It was this time last year that I took my first online design course, the Make It In Design Summer School 2016, and began my committed focus on building a life for myself as a surface pattern designer. The past twelve months have been incredibly intense and the learning curve so steep at times that I have felt like I was clinging on by my fingertips. This has been the most challenging and inspiring time since I was at university, having sat in my comfort zone for many years I