Bianca Stanton Illustrator & Pattern Designer

Whimsical illustrations and surface patterns for the baby, children's, stationery and homewares markets. Women's fashion prints. servicing Ballarat, Melbourne, Australia wide and international clients.

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Hi I'm Bianca, a surface pattern designer & illustrator based in Ballarat, Australia. I'm a mum to two boys, coffee drinker & love going for walks in nature. I have a love of creating whimsical designs inspired by nature & the world around me. My prints are full of cute animals, beautiful flowers and fun abstracts in softer playful colour palettes. Here you'll find a few musings, behind the scenes, updates & anything that I find inspirational or interesting.

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It's December already and the year has gone, but w

It's December already and the year has gone, but what better way to celebrate than with a month of Christmas patterns & illustrations.

I have this thing where once December has gone I don't want to see anything Christmas for anther 12 months. As we all know Christmas is a big seller & a wonderful addition to anyone's portfolio I thought why not do as many pieces as I can while we're in the season. Then I can just re-colour for 2025 at a later date! That's my plan & well see how far I get with it.

But today is @littleblackkatcreative
12 days of Christmas drawing challenge
Day 1 - partridge in a pear tree

I will be mixing and matching her prompts as there's everything from traditional themes to Aussie animals.

Also look out for Jehane's 12 days of Christmas as I've been working on these ones too!

Available for licensing

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This week I started planning for 2025. So far I ha

This week I started planning for 2025. So far I have one Goal – Draw and just enjoy it! No overthinking, no complications - just a simple draw and see where it goes. This is how I start years ago. Over time the joy of just being an artist has disappeared. Somehow it's been replaced with pressure to be better, find your style & be found by that art director. In some ways I feel like I've been trying to mould my art to fit into some impossible box. I'm eclectic in style and sometimes I just want to draw random things and use unexpected mediums. Next year I really just want to embrace this drawing whatever inspires me.

So next year is goodbye to complications & hello to drawing. I want to “Make art that brings joy” nothing more, nothing less.

When Mable Tan sent out an email last week with a simple prompt, I thought I'd give it a go. I followed her instructions and did the little brainstorm which I usually don't do for own work. The results actually surprised me. I have happy face apples, fun line work ones and another 7 ideas sketched out that I can go back to at a later date. But the two posted here, I think will make some fun patterns for @spoonflower. Who knows the cute apples mighty even make a cute kids art print.

Sometimes small things can set you on a different path. Simple instructions and basic ideas without pressure, can be more inspiring & lead to more creativity. Will I do all the prompts? I don't know, but I do know I will be thinking differently next time I sit down to draw.

In a sense this post is me letting go of unrealistic expectations, drawing from the heart, walking away from all the “rules” that we all seem to think we have to follow. It's the start for me drawing with no expectation other than to enjoy the process. And to hopefully full the world with beautiful art.

A is for Apple For @mabletandesigns weekly prompt.

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For all the makers & small businesses out there he

For all the makers & small businesses out there here is my new Christmas collections. You can purchase this collection on fabric locally in Australia through @clothcutsco
It is also available in my @spoonflower store.

If you would like to license any of my work please send me a DM. I'd love to have a chat to you about your business & how I can help with fun prints & illustrations.

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Saturday morning drawings. It’s absolutely miser

Saturday morning drawings. It’s absolutely miserable outside & what better way to spend the morning than drawing.

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Here's my entry for the @spoonflower preppy wallpa

Here's my entry for the @spoonflower preppy wallpaper challenge. this one was a little bit of fun & while I'm not 100% sure if I nailed "Preppy" I am very happy with the happy playful dapper zebras that came out of this challenge.

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This one is the start of my new Australian Christm

This one is the start of my new Australian Christmas pattern collection. I've got plans for a cockatoo, kangaroo & a few others. I'd love suggestions of what you would love to see.
This one will be available on @clothcutsco Soon.

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This cute little Pretzel pattern is perfect for a

This cute little Pretzel pattern is perfect for a PJ set or a fun stationery product. this happy little pretzel is hand drawn, fun & quirky.

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Here's my little entry for @littleblackkatcreative

Here's my little entry for @littleblackkatcreative Draw this in your own style. I loved doing this little illustration, I changed the colours to be a little bit more blue to match a little budgie I had as a teenager. He was the sweetest little bird with this amazing teal & aqua colouring along with the green back.

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