Fashion Design BA HONS DEGREE

Botanical illustration with colored pencils

Food illustration with colored pencils 

Learning how to draw a subject with colored pencils from real life

Finding healing and comfort through drawing

And some fun facts about plants and flowers from Vietnam along the way! 

Sketchbook (I suggest Bristol Fabriano 1264, A4 format, 200 g)

HB pencil to sketch 

8B pencil to shade

Colored pencils (I suggest Polychromos by Faber Castell)

Eraser 

Pencil sharpener 

I learnt so much thanks to your advices about drawing and the use of colors. Thank you for your supportiveness and for the amazing workshop!”

“Thank you for this wonderful opportunity. This wasn’t my first time participating in your creative workshops, and I must admit that every time attend, I feel truly welcomed by your exceptional supportiveness and professionalism. I've participated in many drawing workshops, but it’s rare to find such a warm welcome as I have with you”

“I joined your drawing workshop because wanted to improve my creative skills. As a lifelong children’s teacher, I was really impressed by your teaching abilities. While I was really satisfied with the workshops, I still feel there's room for my own improvement. That's why I am eager to continue learning from you” 

I’m an illustrator and surface designer from Milan, Italy. My studio is currently based in this city, but sometimes I enjoy the digital nomad life. Traveling is my favorite way to gather inspirations for my illustrations. I take pictures of the flora I find and then create my drawings once I’m back in my studio. All my illustrations are hand-drawn with colored pencils, scanned onto my laptop, and arranged  into patterns and illustrations using Photoshop.

I’m a self taught illustrator who discovered an unexpected love for drawing flowers during a difficult period in my teenager years. While studying fashion design, I was introduced to the world of patterns and surface design, and immediately saw many possible applications of my floral illustrations. After a brief experience in the fashion industry, when I lost my job because of COVID, I took this as an opportunity to take the leap and to build my career around my art.

I founded my own brand in 2021 and, between my travels, I’ve seen my artworks featured on wallpapers, home decor, greeting cards and fabrics. I’ve worked with small businesses, independent clients and large brands through licensing or commissions. Every day, I feel so grateful to do what I love for a living and to bring joy, healing and beauty to many people through my art. That’s why I call it the expression of my inner garden: it represents my feelings, dreams, memories and emotions. And that’s exactly what I’m aiming to: to help people to grow their own inner garden.

I’ve been giving private lessons about pencil illustration, to both kids and adults, in the last couple of years.

This year I hosted my first workshops in person about botanical illustration with colored pencils in various locations like shops, public spaces and gardens in my country, Italy.