a flower drawing on paper in progress, and drawing tools, a mechanical pencil and rubber

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Ephemie flower art designs celebrate in flowers, ephemeral and eternal, bold and delicate, in colour, seasons, contradictions, printed product, design and a ‘healthy splash’ of kitsch. They are inspired by Japanese woodblock prints and the Interaction of Colour by Josef Albers to produce vibrant colour combinations that in some cases glow!

Hello, I'm Hannah, I’m an architect and artist from the North York Moors in the UK. I design and make wall art prints and greeting cards from my floral artwork. Designs start as pencil flower drawings and black and white ink line flower paintings. Colour is experimented with and added digitally, and printing and paper selection become part of the design process: Prints are printed in dye inks on beautiful, thick, velvety cotton rag.

An architectural background pervades and characterises much of my work and approach. Observational drawings of flowers lean towards botanical illustration, detailed and precise, drawing upon two decades of technical drawing - from plans to construction detailing. Work with colour theory follows early introduction in art class and whilst on a Socrates-Erasmus year at the Bauhaus-Universität in Weimar. Careful and deliberate selection of paper, printing methods, packaging, details and finishes, follow years in both architectural education and small, design-led practice with Modernist roots, working on design and specification of building projects.

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artist painting tools - Indian ink, a fine paintprush and water
flower artwork detail of a hand-painted ink line painting of a rose flower, forms start of a print design, and is inspired by Japanese art and Japanese woodblock prints
flower artwork detail of a wall art print design of a peruvian lily flower, in orange, magenta and green, playing with the interaction of colour by Josef Albers - the combination of colours helps the orange glow brightly