Sara Cartmell is a UK-based surface pattern designer and illustrator creating colourful, bold, and uplifting work for licensing and collaboration. She maintains a fabric shop on Spoonflower and is open to licensing inquiries.
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Sara Cartmell is a UK-based surface pattern designer and illustrator creating colourful, bold, and uplifting work for licensing and collaboration. She maintains a fabric shop on Spoonflower and is open to licensing inquiries. Her work draws on travel, nature, and everyday observation, using a mixed practice of digital and traditional techniques.
Vibrant, high-colour compositions with a textured, playful character. The portfolio features a range of botanical, freely illustrated, and travel-inspired patterns - bold and uplifting in palette and mood. Website meta confirms: "colourful, bold and uplifting artwork inspired by her travels and nature."
Mixed practice: hand-drawing directly in Procreate, painting, and flower pressing. Experiments regularly with new styles, methods, and media as part of her daily practice. Digital and traditional techniques are combined depending on the project.
Pattern licensing and collaboration. Fabric designs sold through Spoonflower (design-on-demand). The portfolio features application across home and lifestyle products. Stationery and home decor markets align with her stated interests.
UK-based independent studio practice. Developed a varied portfolio across pattern design and illustration, building a commercial presence through Spoonflower and direct licensing inquiries. Maintains an active creative practice with regular experimentation across media and technique.
The portfolio features colourful, nature and travel-inspired patterns - botanical, textured, and freely illustrated compositions. Placement selections suggest application on home decor and lifestyle products. A broad, versatile library suited to stationery, fabric, and home markets.
Sara Cartmell is a UK-based surface pattern designer and illustrator creating colourful, bold, and uplifting work for licensing and collaboration. She maintains a fabric shop on Spoonflower and is open to licensing inquiries.
Style and Aesthetic Vibrant, high-colour compositions with a textured, playful character. The portfolio features a range of botanical, freely illustrated, and travel-inspired patterns - bold and uplifting in palette and mood. "
Pattern Focus The portfolio features colourful, nature and travel-inspired patterns - botanical, textured, and freely illustrated compositions. Placement selections suggest application on home decor and lifestyle products. A broad, versatile library suited to stationery, fabric, and home markets.
Markets and Clients Pattern licensing and collaboration. Fabric designs sold through Spoonflower (design-on-demand). The portfolio features application across home and lifestyle products. Stationery and home decor markets align with her stated interests.
Techniques and Tools Mixed practice: hand-drawing directly in Procreate, painting, and flower pressing. Experiments regularly with new styles, methods, and media as part of her daily practice. Digital and traditional techniques are combined depending on the project.
Use the contact links on this profile to reach Sara Cartmell directly about your brief, timeline and budget.
Career Path UK-based independent studio practice. Developed a varied portfolio across pattern design and illustration, building a commercial presence through Spoonflower and direct licensing inquiries. Maintains an active creative practice with regular experimentation across media and technique.
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