Hello, I’m Rachael

I am an Australian Surface Pattern Designer living in sunny Brisbane, Queensland. I am a full time surface designer, author, teacher and mentor in this space. If you are looking to collaborate or enquire about licensing, please reach out

Surface Pattern Designer & Watercolour Artist

I paint original artworks that become repeat patterns for print on demand companies prints for Greeting Card companies

I am the author of two books that explore the art and design of Australian Surface Designers

Author of Pattern Pulse Volumes 1 & 2

I am a passionate knowledge sharer! I offer teaching at Art retreats, workshops plus one-on-one coaching for skill and business development. I am also a teacher on international platform, Skillshare

Teacher and Mentor

Ready to ship products featuring my designs

Bright & joyful prints on fabric, earrings and greeting cards

What’s happening on my instagram?

A delightful quote prompt from #wordsandwildflowers I am experimenting with using my own hand lettering and I think I like my quirkiness. Using ink and nib gets some great results. Watercolour flowers using #kuretakewatercolors #handletteringpracti
Getting excited about my deomonstratin at SPOTLIGHT LOGAN HYPERDOME CREATIVE (Brisbane) tomorrow form 11am to 1pm! Come along and watch me play Liquitex acrylic paints, inks and mediums on a lovely big canvas. If you are in the area, I would love to
Watch the reel on my feed to see how I took a @kmartaus chair to this gorgeousness!! #kmarthacks #kmartlovers #kmarthome #australianfabricdesigner #australianwatercolourartist #birdfabric #interiorideas PEACOCK DAMASK print available to buy through @
Needed a pattern repeat fix! some cute little underwater motifs painted in Gouache then scanned, cleaned up and made into a half drop diamond repeat. I used @adobefirefly to generate the image for me, masked out the shorts, and overlayed the print. P
I love getting a notification that I have sold my print on a product! WATERCOLOUR CIRCLES is being printed onto fabric then made up into a table runner right now by @spoonflower for a their colour loving customer. What a wonderful thing Print on Dem