Studio Notes

This is where I keep track of the good stuff: new patterns, new licenses, new reasons to keep pushing. 

Citibin wrapped in a hand-drawn illustration of pink coneflowers and butterflies on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago, beneath the elevated train tracks.

Hand-drawn, curbside

Most of my work lives on fabric and wallpaper. Now four of my wildflower illustrations are out on the sidewalks of Lincoln Park in Chicago, getting rained on, leaned against, and walked past by an entire neighborhood.

Textured & Tonal

Dotty Won 30th Place!

3×3 Design Challenge

Moonglow Mushrooms Tote

18th Place for Octopus’s Garden!

Mockup as wallpaper at a cafe.

Treat Yourself Challenge

53rd place for Moroccan Zig Zag! Thank you!

Yay 53rd Place!

Beachy Vibes

34th Place in the Leap Frog Challenge for my "Louisiana Bullfrog Fete" design. Thank you!

34th Place for Louisiana Bullfrog Fête!

Bearded African American man in his 30s with big smile and arms raised in dance, wearing a short sleeve button down shirt featuring the "Moroccan Zig Zag" pattern

Warm Minimalism

Interior scene mockup displaying Louisiana Bullfrog Fete wallpaper.

Leap Year Leap Frog Challenge

Mockup of party preparations in the snow, the foreground features an open cooler with beers, the cooler is printed with the groundhog day damask print.

It’s still once a year, isn’t it?

The Great Outdoors

Mermaid with hands in the "ohm" position for meditation and a smile, positioned against a large clam shell.

Doodle A Day Continues

Ornate genie lamp with a mist emanating revealing an adorable tabby kitten with bright blue eyes waving hello.

Kittens and Kitchens

Crafty Parrott Designs

55th Place for Welcome Home Bouquet

Creepy Goth Halloween

Tall tower of balanced rocks surrounded by two rings of placed rocks, with a crow perched at the top.

Rock Star Wings

Court Sports Challenge

Lively illustration in purple tones, close up of mums with a smiling moon overhead.

Mushrooms and Moonlit Gardens

Mason jar full of purple flowers and surrounded by yellow moths.

Keys and Wildflowers

Groundhog Day Tote Bag

Framed portrait of an anthropomorphic cat wearing a dapper suit with a boutonniere.

Incantations and Victorian Cats

Celestial sun with a big smile and rosy cheeks against a starry sky.

Celestial Skies and Hidden Cabinets

#78 for Color of the Year Challenge!

Decorative bottle of mystical potion in purple and blue tones, etched with the evil eye and a five pointed star, surrounded by thorny vines and flowers.

Talismans and Fairies

Decorative moth in purples and pinks, surrounded by frongds and curlicues.

Enchanted Moths and Magical Forests

Quiet scene with tudor style cottage with thatched roof, dormers and stone walls. In the foreground is a stone path, window boxes and red flowers.

Doodle-a-Day January

Top 9% for the Foxes!

Peach Fuzz

Block Print Challenge

Where to buy

Model carrying the tote on her shoulder.

Ro Carr Printed Products

Totes, aprons, tablecloths, placemats, tees, journals, and whatever else I couldn’t resist putting a pattern on. Every design is hand-drawn by me and printed on finished goods, ready to use the day it arrives.

Fabrics & Wallpapers

If you’d rather make something yourself, my full pattern library lives on Spoonflower. Order fabric by the yard, wallpaper, and home decor in hundreds of designs, including most of the challenge entries you just scrolled past.

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