Surface Pattern Design Portfolio By Maria Penela
A little something about me... My name is Maria Penela, a printmaker and designer from Spain, currently living in sunny California with my husband and two daughters, Lola and Ellie. My career started years ago while living in the country side of Spain I realized that I could express my deep connection to nature through art. Since then, I’ve earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and explored different disciplines and techniques across various cities and countries. Nowadays, my family and I call LA our home, and I continue to pour my heart and soul into my work as a printmaker and pattern designer. Whenever I’m not busy with work, you can usually spot me wandering around the neighborhood with the girls, searching for new inspiration for my designs.
Surface Pattern Design
The collection Seaside Meadows was inspired by the New York coastal area where my husband and I share a special connection. It was the first place we moved to when we left our old lives behind in Europe and embarked on a new beginning. Every time we wander through the woods, beaches, and meadows, we feel a deep connection with this place that is hard to put into words. My husband spent part of his childhood in a little house here that his late father purchased back in the 70s, and we are determined to recreate those sweet, joyful memories with our girls. We want to create new, happy memories that will attach their hearts to this place forever, just as ours have been. Each design in this collection reflects the natural beauty and charm of this coastal region, from the wildflowers that dot the meadows to the mushrooms hiding in the woods. As you explore this collection, I hope you will feel the same sense of joy and peace that I feel when I am here. May these designs bring a touch of the seaside meadows into your own home and heart, just as they have mine.
Seaside Meadows
Ever since my daughter came into this world, her universe has been my own, and with each passing day, it continues to expand. I’ve always been captivated by the simple pleasures that bring her joy—picking flowers, chasing birds, stargazing, or simply sitting at the marina, watching the boats and seals pass by. It’s those precious moments that I wanted to capture, so that she can cherish them forever.
Your universe
For me, every day is a new adventure, full of discovery and wonder, and it’s those little things that make her universe so unique and special. I hope this collection will evoke the same sense of joy and wonder in you, as it does in my daughter and me.
Sorry for taking your flowers Let me tell you the story behind my latest collection, “Sorry for taking your flowers,” which was truly a collaboration between my daughter Lola and me. During the first year of the pandemic, Lola and I would spend our days wandering around our neighborhood, admiring the stunning array of flowers and plants that adorned our neighbors’ backyards. Lola would pick her favorite flower of the day, and we would press them at home. Our home soon became filled with beautiful flowers, and I couldn’t resist the urge to start drawing them. Picking flowers and appreciating the beauty around us quickly became the highlight of our day. As time went on, we began to notice the unique textures and shapes of leaves, and they became a part of our collection as well. It was a true labor of love, and it all began with our daily adventures in the neighborhood. In the end, “Sorry I took your flowers” became a reflection of our shared appreciation for the beauty in the world around us, and a reminder to always find joy in the little things. In the end, “Sorry for taking your flowers” became a reflection of our shared appreciation for the beauty in the world around us, and a reminder to always find joy in the little things.
Stationary & Prints
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