Black Ground Design Tapestries

A very pretty and delicate layering of wildflowers strewn on a black ground, just like at summers end - perfect for spring and summer - folkloric and dramatic - as always all originally hand painted in watercolours by Mancunian designer Patricia Shea

For the guy or gal who doesn't want flowers.

What could be more colourful and uplifting than scintillating rainbow polka dot stripes with a daisy mandala - originally hand painted in watercolours by designer Patricia Shea

A very elegant and dynamic folkloric style lattice design reminiscent of Italian tiles and pretty millefiori flowers as always originally hand painted in watercolours by Manchester designer Patricia Shea.

A very elegant and decorative folkloric motif - as always originally hand painted in watercolours by Manchester designer Patricia Shea

An elegant oversized simple stripe in my Fantasty Damask series - as ever originally hand painted in watercolours by Manchester designer Patricia Shea

A candyland wonderment of geometric shapes atop a rainbow watercolour plaid repeat. A dynamic, fun and happy design. Originally hand painted in watercolour on paper by surface designer Patricia Shea - who, as you've probably guessed - loves bright colours and exuberant patterns!

A candy coloured wonderland of twirling geometric shapes in a dynamic, fun and happy repeating pattern. Originally hand painted in watercolour on paper by surface designer Patricia Shea - who, as you've probably guessed - loves bright colours!

A candyland wonderment of geometric shapes atop a rainbow watercolour plaid repeat. A dynamic, fun and happy design. Originally hand painted in watercolour on paper by surface designer Patricia Shea - who, as you've probably guessed - loves bright colours and exuberant patterns!

An elegant and decorative folkloric style flower pattern in an horizontal stripe - pretty, charming and retro - as ever originally hand painted in watercolours by Manchester designer Patricia Shea

A candy coloured wonderland of dynamic geometric shapes - originally hand painted in watercolour on paper by Manchester surface designer Patricia Shea

A stunning, elegant watercolour illustration of a lovely wild orange daylily - created by hand on paper by surface designer Patricia Shea.

A beautiful, folkloric update to my Millefirori Floral - this time with the addition of a Celtic/Mandarin style central motif - as always originally hand painted in watercolours by designer Patricia Shea

A pretty and delicate circlet of blossoms on a dramatic black ground - all originally hand painted in watercolour on paper.

An elegant and pretty design in a striking folkloric pattern of millefiori floral pinwheels - originally hand painted in watercolour on paper by Manchester designer Patricia Shea

Candy Rainbow Polka Dots with a pretty sugar bright pastels mandala overlaid – all originally hand painted in watercolours by designer Patricia Shea. Available in two scales - this is the smaller scale.

A pretty folkloric, boho chic floral pattern arranged as a parterre garden - a level space in a garden occupied by an ornamental arrangement of flower beds. Has a very folk art embroidery look too. All elements were originally hand painted in watercolours by designer Patricia Shea

Millefiori means a thousand flowers in Italian, thus an apropos name for this wonderfully elaborate folkloric pattern of watercolour flowers woven into a pretty textile repeat - reminiscent of Romany design, bohemian boho chic and elegant. Another dynamic design confection created by hand by surface designer Patricia Shea

Millefiori means a thousand flowers in Italian, thus an apropos name for this wonderfully elaborate folkloric pattern of watercolour flowers woven into a pretty textile repeat - reminiscent of Romany design, bohemian boho chic, and folkloric elegance. Another dynamic design confection created by hand by surface designer Patricia Shea.

A romantic Millefiori flower crown design - decorative, pretty and feminine, and harkens to the beautiful designs of folkloric Europe. Another dynamic design confection created by hand in watercolours by Manchester designer Patricia Shea

Millefiori means a thousand flowers in Italian, thus an apropos name for this wonderfully elaborate folkloric striped pattern of watercolour flowers woven into a pretty textile repeat - reminiscent of Romany design, bohemian boho chic, and folkloric elegance.

Candy Rainbow Polka Dots with a pretty sugar bright pastels mandala overlaid - all originally hand painted in watercolours by designer Patricia Shea

A colourful flurry of rainbow confetti dots and geometric watercolour mandalas combine to create a dynamic and exuberant allover party pattern. Originally hand painted in watercolours by Manchester designer Patricia Shea.

Suzani is a type of embroidered and decorative tribal textile made in Central Asian countries. This pattern is an homage to that style. I have used my basic Suzani motif and reconfigured it to create a decorative horizontal stripe. Elaborate, geometric and pretty in bright pastel colours on an elegant white ground.

Passementerie is decorative trimming such as tassels, braid, and fringing, used on furniture and clothing and this design is a maximalist version of that - originally hand painted in watercolours by Manchester designer Patricia Shea

An elaborate and exuberant combination of layering patterns - Bijoux Mandala over Gothic Revival Star Pattern result in the feel of Ancient Egyptian style. Two pf my textile patterns in a mix and match styling that harkens to tile floors and mosaic - all originally hand painted in watercolour on paper by surface designer Patricia Shea.

A pretty retro look botanical strawberries design - as always originally hand painted in watercolour on paper by Manchester designer Patricia Shea

A pretty millefiori (thousand flowers) ditsy pattern of stylized watercolor flowers. Designed into a repeat textile pattern. Originally hand painted in watercolor on paper by surface designer, Patricia Shea

Another in my Milllefiori Floral boho chic series - this time the pretty pink watercolour flower designed into a unique placement print with a decorative boho motif border.

A crisp and clean, fresh as a daisy chintz style pattern inspired by a Japanese Garden Beautifully hand painted in watercolour on paper by surface designer Patricia Shea. Another in my Kimono Bouquet series of romantic florals.

This is what I like. The rhythm of the rain, the smell of the earth, the feel of the ground. Sand After Rain is an analogue soundscape for your inner being.

A fun and colourful, geometric, abstract rainbow motif that just shouts Party! Originally hand painted in watercolours on paper by designer Patricia Shea

A lattice version of my Millefiori Floral Design Confection. A pretty and delicate allover textile print all originally hand painted in watercolour on paper by surface designer Patricia Shea

A dramatic, colourful design created from various of my Elizabethan motifs - evocative of medieval tapestries, and architectural tracery patterning. As always alloriginally hand painted in watercolours by designer Patricia Shea.

A delicate and dramatic mandala sunburst stripe, reminiscent of jewels and trinkets, or in French 'bijoux'. The repeat scintillates with prettiness and energy and is a combination of two of the motifs from my original Suzani Mandala. Originally hand painted in watercolours on paper by surface designer Patricia Shea.

Another in my series of Swedish Folkloric inspired patterns. Ombre birds in blue, red and white with stylized flowers on a dramatic black ground are designed to create a charming and pretty lattice pattern. This was originally hand painted in watercolours by Patricia Shea