Our Artists
Meet our fabric designers and artists. Discover the inspiration, techniques, and stories behind the unique prints featured in our collections.
We are honoured to support our talented artists by turning their stunning designs into fabric. Find out more about some of our designers below.
Pattern Play Studio
Julie Harrison is a designer who creates beautiful print designs under her brand, Pattern Play Studio. Julie has a love of florals and bright, happy colour palettes. She enjoys creating her artwork using traditional watercolour and gouache paints, marker pen drawings, digitally illustrating on her iPad, or developing designs in Adobe Illustrator. An established artist in the Australian Surface Pattern design industry, Julie’s prints are sought after by the sewing and maker community. When she’s not in her little studio creating her gorgeous artwork, she’s most likely busy - head in the clouds - dreaming of a travel escape to London or anywhere in Italy.
Kasey Rainbow
Kasey Rainbow is a neurodivergent artist whose passion for vibrant, fun patterns (and a love of leopard print!) define her creative journey. She has been creating full time since 2020, collaborating with some of the country’s most exciting clothing, homewares and accessories brands as well as running her own successful business. Kasey is known for her unique style that oozes personality and radiates happiness, as well as her passionate advocacy for mental health. As someone who has lived with mental illness since the age of 18, she now channels her inner kaleidoscope to battle the darkness within and to help herself (and others), live bright!
Rachael King
Rachael King is a surface designer, mentor and author. Rachael gained a diploma in graphic design and used her newfound skills to bring her artwork to life in repeat patterns, a long-held obsession since childhood. She was represented at Surtex 2017 New York, and from there has been incredibly fortunate to have fabric collections with Spotlight, alongside being a licenced artist for John Sands Cards and author of Pattern Pulse Vol 1 & 2 (featuring 200Australian Surface Designers) books that has been bought by art lovers the world over. Current projects include teaching, releasing a quilting collection and building a range of fabrics and products in a local store.
“I love painting in watercolour and bringing my florals and motifs into Photoshop to create vibrant designs. I am a passionate knowledge sharer offering teaching retreats, workshops, one on one coaching and business skill development.”
Jac Slade
Jacqui Slade is a surface pattern designer from Sydney, Australia. She grew up surrounded with art, sewing and baking and can’t remember ever not drawing or playing with colour, books and beautiful stationery. She loves sketching flowers, rainbows, birds, and animals and turning them into groovy retro bohemian styled patterns. Jac is totally obsessed with vintage designs, wallpaper, textiles and all things floral and loves to create with paint, pens, markers on her iPad. Most days you’ll find her in her home studio, cup of tea in hand, designing and illustrating.
Rebel Challenger
Rebel is an artist and wildlife carer who lives on a leafy acreage property near Brisbane. Her fabrics are colourful and quirky and inspired mostly by animals. Rebel also illustrates children’s books and works as an art director in the news media. Any spare time is spent gazing at her per chickens and attempting to be a flower farmer.
