Greek Mythology and the Greek Family Portraits!!

...I haven't posted for my past two designs, so I'm going to post a few designs today to get caught up!

Spoonflower's Designers were asked to create a fabric design inspired by Greek Mythology for the week of May 16th through May 22nd... this was my entry. Design previewed at the fat quarter size (21" x 18"). 

My strategy this week was to combine many of my favorite Gods, Heroes and Monsters in Greek Mythology and present them as simple illustrations. However, I didn't know how exactly to combine these drawings to make an interesting overall pattern for fabric, wrapping paper and wallpaper.

I drew out vignettes of the characters but felt they resembled toile. Then came up with a wall idea, framing the 'portraits' of my characters in simple frames in the style of the drawings. This would work! It seemed be the best way to combine these portraits to create a complete overall design!! 

'Greek Family Portraits'
©2013 Patty Rybolt Designs

'Athena' from
'Greek Family Portraits'
©2013 Patty Rybolt Designs

'Cyclops' from
'Greek Family Portraits'
©2013 Patty Rybolt Designs

'Medusa' from
'Greek Family Portraits'
©2013 Patty Rybolt Designs

'Hercules' from
'Greek Family Portraits'
©2013 Patty Rybolt Designs

 Here are some of the Portraits
included in the pattern above... Athena, Cyclops, Hercules, Zeus and Medusa!
The pattern also includes... Icarus, Pegasus, Hera, King Midas and Poseidon!!

'Zeus' from
'Greek Family Portraits'
©2013 Patty Rybolt Designs