I'm inspired by the world around me and in my home town of Ilfracombe in Devon, we are surrounded by nature and the sea. These cute puffins form part of a planned series of seabird illustrations.

Initially, I set out in Illustrator to create a set of three puffins that I could develop into colourful laser cut and etched wall plaques to make on my new diode laser. During the illustration process, I created additional elements to give my puffins a landscape to live in, which got me thinking about fabric patterns. So, I began exploring the process of making repeat patterns in Illustrator, more complex than it sounds – but totally fun to learn. Now I plan on turning my puffin patterns on fabric for furnishings too.

As you can see, the project grew beyond the original self-led brief and I found myself going down yet another creative path – an online shop. I now had to create product listings. So, I generated a series of product and lifestyle images using Photoshop and Illustrator to give the online customer a good experience and representation of my products. Seeing a product in the real world, without the event of a real photoshoot, means a customer can more easily visualise my puffins in their own home.

If you love my puffins as much as I do, they are available to purchase as a set on my online home decor and gift shop loverosie.com