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.

Top 6% for War of the Roses

1st Place for Groundhog Day Damask!

Serenity Shade Garden

Top 7% in Surrealism Challenge!

Don’t forget your booties, it’s Groundhog Day!

36th Place for Apricity Challenge!

Surrealist Treehouses

Winter Wander

Top 13% for Intangible Mushrooms!

Mockup of tote bag made from patterned fabric.

East Fork Fall Palette

Intangible Magic

Placed #38 for Thistle Be Awesome!

Witty Wordplay Challenge

Mother Hen with 12 eggs calendar, framed and being held by a person wearing a coat.

Top 12% for Mother Hen

Wisco Old Fashioned drink recipe framed and pictured with holiday decor.

Wisco Old Fashioned

Mother Hen with 12 eggs calendar, framed in a kitchen.

2024 Calendar Challenge

Classic Cartography Challenge

Top 6% for Lake Caribou!

Top 5% for Whimsigothic!

Lake Life Challenge

Whimsigothic Challenge

Vintage Sportswear Challenge

Scarlet Ibis Damask

Top 13% for Tiki Surf Dream!

Tiki Surf Dreams

16th Place for Mega Maxi Poppies!

Pantone Green Poppies!

Top 25% for Cute Kids!

Creepy Circus Tote Bag

Cute Cuter Cutest!

Top 12% for Birds of Paradise!

14th Place for Moonglow Mushrooms!

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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