Hello and Welcome!

I’m Skye McNeill, a textile and surface pattern designer, artist and daydreamer based in the beautiful Pacific Northwest US. I create fresh, whimsical work inspired by nature, travel and storytelling. I want to help bring more joy, curiosity and compassion to your daily life through the items you choose to wear and have around you.

I’m hugely influenced by nature and the outdoors, from the animals in my backyard, to exotic plants and birds I see while traveling, to a deep love of the sea.

As a child I always knew I would be an artist. While I flirted with several other paths, including veterinarian, marine biologist or botanist, I always came back to creating things with my hands. At school I took classes in everything from experimental music to archaeology but painting and printmaking were always at the heart of it and I received a degree in Studio Arts from Bard College. A decade later I added an MFA in Graphic Design from MICA (The Maryland Institute College of Art) with a thesis in surface design and small business.

Prior to starting my studio I followed my loves for fashion, books and fabric through in-house jobs as a Product Graphic Designer for Nike, Senior Book Designer at Timber Press and Catalog Director at Connecting Threads, as well as numerous and varied freelance opportunities. I now work across multiple mediums, especially gouache and acrylic painting, block printing, digital illustration, and any random thing that will make a good texture!

Surface pattern design has given me a unique venue to celebrate the beauty of the natural world and be part of a rising tide of change in an industry that historically has done a lot of environmental damage. While I love making bright and fun prints that are full of whimsy, my underlying message is about honoring and protecting the amazing animals, plants and waters of this earth.By staying curious and open to the wonder around us, and by treating each other and the world with more kindness, we may still have hope of protecting what we have.

Thanks for visiting!