Turquoise Gem Textiles

General information

Turquoise Gem Textiles, by Gem Blastock, produces strikingly beautiful, ornate, hand printed furnishing fabrics and wallpapers made for the Home, to help make your house your home.

Living in the traditional seaside town, Broadstairs, Kent.
I have grown up by the sea, a huge influence on my soul. There is something magical about standing on the sand with the waves crashing at your feet, whilst you look, longingly out at sea, with a sense of belonging.

I am a textile print designer, my work is
driven by patterns of life echoed through pattern design & repeats.
I am great believer in how we as individuals are connected to the universe. How elements are repeated in all forms of life. The circle of life, patterns that echo and repeat within this, the hunter and the prey. The sun, the moon and stars. One person dies and another is born.

I yearn to create, the ability to transcend the ordinary, to think out of the box. I love the joy of creating, along with the core of my designs, pattern & repeatism. My aim to connect to others in sharing how I see the world through my inspirations of colour, pattern & texture. To teach & inspire others through the gift of art & design.

In 2004 I graduated from Buckinghamshire Chilterns University in Textile Design, here I gained valuable knowledge and skills in printing, fabrics and furnishing design, along with research strategies to create my collections of today.