Stirring

Something’s starting to move.

Stirring collection mood board - hand painted drop, sprig and crayon mark patterns in rust, oxblood, violet and mint on pale chalk and deep oxblood grounds, with wallpaper, pillow and bedding mockups and color swatches

Painted line · Painted in the studio in paint and crayon, then scanned and built into repeat. About the two lines →

Stirring started as a painting I made a few years ago and never stopped liking: a band of rust with small black trees across the top, and below it a pale scraped ground where painted drops hang on loose crayon threads. None of it is a real raindrop or a real tree. It’s paint that wanted to move.

So I took it apart. The drops, the crayon loops, the little trees and the ground itself all came off that painting and went back together in repeat. The scratches, the wobbly threads and the crayon skipping over the grain stayed in, because that’s where the movement lives.

Eight designs on two grounds: pale Chalk and deep Oxblood. Which way would you take it?

The eight

Every design repeats at ten inches. Click any one to see it bigger.

Stirring hero pattern - large hand painted drops in rust, oxblood and gold with violet and red crayon loops on a pale scraped chalk ground, 10 inch half-drop repeat
Hero · Chalk — Big drops and loose loops, all in motion.
Stirring tossed drops pattern - smaller hand painted rust and oxblood drops falling across a pale scraped chalk ground, 10 inch half-drop repeat
Tossed Drops · Chalk — The same drops, quieter.
Stirring drops on threads pattern - painted rust and oxblood drops hanging from looping violet crayon threads on a pale chalk ground, 10 inch half-drop repeat
Drops on Threads · Chalk — Closest to the painting.
Stirring sprigs pattern - small black tree sprigs and dotted vines tossed over a deep oxblood painted ground, 10 inch half-drop repeat
Sprigs · Oxblood — The little black trees from the top band.
Stirring crayon marks pattern - red crayon drop outlines, violet arrows and red dot clusters on a pale chalk ground, 10 inch half-drop repeat
Crayon Marks · Chalk — Outlines and arrows, small and light.
Stirring crayon marks pattern - chalk white drop outlines, arrows and dot clusters on a deep oxblood ground, 10 inch half-drop repeat
Crayon Marks · Oxblood — Chalk drawn on a dark wall.
Stirring painted ground texture - pale gray and mint scraped paint with flecks of rose, rust and crayon red, 10 inch half-drop repeat
Ground · Chalk — The painted ground on its own.
Stirring painted ground texture - deep oxblood and rust scraped paint with darker scratches and crayon marks, 10 inch half-drop repeat
Ground · Oxblood — The anchor of the collection.

On the wall, on the cloth

Flat squares don’t tell you how big a thing is. These do.

Stirring pattern collection mockups - throw pillow, folded fabric, bedding set, living room wallpaper on chalk and bathroom wallpaper on oxblood
A bed, a pillow, folded cloth and two walls, on Chalk and Oxblood.

Where to find it

Stirring is in the Shiny Designs shop on Spoonflower. See the whole collection on fabric, wallpaper and gift wrap, printed to order.

If you’re a buyer, a maker, or anyone who wants this collection on something, write to me here.

Shine your light!
Monette