Barbara Leonard is well known for her joyful and vivacious textile and surface designs .

 She attained her   Bachelor of Arts degree in textile design in Manchester , England and is an award winning designer .

Examples of her work are on permanent display at the Victoria and Albert museum in London

Barbara creates  beautifully hand painted  designs for a wide variety of products and her work can be found on ceramics,
quilting fabrics, calendars ,stationery ,beach towels, coir mats and rugs .

Her designs for children are  refreshingly distinct  and adorn  bedding, curtaining ,apparel,, greeting cards, gift wrap, gift bags, paper party goods, jigsaws , umbrellas ,aprons, mugs and children’s books.

Barbara has exhibited at designer fairs in New York, Paris, Bruxelles, Frankfurt and , Birmingham, England  and also at Licensing International, New York.

Barbara’s inspiration comes from the simple things in life, all kinds of animals , fish , birds and plants, the natural world and the world of children  .Everything she loves in life can be seen throughout her design collection, including her love of travel, food , cookery and her vegetable garden.
Barbara’s repeat designs are quite outstanding . She has a natural feel for balance of colour and spacing which  give her unique designs  fluidity and an  unmistakable quality and harmony that is very pleasing to the eye.
Barbara is happy to work to commission creating new images to clients specifications or adapting her existing designs to fit any product.

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