“Joshua Tree Toile Coyote Moon” surface pattern product mockup: Bedroom decor, wallpaper, curtains, lampshade, wall art, pillows, throw pillows, sheets, and duvet blankets.
Joshua Tree Roadrunner Sunset
Pen and ink, especially sepia India ink, is one of my favorite mediums for sketching. These Joshua Tree scenes are transformed into 18th Century French toiles, but instead of European pastoral scenes in pink or blue, these designs celebrate the landscapes of the southern California desert, in this case Joshua Tree. Other beautiful deserts that have influenced me include Palm Springs, Borrego Springs, Mojave, and Death Valley.
I visit Palm Springs regularly and we always see the fleeting roadrunner which is featured in my sunset-scape “Joshua Tree Roadrunner Sunset.”
“Joshua Tree Roadrunner Sunset”, (2023) Dip pen and sepia India ink on hotpress watercolor paper, 12” x 9”.
“Joshua Tree Roadrunner Sunset” surface pattern design product mockup of stationery notecard set with toile envelope and Roadrunner painting greeting card accented with gold foil.
“Joshua Tree stripes” surface pattern fabric sample
“Joshua Tree Roadrunner Sunset Toile” surface pattern fabric sample
Joshua Tree Coyote Moon
Every night we are serenaded by coyote packs that live throughout Fallbrook as they do all over the American southwest. What used to terrify me as a child now comforts me, feeling the visceral presence of native life coming through the dark night. Metaphors!
“Joshua Tree Coyote Moon” features a howling coyote in the foreground with their pack member in the distance under a crescent moon and stars adjacent to a traditional adobe dwelling. Any number of my ancestors could have lived in this hut, harvesting agave, drying ristras of chili peppers.
“Joshua Tree Coyote Moon”, (2023) Dip pen and sepia India ink on hotpress watercolor paper, 12” x 9”.
“Coyote Moon” surface pattern product mockup of dinnerware set including dinner and salad plate in toile and polka patterns, placemat and napkins.
“Joshua Tree Coyote Moon Toile Polka” surface pattern fabric sample
“Joshua Tree Coyote Moon Toile” surface pattern fabric sample
“Joshua Tree stripes” surface pattern fabric sample
Joshua Tree Saguaro Owl
The third toile pattern in this collection features a flying owl with lizard in its beak and various cacti and succulents.
Joshua Tree Saguaro Owl Toile surface pattern fabric sample in beige and sepia brown.
“Joshua Tree Agave Owl Toile Polka” surface pattern fabric sample
Iconography
Pieces of these toiles are redesigned as wall art, dinnerware, and metal garden signs.
“Joshua Tree Toile Coyote Moon” surface pattern product mockup: Rusted iron wall art
Joshua Tree bandana designed for 2 color screen printing on beige background featuring roadrunners and a Joshua trees medallion.
Hand drawn pen and ink agave plant, freshly harvested, framed and matted.
The Joshua Tree Toiles collection features hand drawn pen and ink scenes of roadrunners, coyotes, and owls in the desert landscape of Joshua Tree National Park. These India ink sketches are then transformed into traditional toile patterns that can be used to design everything from fabric to ceramics to paper products.
Kitchen and Dining
“Joshua Tree Toile Coyote Moon” surface pattern product mockup: dinner ware and linens.
“Joshua Tree Toile Coyote Moon” surface pattern product mockup: dinner ware and linens.
Joshua tree surface pattern design of dinnerware, linens, platters, and striped tablecloth in beige, tan, and brown
Joshua Tree surface pattern design product mockup of tea towels in beige, tan, and brown hanging on a rack over 1970s yellow ocher vintage tiles.
Joshua tree surface pattern design of dinnerware, linens, platters, and striped tablecloth in beige, tan, and brown and coordinating aprons
Joshua tree surface pattern design of cotton aprons in beige, tan, and brown
“Joshua Tree Toile Roadrunner Sunset” surface pattern product mockup: ceramic mug and gift box
“Joshua Tree Toile Coyote Moon” surface pattern product mockup: Ceramic mug and gift box.
Joshua Tree toile surface pattern product mockup of framed art, striped folded linens, velvet pillows, and dinnerware sets
