Lysa Flower's Daily Designer Diary : : Do you need some Sunshine Inn too?

 

Each print I make starts with pen and ink drawings. Those get scanned in and become digital prints (of course I’m oversimplifying. How to draw an owl: draw one circle, then three circles and then finish the owl!)

My Sunshine Inn collection was designed in 2021 when we were all in some form of lock down. By then the world, including myself, was itching from cabin fever.

Instead of going on a holiday I scrolled on Instagram.

I saw this post by @modernjunecleaver when she visited Universal Cabana Bay Beach Resort

Rather than floating off to a resort,

I floated off in my imagination on a 60’s inspired resort holiday!

Think of The Marvelous Mrs Maisel goes to Orlando.

My Sunshine Inn collection was licenced by Paintbrush Studio Fabrics.

The fabric was made into quilts…

kid’s clothes…

adult apparel, bags, pillows… you name it!

Then, it became the back drop for my first ever mural, for DRESSEW, in 2023! DREAM COME TRUE!

While my Sunshine Inn collection has had a pretty spectacular ride, I’m dreaming of licencing it for stationary or party products.

Sometimes we get too close to our work and it’s hard to see the obvious options.

So, I’m here to ask your advice. What else can you imagine these designs on? Is there a brand you know of that would look fantastic in these prints?

… I’m asking for a friend. *wink!