As many of you who follow me on social medias might know, the last year I have been working on a super secret project, which was a dream of mine since years.
Sarah Flint asked me to design their S/S25 silk scarf, titled “Butterfly Garden Scarf”.
I have worked hard and with pure joy, and this month, finally, the scarf has been released.
And I LOVE IT!!!
You can check it out on my and Sarah Flint’s social medias channel and on their website at the following link:
https://www.sarahflint.com/products/butterfly-garden-scarf-45-blue-and-yellow-floral-silk
But let's take a step back to how it all started.
Back in January 2024 I received my brief from Sarah Flint's team.
Botany, Entomology and Natural History were the topics in the brief.
Yellow and Blue the colours.
A dream, my dream!
All my university studies in Botany and Natural History, my passion for flowers, insects and details and two of my beloved colours have been included in the brief. I couldn't ask for more!
After researching the plants, the insects and the butterflies that I would have like to include in the design, I started sketching the whole scarf. This process took hours and days of accurate graphite drawings.
Once I got the initial approval, I have transferred each drawing to watercolour paper, select my colour palette and started painting.
The whole painting process took 2 weeks. Days and days of meticulous detailed painting, thinking about shadows and highlights, hiding small insects in each flower and playing around with enlarged pictures under the illustrated magnifying glasses. (So much fun!!!)
My favourite bit? The sweet peas border, the first bit I draw and painted. Fun fact, while painting them I also plant them in my garden for the first time ever. And they were a success!
Once all paintings were finished, I scanned them and designed the final scarf on my computer, which is such a fun but demanding process, during which the artist collaborates closely with the company art director.
The result? I absolutely love it and you can see it here:
https://www.sarahflint.com/products/butterfly-garden-scarf-45-blue-and-yellow-floral-silk
I would love to hear your opinion about it!
Please comment online or send me an e-mail, your opinion counts!
If you want to check more process pics, you can have a look at all my social media accounts where I have shared videos and many progress shots 😉
I hope you love this work as much as I do and who knows, maybe more scarves are coming in the near future...