Surface Pattern Design

Original art. Colorful possibilities.

Square bundle of bright floral fabric tied with cream Clothworks ribbon.

Stack of folded fabrics with colorful floral and coordinating prints, tied with cream ribbon.

Colorful floral and coordinating fabric strips fanned around a roll, with a smaller ribbon-tied roll in front.

Rolled strips of colorful floral fabric tied with cream ribbon and a turquoise-edged tag.

Our love of color doesn’t stop at the edge of a canvas. We transform our original paintings into surface pattern designs that bring flowers, expressive marks, and vibrant color to fabric, wallpaper, and everyday objects.

Through The Artwerks, explore how our paintings, drawings, and collages can take on a new life as repeating patterns. From a small sewing project to a room filled with color, these designs offer another way to enjoy art beyond just hanging on the wall.

Colorful floral artwork with pink, blue and white flowers displayed beside painted multicolor stripes in the studio. — Painted florals and colorful stripes in the studio, where our pattern designs begin.

From original artwork to repeating patterns

Our surface pattern designs begin with own hand painted artwork. Painted flowers, botanical details, and abstract elements become the starting points for patterns, with color, scale, and arrangement shaping the finished design.

It’s a connection between two parts of our creative practice: the freedom of making original art and the possibilities of seeing that art become something you can wear, use, or live with. We work with our design clients from concept, through the stages of creating original art, all the way to delivering finished final design files for production.

We can assist you with creating different color stories, color reduction depending on your method of production, and creating coordinates to pull the entire look together!

Digital workspace showing floral outline patterns in purple, orange, lime, blue and pink alongside colorful botanical pattern variations. — Creating design collections: Exploring digital colorways and coordinating patterns: from delicate floral outlines to bold botanical designs.

Fabric squares arranged in a fan around a ribbon-tied floral bundle, showing bright flowers, leaves, watercolor textures and floral outlines. — From painted details to printed fabric: A collection of colorful florals, leafy motifs and coordinating textures.

Take a look at our latest brand book:

View our design portfolio (PDF, 6.9 MB, opens in a new tab)

Explore a selection of our artwork and surface pattern designs in our portfolio PDF.

Art licensing inquiries

Interested in licensing our artwork or surface pattern designs for your products? Register or sign in at The Artwerks Design Studio to view our full portfolio, sales sheets and our licensing agent’s contact information:

Explore our licensing portfolio

For inquiries, you can also email us with your company details, product ideas and project timeline: