Basketball Court by Coco Lom in London

Hello! I'm Coco and I'm an artist and designer from East London and I would describe myself as a pattern seeker, colour lover, shadow chaser and stripe enthusiast. I've painted basketball courts, picnic benches, garden planters, walls, clothing, canvases and more. I'm on a mission to bring colour and pattern joy to both interior and exterior spaces. I’m hoping to open people’s eyes to all the joyful patterns, shapes and colours that lie around us and help us celebrate the quiet but mighty moments that we might not normally notice. I do this through my photography and my design work. Through photography, I capture everyday overlooked details, such as a stripey shadow on the pavement or a spotty pattern on a leaf, with these images often becoming the starting points for my design work. I make most of my artwork with one of my favourite tools - my photocopier! I start by scanning one of my shapes while dragging it over the moving scanner bed, and will then look at the outcome on my screen. I repeat this, scanning and looking, until I start to understand how I need to move my hand to achieve certain patterns and lines that I want to achieve. I like to think of it as putting together a piece of dance choreography, but for my hand rather than my body. Please drop me a message if you'd like to discuss an idea or project you have in mind - I look forward to hearing from you, whatever the project, where ever you are!