Natalie Ratcliffe

Natalie Ratcliffe is a Surface Pattern Designer and Printmaker who has recently gained a First Class Honours degree in Printed Textiles and Surface Pattern Design from Leeds College of Art. She specialises in surface pattern design for wallpaper, home ware and furnishings aiming to create refreshing designs that have a hand-finished quality. Her approach is experimental, playful and often explores a range of multimedia processes. Her approach is experimental, playful and often explores a range of multimedia processes.

I really like these designs and I think the silhouette style of the leaves on the partially coloured background makes the designs really eye-catching.

I would like to use the idea of leaf patterns in my work as I love the variety of trees with the different types of leaves that we get in Scotland.