Laurie Olinder designs are available by the yard- printed digitally on a large variety of fabrics as well as wallpaper. Printed by order
Samples available upon request
write me: laurieolinder@gmail.com
Samples available upon request
write me: laurieolinder@gmail.com
MICROSCOPE
With a microscope attachment on my iPhone, I took pictures of branches and leaves, then made them into whatever I wanted using natural inks. Arranged in a grid, they remind me of 1950s upholstery on bamboo porch furniture.
With a microscope attachment on my iPhone, I took pictures of branches and leaves, then made them into whatever I wanted using natural inks. Arranged in a grid, they remind me of 1950s upholstery on bamboo porch furniture.
INDIAN TAPESTRY
24" X 12" repeat
I was thinking about paisleys when I made this abstracted floral. The unusual shapes and many small dots—dots are a theme in my work—rendered in dark green and hot pink have a zingy, 1960s feel.
24" X 12" repeat
I was thinking about paisleys when I made this abstracted floral. The unusual shapes and many small dots—dots are a theme in my work—rendered in dark green and hot pink have a zingy, 1960s feel.
SCATTERED LEAVES
12" X 12" repeat
Spaced far apart on a milky, pistachio-green ground, spiked seed pods and leaves in bright red and orange feel light and airy. The little pink dots add a sweetness.
12" X 12" repeat
Spaced far apart on a milky, pistachio-green ground, spiked seed pods and leaves in bright red and orange feel light and airy. The little pink dots add a sweetness.
STARSTRUCK
When I painted this, I was thinking of how constellations connect the stars, but it could easily be a salt crystal under a microscope, or even the sky itself in all its many shades of navy.
When I painted this, I was thinking of how constellations connect the stars, but it could easily be a salt crystal under a microscope, or even the sky itself in all its many shades of navy.
LEMONS
26' X 18" repeat
As a painting, this combination of bright lemon shapes, white petals, and celery green branches is so cheerful. I just love living with it.
26' X 18" repeat
As a painting, this combination of bright lemon shapes, white petals, and celery green branches is so cheerful. I just love living with it.
SOLAR CIRCLE
16" X 10" repeat
There’s something mesmerizing about these bullseyes in a grid pattern—the circles recede and advance at the same time, as if they’re moving. The flat gold has a wonderful richness.
16" X 10" repeat
There’s something mesmerizing about these bullseyes in a grid pattern—the circles recede and advance at the same time, as if they’re moving. The flat gold has a wonderful richness.
LOTUS SPIN
40" X 26" repeat
This simple, still pool full of lotus blossoms feels almost classical in blue and ivory.
40" X 26" repeat
This simple, still pool full of lotus blossoms feels almost classical in blue and ivory.
VASE POSITIVE
23" X 15" repeat
I was very surprised when I turned this piece from a canvas painting into a pattern, and the negative space popped up! It’s like a Rorschach Test: Do you see a green-and-brown vase, or a curvy white-and-brown woman?
23" X 15" repeat
I was very surprised when I turned this piece from a canvas painting into a pattern, and the negative space popped up! It’s like a Rorschach Test: Do you see a green-and-brown vase, or a curvy white-and-brown woman?
SEA ANEMONE
10" X 10"
This dark gray tidal pool full of red fronds and freaky bright-green sea creatures is from a series of 8”x8” paintings. I’d love to see it in a larger scale, too.
10" X 10"
This dark gray tidal pool full of red fronds and freaky bright-green sea creatures is from a series of 8”x8” paintings. I’d love to see it in a larger scale, too.
JADE FLURRY
24" X 12"
I painted this as a black river crowded with fallen fragments of Dr. Seuss-ian palm trees and poofs, but it could also be the view from beneath a canopy of trees on a tropical night.
24" X 12"
I painted this as a black river crowded with fallen fragments of Dr. Seuss-ian palm trees and poofs, but it could also be the view from beneath a canopy of trees on a tropical night.
VERDANT SYMMETRY
10" X 10" repeat
This is from my series inspired by 19th-century German botanical diagrams. The big green trumpet plants are so dramatic against the black.
10" X 10" repeat
This is from my series inspired by 19th-century German botanical diagrams. The big green trumpet plants are so dramatic against the black.
GREEN PINWHEELS
24" X 12" repeat
Like a tight, small calico, or a Liberty print, this smattering of green-and-yellow flowers bursting from their reddish circles is comforting and cheerful.
24" X 12" repeat
Like a tight, small calico, or a Liberty print, this smattering of green-and-yellow flowers bursting from their reddish circles is comforting and cheerful.
STACCATO
12" X 12" repeat
I was thinking of 1950s cretonne fabric when I combined these tiny flower specimens with a deconstructed flurry of squares. The green and beige against black is so chic.
12" X 12" repeat
I was thinking of 1950s cretonne fabric when I combined these tiny flower specimens with a deconstructed flurry of squares. The green and beige against black is so chic.
FALL LEAVES
Autumn leaves swirling around
Autumn leaves swirling around
BRUSH-AND-INK
27" X 12" repeat
Thick black lines and jagged gray flowers layered atop one another on a white ground come across as delicate and assertive at the same time.
27" X 12" repeat
Thick black lines and jagged gray flowers layered atop one another on a white ground come across as delicate and assertive at the same time.
NATURAL WONDER
24" X 24" repeat
I made a series of nearly two-hundred natural-ink drawings inspired by diatoms, or one-celled animals. This pattern combines several of those images, in varying sizes, all connected with squiggles.
24" X 24" repeat
I made a series of nearly two-hundred natural-ink drawings inspired by diatoms, or one-celled animals. This pattern combines several of those images, in varying sizes, all connected with squiggles.
RIVER SWIRL
27" X 10" repeat
Cacti, flowers, pinecones, branches—here all sorts of foliage is headed downstream, caught up in the eddies and carried along by the current.
27" X 10" repeat
Cacti, flowers, pinecones, branches—here all sorts of foliage is headed downstream, caught up in the eddies and carried along by the current.
SEED POD
36" X 24" repeat
The muted yellowy-orange and pink palette is so warm and inviting, especially with the swooping green pods and dotted lines falling like a rain shower on a late summer afternoon.
36" X 24" repeat
The muted yellowy-orange and pink palette is so warm and inviting, especially with the swooping green pods and dotted lines falling like a rain shower on a late summer afternoon.
31" X 12"
WINTER TREES
Brown pinecones on a black ground remind me of New England in November, when the last leaves have fallen and before the snow comes.
PACIFIC
20" X 20" repeat
I think of these squares as water, but they can be nearly anything: falling rain getting heavier, an aerial map of a city, the side of a skyscraper. I even projected them on a wall for one of minimalist composer Julia Wolfe’s instrumental choruses at Roulette.
20" X 20" repeat
I think of these squares as water, but they can be nearly anything: falling rain getting heavier, an aerial map of a city, the side of a skyscraper. I even projected them on a wall for one of minimalist composer Julia Wolfe’s instrumental choruses at Roulette.
BIRDSONG
27" X 12"
I have always been inspired by birds. When I made this painting, I could practically hear them chattering in the trees, eating berries and ruffling their feathers. A friend wants to make this into a jacket.
27" X 12"
I have always been inspired by birds. When I made this painting, I could practically hear them chattering in the trees, eating berries and ruffling their feathers. A friend wants to make this into a jacket.
6" X 6" repeat
DOGWOOD
Soft, pale greens remind me of spring, when dogwood trees fill with blossoms. The black curlicues and tiny yellow fleur-de-lis create a sense of movement, like a breeze.
DOGWOOD
Soft, pale greens remind me of spring, when dogwood trees fill with blossoms. The black curlicues and tiny yellow fleur-de-lis create a sense of movement, like a breeze.
EDWARDIAN QUEEN
36" X 24" repeat
This stream-of-consciousness whirl of made-up flowers and vines has a paisley mood, like a black-and-green brocade from the Edwardian period, with just a touch of pink.
36" X 24" repeat
This stream-of-consciousness whirl of made-up flowers and vines has a paisley mood, like a black-and-green brocade from the Edwardian period, with just a touch of pink.
20" X 14" repeat
ELLEN ORIGINAL
While staying at an old summer house in Maine, I realized that long ago someone had hung the 1940s ivy wallpaper upside down. My interpretation combines heart-shaped philodendron leaves with olives and wood grain.
FLORA BAND
Pale orange and yellow stripes of varying widths give the loosely-falling dark blue flowers and leaves an almost formal quality. This pattern is especially good as drapes.
Pale orange and yellow stripes of varying widths give the loosely-falling dark blue flowers and leaves an almost formal quality. This pattern is especially good as drapes.
27" X 27" repeat
GOLDEN LINKS
Turning this painting into a mirror print made it so exciting—the mirror creates shapes you’d never expect. The gold and green together feel luxurious. This would be a great wallpaper.
GOLDEN LINKS
Turning this painting into a mirror print made it so exciting—the mirror creates shapes you’d never expect. The gold and green together feel luxurious. This would be a great wallpaper.
12" X 9" repeat
IVORY MEADOW
The ivory daisies with their tall, leafy stems are like marble statues standing in a sun-kissed field of turquoise-blue cornflowers and forget-me-nots.
IVORY MEADOW
The ivory daisies with their tall, leafy stems are like marble statues standing in a sun-kissed field of turquoise-blue cornflowers and forget-me-nots.
12" X 12" repeat
ATLANTIC
I’d read that if you’re feeling stuck, creatively, pare yourself down to one simple element. For me that was a blue square. These indigo brush marks entertained me for years.
ATLANTIC
I’d read that if you’re feeling stuck, creatively, pare yourself down to one simple element. For me that was a blue square. These indigo brush marks entertained me for years.
33" X 43" repeat
ALPHONSE
I made a series of drawings inspired by 19th-century German botanical diagrams of plants against a black background. This flowery specimen has a swirly quality worthy of Art Nouveau superstar Alphonse Mucha.
ALPHONSE
I made a series of drawings inspired by 19th-century German botanical diagrams of plants against a black background. This flowery specimen has a swirly quality worthy of Art Nouveau superstar Alphonse Mucha.
16" X 16" repeat
ALEX BRAZIL
The long, green leaves zooming across a field of yellow blossoms feel more vegetative than floral, like corn before it’s husked, or breadfruit. My friend Alex in Brazil used it to upholster cushions on a midcentury chair.
ALEX BRAZIL
The long, green leaves zooming across a field of yellow blossoms feel more vegetative than floral, like corn before it’s husked, or breadfruit. My friend Alex in Brazil used it to upholster cushions on a midcentury chair.
repeat: 6" X 20"
WENDY
I named this classic blue-and-white floral for my sister Wendy. It’s both timeless and playful, and it looks great inverted, too.
WENDY
I named this classic blue-and-white floral for my sister Wendy. It’s both timeless and playful, and it looks great inverted, too.