Color and pattern are very interesting things especially when it comes to home décor. For many people, decorating with neutral, muted colors and minimal patterns provides a calming space free of the visual noise of everyday life. For others, like me, such an environment actually creates a lot of stress as the lack of color and pattern feels harsh, sterile, and completely uninviting. It’s like being utterly exposed in the hot, dry, unforgiving desert with no shade in sight. A quick perusal of magazines, showrooms, and store fronts suggests that most people do prefer a quietly subtle and refined color…

Hello and welcome to Critter and Bloom! My name is Linda, and this is the place where I hope I can bring a little joy into your life with my playful and colorful drawings and patterns. If you love bright colors, beautiful flowers, and cute critters, then this is the place for you! I am not a trained artist or an especially talented designer, but I do love to draw, and I’ve never met a craft I didn’t like. It has always shocked me when people ask for my work, but my little doodles and my various craft projects really…