It Will Never Get Old

I was fortunate enough to share one of the most exciting experiences with my friends the other weekend. Now, this may not seem a lot to some of you, but to me it meant the world. I got to see my wallpaper, on a wall, outside of the shop it’s sold at, in a public place for the first time. Ornithology has been available to buy for the past three years, and continues to be a bestseller, but after selling the design before I graduated from university, it is something I have not seen in the flesh, besides the one my family bought for me as a memento. That roll will eventually make it onto my walls at home - I’ve been saying that for the past year now and still haven’t done it! I think the way I saw it, and the reaction from my friends, made it such an incredible experience that I welled up with joy. Friends have sent me pictures of it when they have seen it out and about, and even in families’ homes, but seeing it out there first hand, over such a vast space was just mind blowing.

Finishing a Textile Design degree meant that one day I hoped (and dreamt about) seeing my designs on products out there in the world, but seeing something I am so proud of, and it being the first design sold, just made me so overjoyed, that I could never express it properly in words. The hours spent putting the detail into the design, and the joy I got from it cannot be described in words. This print was my kid that I nurtured in my final year of uni, and released into the world, and it means more to me than just birds, branches and florals.

Seeing my designs out there never gets old. It never will. The excitement and elation is something that will never fade, as it has been a dream of mine ever since I chose my degree, to bring my designs into life by placing them on products that people use. Hence why I started the hashtag #zoemuslin after launching my muslin collection. That way I can see where the products go, and how they are used in people’s lives. For me, it is not primarily a promotional tool, but so that I can be excited about what I have created and know that the ideas that have been running around my mind are in people’s lives, and are not just left on paper for good. I cannot tell you how big a smile I get from a post sent to me with a photo of my products in use, or a lovely comment about the designs. It gets me so excited to show you the next step coming from my studio, that I have to contain myself from sharing new designs before it’s ready.
So, thank you, for all your kind words and positivity. Please do continue to share your comments and pics of my muslins, as I cannot tell you how much it makes my day!

Ornithology, available at B&Q, under Holder Decor