We are thrilled to announce another prize for the winner of the Global Talent Search, which we are producing in association with Lilla Rogers Studio – one of the top art agencies in the world! Not only will they get represented by Lilla Rogers Studio for two years but they will win a host ofread more >>

As the grey skies fold back to reveal a swathe of blue, and as the sun comes out and the coats come off, it feels like change is in the air. And there is certainly a lot of change going on around here at DWYL HQ. We are putting the final touches to our brandread more >>

On Thursday we shared a new Do What You Love interview with Australian web designer Jo Klima (you can read it here). We also hosted a generous giveaway from Jo, who offered a free place on her upcoming (brilliant) e-course ‘Your Darling Blog‘, all about creating a ‘gorgeous new digital home for your blog’. Theread more >>

A huge thank you to the 600+ people who entered our birthday giveaways (and for your lovely birthday wishes)! It was so moving to hear all the stories of kindness shared as you nominated friends for the Bloom True giveaway, and to hear why the Make Art That Sells and Creative Spark giveaways could beread more >>

Today’s Do What You Love interview is with Tara Leaver, a self-taught artist exploring the exciting possibilities of paint from her home studio based in Brighton in the UK. I first met Tara when she came on the inaugural Do What You Love retreat back in 2011, and have been following her journey ever since.read more >>

Today’s extra special Do What You Love interview is with someone I hugely admire and have been working with behind-the-scenes for 18 months – Lilla Rogers, one of the top art agents in the world. Together we have created Make Art That Sells, PLUS a very special new project which launches next week (details revealedread more >>

Paper and illustration obsessive Clare Shields established stationery and homeware brand Lil3birdy in 2011.  Naïve in style, the products aim to stir up imagination and fun into the home.  All the designs started life from Clare’s London studio as ink drawings and are developed into a range of desirable products. Everything is manufactured in England andread more >>

  Rachael Taylor’s work on an iPhone case We are so thrilled to announce that Artscase will be joining us as one of our fabulous & industry leading contributors to the ‘The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design (the e-course)’! In Module 3 (which starts on Monday) our students will be able to take partread more >>

*** Today’s *shared story* comes from Sonam Sapra, a textile designer based in Fiji, who shares the truth about doing what you love can sometimes be hard work (but never hard) ***

Since we launched ‘The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design’ back in November 2011, we have been hearing more and more amazing success stories about our very talented students and graduates! We couldn’t be more proud & we love sharing their stories. We just heard that of the five finalists chosen for the ‘Ideal Home Wallpaper Designread more >>