BEHIND THE COLLECTION : The Nocturnal Print

This week, another feature from Behind The Collection : 

The making of The Nocturnal Print.

In the studio: The moodboard of the very first sketches,

 sugargliders, eucalyptus blossoms, William Morris and May Gibbs.

Lots of drawing in the studio! The first stages of the design,

 composing the repeat and perfecting the final outline.

The next stages involved layering many components of the design,

 painting and mark-making by hand.

One of my favourite parts: bringing the sugargliders to life!

Making the starry night sky.......

Voila! The finished design, digitally printed onto silks and cottons.

The Nocturnal Printed silk scarf - perfect around your neck! 

The scarves can be found HERE.

X J X

FRANKIE ISSUE #57

My new collection has a double page feature in the latest issue of Frankie Magazine! 

Frankie's been a favourite of mine for years now. 

With a global readership of around 290K I'm feeling pretty chuffed to be given 

the recognition I couldn't have imagined when I started designing.

Find it on news stands right now!

BEHIND THE COLLECTION : The Ornamental Leaf Print

This week, another feature from Behind The Collection : 

The making of The Ornamental Leaf Print.

In the studio: This hand-drawn print was inspired 

by rhythmical wallpaper designs by William Morris.

To make this print extra special, I drew directly onto the 

toile to make the engineered placement sit just right.

Voila! Digitally printed onto a silk scarf

x J x

BEHIND THE COLLECTION : Sketchbook

Every Wednesday I’d like to show you a little something 

from BEHIND THE COLLECTION. 

This week, here's a peek from inside my sketchbook : 

The first sketches of the collection as complete outfits, 

before they became real garments.

x J x

NEW COLLECTION LAUNCH!!

I’m so happy to finally make my collection available online!

It’s been a long journey from the first sketches to this post. 

I’ve never put so much into a collection, and looking at the end result, 

I know it’s worth it.

Now that the collection is out I’ll have so much more to post over the next month 

as the scarfs start flying out the door. Find yours HERE!

BACK TO THE LAND OF OZ

It’s so good to be back in Adelaide! 

Glasgow, I miss you already but it had to be this way.

It’s not you it’s me..... Anyway, I’m back in Oz and

I’ve brought with me a BRAND NEW COLLECTION!!

All will be revealed soon.

GSA FASHION PROMENADE

It's been a crazy but exciting last couple of weeks sewing the final

details of the new collection and finishing up my work in Glasgow.

Last week, we celebrated by showcasing at The Glasgow School of Art's

Fashion Promenade. Here are some snaps taken from the night.

Thanks to all the beautiful models & everyone who helped make this event 

a fantastic show!

x J x

SNEAK PEEK : THE WARATAH DEGRADE

After designing the new Waratah Print, I decided to make a special customized 

version of the print for a pair of trousers.

For this version of the Waratah Print, the first hand sketch of the design is revealed. 

Digitally printed, every stroke of ink and and every penciled detail is translated onto 

fabric from the original working drawings.

Take a sneaky close up look at this new pair of trousers featuring in my upcoming collection!

THE WARATAH PRINT : BEHIND THE DESIGN

After recently designing the bright new Waratah print for my upcoming collection, 

I thought I'd share some of the inspirations behind the design and the making of it

A selection of inspiration ingredients behind the design...

Through the process of developing the print, I had a lot of fun researching different 
species of waratahs in secondhand bookstores.

I was inspired by the works William Morris and his famous rhythmic floral wallpaper 
designs.

The traditional style of these 19th-century designs influenced the composition of 
the Waratah print, and this this is where the drawing process began...

A peek from the studio: Hand drawing the first outline of the design in pencil 

before filling out with vibrant colours.

 The final printed fabric: 

Matching the print design to each garment for the first outfit of the collection.

More will be revealed soon!

x J x

Voilà!

And here it is,

The new Waratah Print - hand drawn and digitally printed onto fabric. Pretty soon it will 

become one of the pieces featuring in my new collection.

Expect to see more from the studio over the next few weeks as the new collection evolves, 

new pieces are made and most importantly, I'll be introducing more new prints!

It's always fun to share the magic from the studio, so stay tuned for regular updates!

WARATAH PRINT

A peek inside the studio last month, hand-painting a new print design featuring 

native Australian waratah flowers.

I've made the design using traditional methods involving much drawing, 

tracing, drawing and tracing again until it becomes a seamless repeat.

Soon it will be digitally printed onto fabric, can't wait to see it on 

beautiful silks and cottons!

AUSTRALIANA STYLE

Could say a touch of Australiana has made its way into the studio moodboard most recently! 

And here are a few of my favourite things......

KEN DONE MONUMENT, BRISBANE EXPO, 1988

AUSTRALIAN WARATAH STAMP, CIRCA 1968

MAY GIBBS 'SNUGGLEPOT & CUDDLEPIE'

WARATAH FLOWERS

LINDA JACKSON PRINT

FAIRY BREAD, A SENSIBLE SNACK

JENNY KEE PRINT, 1980'S

JEWELLERY BY ANNA DAVERN

And for more love of Australiana, see my latest PINTEREST addition HERE

♥ ♥ ♥ 

BRITISH STYLE - WILLIAM MORRIS

During the past 9 months, I've been gathering research from late 19th-century 

British traditional prints, in particular, the work of William Morris.

He had an obvious talent for disciplined, formal designs where nature is depicted 

in a state of ordered harmony. It's impressive but it's not my view of nature.

I'd like to use William Morris as a starting point for the theme of my new collection, 

but use it to convey the way I see nature, as something wild and fragile.

I'll be showing more developments from the studio very soon but for now, here's 

some delectable designs from William Morris:

'THE CHRYSANTHEMUM', UNFINISHED

WALLPAPER DESIGN

'THE STRAWBERRY THIEF'

'DOMESTIC CAMOUFLAGE' SHOOT FEATURING WM 'CHRYSANTHEMUM'

'WILLOW BOUGH' WALLPAPER

T & C

I recently made some wedding stationery designs for my friends Tom & Catherine who tied the knot 

in Australia earlier this year.

Rather than handing out sugared almonds for bomboniere on the day they handed out these tiny bottles labeled as hot chilli 'love sauce'- super cute!