Pens Pencils Paint Play

Who can resist playing around with paint, glorious thick, bright paint? I sure am completely incapable of turning a blind eye to a) paint splats b) penciled illustration c) garments with all the above applied to them.
I've this far fetched theory that may go some way to explain my fashion behavior and appreciation towards paint stroke fashion surface designs. As a kid I remember having one of those doodle bears made out of denim, complete with a packet of fabric pen's and paints which you'd use to decorate and scribble swirls and such on to the unsuspecting blue bear.
To this present day I continue to abuse and am very much hooked on fabric pens, only my creativity has some what developed and my design ideas too have (well I like to believe) progressed since those naive day's of doodle bear.
Naive and playful lines however remains a large role amongst my design process, as sometimes simplicity is extremely effective. Fabric pens are indeed my pistol's, get- set ready go- attack the naked and plain surface of a T-shirt etc.

Paint effects and illustration should never, ever fade out in my books. The reason being it's free form is refreshing from those restricted,restrained, repeat patterns that dominates: how I wish it would only stay within the interior world of wallpapers and rug's.
Perhaps I've complex issues when it concerns repeat patterns? Why?
When undergoing my fashion textile degree I never did conform to repeat screen printing, for it was the norm and I opt for the unexplored with my tutor passionately screaming 'what do you think your doing!? No, no, no you must always prepare your screen and use it for all designs, as this is the preferred method put into practice by many a designer.'
Such a over the top reaction, after all all I did was smear pigment across my fabric using my fingers: hand printing four year old style. Textiles anarchy ahoy!

Creative freedom wasn't much encouraged nor appreciated at my art school, frowns filled the room when I presented my final collection closely followed with a big fat referral of an 'F'. 'Why did you feel the need to do this? Being daring won't get you very far, not very far at all in fact, best stick with the screen printing next time around OK?'
My wise print technician and much respected 'guru' had an all together different word of advice for me to absorb, 'what you did was wonderful and it took some guts, ignore the others. Fashion should be a bold experiment, there is plenty of room for new ideas and little room for all the rest. You never know it might just catch on in the future and become more familiar.'
On that note may the fashion 'textile anarchy' of paint strokes, splats and pen illustration chaos continue...