Jess Butteriss
Textiles
Specialising in printed textiles, my work explores the natural world through detailed hand-drawn imagery, developed both digitally and in the print room to create a series of surface pattern designs suitable for interior application.
Final year project
Piece of Paradise
Screen Printed Designs
Developed from hand-drawn imagery this half-drop repeat is printed on hand-dyed Egyptian Cotton (Left) and on a Linen Cotton mix donated from Standfast & Barracks (Right), both screen printed with pigment.
Close up
A careful blend of colour, dyed by hand to create an ombre background for screen printed design.
'Vines of the Understory'
'Vines of the Understory' is a half-drop repeat print based on hand-drawn imagery of passionflowers, butterflies and leafy vines. Screen printed on a linen-cotton mix, this print is designed for upholstery, pictured here as a curtain.
Digital Print
This digitally developed print is inspired by the tropical climate of the Amazon Rainforest where it rains daily. From my own photography combined with silhouette drawings of carefully observed Amazonian insects and reptiles, this print offers a contrast to the detailed hand-drawn aspect of my other designs.
Cyanotype Experiments
Throughout my project, I have experimented with cyanotypes and developed them digitally to add depth to my designs.
Selection of screen prints
King of the Jungle
Pencil drawn portrait of a Jaguar featured in one of my statement prints 'King of the Jungle'
Studio Space
Studio space featuring a range of pencil, fine-line and silhouette drawings that form the basis of my collection.
Jess Butteriss
Final year project
Piece of Paradise
Work Experience
Bay and Brown
During my placement year, I interned with Bay and Brown, a design studio in London. Over the course of my internship, I was able to develop my drawing and painting skills with new styles and approaches and mediums.
As a member of the design team, I created delicate motifs for repeat patterns, sourced imagery for inspiration and
developed a careful consideration for composition.