaneartdesign #brisbaneartgalleries

13.01.2022 This painting started out during a girls weekend a few weeks back. It was just begging to be made into a repeat. Enjoy you Saturday night staying in!! #creativeselfisolation #textiledesigner #watercolourbouquet #watercolourfloral #australiansurfacedesigner #fabricdesigner #repeatpattern

11.01.2022 An order going out to a customer of my Meadow Mash print made up as a handmade linen tea towel. What a lovely gift for someone! You can also buy my fabric from @nextstateprint if you want to get sewing yourself. Details in my bio. Have a super iso day #mothersdaygift #teatowel #fabricdesigner #

11.01.2022 I have now entered the world of doggo attire! My father in law keeping busy in the UK during confinement. He built a magnificent mud kitchen for his great nephew, photographed here with his off-sider 'Cody' the Golden Retriever wearing one of my aprons. Oh the shame! #dogfashion #dogsidekick #dogswhomakemudpies

11.01.2022 Here is a close up of the card that John Sands cards have included in their 'Our Australia' range. So honoured to have my artwork chosen.

11.01.2022 Another happy outcome from my painting downtime. An Azure Kingfisher from start to finish. #watercolourartist #watercolourpainting #watercolourbirds #kingfisher #kingfisherpainting #downtime #paintingforthesoul

10.01.2022 I will be having a chat at Arana Hills library next month and would love you to join me! 20 seats available.

09.01.2022 When your book is added to the catalogue of the Brisbane City Council Library. I don't think I can come up with a NY resolution to top that so I will just enjoy... this perfect moment for a very long time. Now everyone in Brisbane can read Pattern Pulse! ENJOY! @brisbanecitycouncil *edit* also available at Moreton Bay library as well!!! ** Moreton Bay Region Libraries #brisbaneauthor #brisbanereads #qldbooks #qld #qldauthor #creativewomen #creativecommunity #designstudent #designlovers #designbook #careergoals #womenwhocreate #womendesigners See more

08.01.2022 So excited to have one of my prints selected for the @nextstateprint face masks collection. Covid couture never looked so good! We are beyond excited to preview a sneak peak of our first collaboration with the designers from our Artwork Library. Our Art Mask series will be launching very soon! (As in a few day) Local design, local printing and local manufacturing.... Stay safe, smile with the eyes and flash your style in print Reposted from @nextstateprint

08.01.2022 Converting some artwork from my holiday into a repeat. Makes me very happy!!

07.01.2022 Needed a pattern fix! An hour later or creating and am feeling calmer. Autumnal vibes for your Thursday arvo. Enjoy. #watercolourbouquet #watercolourfloral #australianwatercolourartist #textiledesigner #autumnvibes

07.01.2022 This Sunday 29 November 2020 @rachaeldoesdesign joins Love Handmade Markets Morningside Christmas Market 8am-11am to share her new book, Pattern Pulse, a discovery of @australiansurfacedesigners. Signed copies available for sale as a very special present for the design lover in your life! Market open 8am-1pm Morningside School of Arts 590 Wynnum Rd Morningside. #lovehandmademarkets #patternpulse #morningsidechristmasmarket #brisbanemarkets #brisbanemade Reposted from @lovehandmademarkets

07.01.2022 Well of course I was going to make a cake with one of my patterns on it for my birthday!! The lovely Sarah-Jane from @studiocakes printed 'Meadow Mash' onto an A3 edible icing sheet for me. After making the yummy mud cakes, ganaching the outside and smoothing the edges, I used some sugar gell to apply the wrap to the cake. Brilliantly easy to work with. I would like to put my prints onto absolutely everything!!! (Would you believe I was putting the wrap on 30 mns before my guests arrived?) Argh!! #cakedecorating #50yearsyoung #birthdaycakeideas #artoncakes #watercolourpainting #licencedartist #edibleicingsheets #edibleart #cakeart #australianwatercolourartist #putyouartonstuff #cakesofinstagram #baking #birthdaycake #50th #fifty #birthdayideas #cakewrap #caketoppers

07.01.2022 Did someone say champers & shopping?!? Come along and enjoy an afternoon of relaxed, air conditioned, boutique Christmas shopping. Brisbane Northside- 45 Atrium Way, Everton Hills. 2pm - 5pm. Everyone is welcome. Would love to see you! @laviebohemecandles @koka.sherry @thepetitestork @pukkapjs

06.01.2022 Coming out of pattern hibernation with my WATERCOLOUR DAMASK print I entered into this week's Spoonflower competition. Let's just say that working on Pattern Pulse was all consuming and I didn't really allow myself the time to do what I truly love- and that is to make patterns!! First slide with white background is the original. Which colourway do you like? #spoonflowerchallenge

06.01.2022 The cutest little girls skirts I made for a 5 and 2 year old today. My WATERMELON XMAS print came up a treat on lawn fabric through @nextstateprint - so lovely

06.01.2022 A little project I have been working on with my soon to be 14 year old daughter (she is a Christmas baby!). After choosing our colour theme when buying a pack of baubles from Target in gold, navy and burgandy, we then sat and painted loads of Christmas motifs together in this colourway. I then scanned the paintings and created a repeat pattern in photoshop with them. We now have a Christmas 2020 personalised print that has been digitally printed onto cotton linen and will be made into table cloths in coming days!

06.01.2022 So happy to be part if this collection! Mine is the top left! Yeah mate! John Sands is so excited to announce the release of Our Australia, a collection of 12 cards showcasing the artworks of six amazing Australia artists from all over the country. Featuring a mix of established and up & coming local artists, we look forward to introducing them to you in the coming weeks! The Our Australia range has been created to nurture meaningful connections with our loved ones, our bea...utiful land and our rich and diverse culture. The range will be available in all our participating retailers from the 9th July 2021. #ouraustralia #supportinglocalartists #supportingaustraliaart #stayconnected #johnsands Reposted from @johnsandscards

05.01.2022 Painting for relaxation on the Sunshine coast for much needed family time #stilllifewithlemons #watercolourpainting #lemons

05.01.2022 I think I am a pattern design junkie. Having drawn the florals on my ipad, imported them into Illustrator, created a repeat and then mocked it up in Photoshop- I am sitting here feeling very satisfied indeed. Introducing CLEMATIS

05.01.2022 Awesome shout out from the ever so supportive team at @nextstateprint

05.01.2022 It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... with all the wonderful markets to attend and buy beautiful local & handmade pressies this year. I will be at the Brisstyle markets, King George Square this coming Saturday from 4pm - 9pm signing copies of PATTERN PULSE to design lovers! Come along and say gday, get your copy and get some happy night time festive feels next to the massive Christmas tree in the square. BrisStyle

04.01.2022 My official Samford Toile products have arrived! I am so excited to release these beautifully made cushions, aprons, tea towels and double oven gloves available to buy through my online store https://rachaelking.com.au/shop The team at @divahomeaccents have made made this range for me using ethical working conditions and environmentally conscious printing and manufacturing practices. #samford **EDIT- now available to buy from the Good Egg Gallery on weekends 9.30-3pm Good Egg Gallery**

03.01.2022 What my latest print would look like on a one piece. Sometimes you cannot see how it's going to work until you see it mocked up. Thank you photoshop for your marvellous wizardry.

03.01.2022 45 mins of painting is a beautiful way to start the day. I feel a sense of calm knowing that I carved out some time to create.

03.01.2022 I made up my Green Loops print on a lampshade. Loving how it looks against some bougainvillea from the garden. Live brightly lovely people! #fabricdesigner #textiledesigner #interiorfabrics #surfacepatterndesign

02.01.2022 A little topiary garden I painted yesterday whilst on retreat with some beautiful women on the Sunshine coast. As we all sit around the table getting updates about friends and family who are struggling in the fires, we try and make sense of our chaotic world. Sending out love and protective hugs. #topiary #topiarygarden #lavenderpainting #lemontree #australianwatercolourartist

02.01.2022 I just finished my installation at the Arana Hills Library which will be showing until the end of February. I decided to use the opportunity to showcase patterns I had made over the past 7 years of my journey to become a commercial Surface Pattern Designer. To add extra interest, I divided the works into the colours of the rainbow and made each canvas look like a quilt. I am super happy with how it turned out! The adjacent wall shows one of my latest repeat patterns on a larger canvas to show where I am currently up to in my development. The artwork display will also accompany my talk at the library about Pattern Pulse on 20th Feb (10am). I would love to see you there!

01.01.2022 Being brave is about sharing your moments even if you are not photo ready!