Hand-Painted Textiles: A Practical Guide to the Art of Painting on Fabric
Fabrics bring colour and vibrance to our lives, adding inventiveness and charm to both our clothes and our domestic interiors.
In this book, lifelong textile designer Sarah Campbell takes you through her world of pattern and colour to uncover the joys of design from dots, stripes and checks to more surprising decorative solutions. Beautifully illustrated with Sarah's colourful and internationally acclaimed work, her fabric designs show the comforting rhythm and universal language of pattern.
The Collier Campbell Archive
Commissioned by Ilex Press, a definitive and magnificent book chronicling the work and lives of Susan Collier and Sarah Campbell by Emma Shackleton and Sarah Campbell, 2012
The Collier Campbell Archive - Special Edition
A special edition of 120 books, each hand-bound in an original Collier Campbell fabric, numbered and signed by Sarah Campbell.
DAILIES
My personal visual journal of 2019 - all 365 days, page by page in true colour; paintings, drawings, sketches on fabrics, papers, cardboard, till receipts, ipad… Buy here.
THE ART OF PATTERN
This hard-back book celebrates the design work Susan and Sarah did for Liberty of London Prints, 1961-1977. Though small it is sumptuously illustrated in full colour on every page… Buy here.
STUDIO
A new book by Sally Coulthard looking at creative spaces for creative people –including me! Published by Jaqui Small.
SPECTRUM: Herritage Patterns & Colours
This simply structured and highly original book analyses the palettes that have been used by designers in the creation of furnishing fabrics and wallpapers from the 15th century to the present. Buy here.
100 Leading Ladies
Featured in Nancy Honey's beautiful book of portraits and interviews with influential senior women, 2014
100 Years of Colour
Katie Greenwood's book illustrates each year of the 20th century with a different colour palette and image – we are 1983!
V&A Pattern: Modern British Desigers
Published in 2012 to celebrate British Design at the V&A, Modern British Designers traces the past 50years of creative genius and innovation in British design, highlighting such designers as Terence Conran... buy here
V&A Pattern: Liberty & Co.
Published in 2012 to celebrate British Design at the V&A, Liberty & Co. charts the development of a legendary company through its textile designs, from its beginnings in the Aesthetic movement... buy here
The V&A Museum's Textile Collection
Featured in this iconic book about British Textile Design from 1940 to the Present Day, by Ngozi Ikoku, which covers the history of British textile design held in the collection of the V&A Museum, 1999
Textiles: The Art of Mankind
Included in Mary Schoeser's magnificent book celebrating textiles of all sorts and provenances, 2012.
Textile Classics
We’re well represented in the ‘Modern Motifs’ section of this comprehensive book about furnishing fabrics by Melanie Paine, 1990.
““I cannot think of a better artist than Sarah Campbell to introduce would-be designers to produce hand-painted textiles. Sarah has made a career focusing on the delights of pattern in simple, but deliciously varied, directions. Anyone who notices pattern will have spotted her witty designs on so many furnishing items. Here she stimulates her readers to play with basic brushstrokes, creating bold geometry, and arming them with techniques to create endless personal flights of fancy. My fingers itch to play with all the possibilities that dance in my head each time I thumb through this delightful book.”
““This book is the perfect result of Sarah’s ability to create uplifting and joyful patterns combined with her passion for sharing her enthusiasm for making them. Sarah embraces hand painting and printing, guiding the reader through wide ranging techniques and considerations for design projects. Visually rich and highly accessible, the pages are full of flowers, geometrics, birds & beasts to inspire the reader. With an impressive back catalogue of highly successful textile designs for industry some of which are included, Sarah helps you to be brave and playful, sharing in her joy of colour, rhythm and motif on cloth.””
““Hand Painted Textiles by Sarah Campbell is just the sort of book I’ve wanted. Jam-packed with Sarah’s signature hand-painted style, giving all her techniques and inspiration to inspire anyone to have a go. My eye is dancing with possibility.””