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The Nature of Wisdom
Surface Pattern Design Collection - November 2026
An original collection of six coordinating surface patterns exploring emotional resilience, inner balance, and the quiet wisdom found in nature.
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The Nature of Wisdom began as a personal exploration of emotional resilience, guided by a question: What does emotional resilience look like? Drawn to the symbolism of the owl, with its ability to see through darkness, and the moon as a source of light in the night, I began exploring these ideas through drawing. The golden spiral, a geometric form associated with the Fibonacci sequence, emerged at the heart of the collection's designs, connecting ancient symbolism with the proportions and patterns found throughout nature.
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Developed in response to P&B Textiles' Yesterday, Reimagined design brief, the collection draws inspiration from 1930s owl illustrations and traditional decorative motifs. Bringing together symbolic imagery, botanical forms, and geometric constructions, it offers a contemporary interpretation of these timeless influences.
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The collection is presented in two colorways, Moonlight and Twilight, each offering a distinct expression of its underlying themes of wisdom, inner balance, and resilience.
Moonlight
Twilight
From Relfection to Pattern
The collection began with pencil, compass, and ruler, exploring how geometric structures could give form to ideas of wisdom, balance, and resilience.
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Through constructions based on the golden rectangle, circles, and botanical forms, I explored the relationship between mathematical proportions and the organic patterns found throughout nature.
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These hand-drawn explorations, alongside studies of the owl, became the foundation for six coordinating patterns, bringing together geometric structure, symbolic imagery, and organic movement.
Art in Every Day Spaces
The Nature of Wisdom was submitted for consideration for P&B Textiles' Yesterday, Reimagined design brief through Pattern+ with Bonnie Christine. All product mockups are conceptual applications of the original designs.