Rachel Parker

Rachel is a surface pattern designer living in Northamptonshire with her sproodle dog Louie. She graduated from Norwich University of the Arts with a First Class degree in Textiles in 2012 and has been making patterns ever since. She’s created art for all sorts of products, from rugs to tables to coffee cups, but it’s textiles where her heart truly lies. She loves to create designs that are bursting with colour and hopefully make you smile! She uses Adobe Photoshop to prepare her art for digital printing but most of her designs start life as drawings in her sketchbook, it’s her happy place.

www.rachelparkerdesigns.co.uk

DashwoodStudio Fabric Design by Rachel Parker

Collecting Colour in my Moodboard Book

What We Like About This Resource… “It’s really nice to see that although Rachel Parker works quite digitally, her process from the beginning is very tactile. Rachels books act as a really great source of inspiration, helping to break down the creative blocks that we all get from time to time. Having a sketchbook dedicated […]

Using a Viewfinder to Zoom In On Moodboards by Rachel Parker

Collecting Colour

What We Like About This Resource… “It’s great to see how a simple exercise such as colour collecting, which can be done in a classroom setting, is also used in a professional capacity. This gives the activity a clear context and purpose. It’s nice to see Rachel’s decisions being made in real time, it demonstrates […]

Fabric Inspired By Moodboar Collage by Rachel Parker

How Colour Collection Inspires My Work

“Rachel’s work is so vibrant and full of joy, it’s really exciting to see how she starts to form creative ideas around colour. Rachel highlights the importance of colour trends but also gives herself the opportunity to create her own trends which adds a level of playfulness and personality to her colour exploration. Seeing her […]

Finished Pattern Square By Rachel Parker

Creating Repeat Patterns With Rachel Parker

What We Like About This Resource… “This is a great activity for really tuning into colour and shape. The process is ultimately quite a refined one (ie making a pattern balanced and repeated ‘correctly’) – but there’s plenty of scope for exploring pattern in a more experiential way prior to the refinement page. Try one […]

Fabrics for Dashwood Studio by Rachel Parker

Which Artists: Rachel Parker

What We Like About This Resource “It’s really interesting to see the combination of hand and digital work in Rachel’s work, and particularly how her hand stitched embroidery is scanned before being used to create patterned products. We love that lots of Rachel’s work begins in sketchbooks and how this really underpins her creative process. […]

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