This collection brings the restorative, calming qualities of nature's palette inside.
Each colour is drawn from pockets of forest that hum with tranquil magic. Natural havens that offer a bridge between the outer world we navigate every day, and the inner secret gardens we cultivate quietly.
A return to home within.
Each print is a reproduction of an original geometric, abstract collage, made from paintings in watercolour and ink on paper.
In the forest, you can just be.
You adjust your balance
to the undulations of understory.
The gentle pad of your steps
supported by ages of earth
beneath you.
You navigate over and around
enormous, ancestral roots.
And enjoy the satisfying snap
of tiny fallen twigs underfoot.
Drink in the forest air;
to quench an ancient thirst.
The subtle citrus scent of resin
and damp soil fills your lungs.
Breeze plays tag with branches
and brushes your cheek on its way.
Towering canopies
are thick with bird babble.
Their rippling, inky shadows
slow-dance surround you.
And within them,
fronds of ferns unfurl.
Silvery bluish lichen curls.
Beyond, golden ribbons of rays
reach down through the thicket.
They sprinkle the forest floor
with lustrous, dappled, confetti.
You step into the spotlight,
onto a carpet of olive moss.
Cushioned, buoyant.
As the sun catches,
you watch it bloom.
Rich honey hues.
Above, a chorus of leaves
shimmer and sigh.
Lit from behind,
thousands of paper lanterns.
Your body hums in harmony
with all of nature.
Resuming its place,
as though it had lost
neither time nor space.
Here in the verdant vastness,
that vibrates with quiet magic.
Experience the quality of the materials and the exact colours before choosing your final statement pieces.
These samples are colour accurate giclée miniature prints, on the same sustainable bamboo paper as the full-sized artworks.
No (unwanted) surprises. Just peace of mind.
Leaf through my hand-bound sketchbook, where the original artworks live.
This sketchbook culminates in the pieces that became prints for this collection.
After a month-long, daily meditative process of painting, cutting and arranging.
And a lifetime of closely observing the subtle moment-to-moment shifts in colour that nature offers.
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For this collection, I created a series of 69 collages, bound in a sketchbook.
Painted papers in a botanical palette, assembled in various geometric compositions.
An ongoing study to find a balance between movement, structure and colour harmony.
When it was right, I'd feel a palpable sense of relief. The nervous system responding to colour and balance.
In the thick of creating this collection, doorways began to emerge through the compositions.
Passageways between here and somewhere else. But where?
“Step inside," they seemed to whisper.
Colour has the power to reach through the labyrinth of corridors and rooms inside you. Where memories, emotions and the truest version of you lives.
In the practice of Feng Shui, greens and blues, as well as rectangular shapes, represent the Wood element. They enhance the New Beginnings and Wealth sections of the home.
Use these shapes and colours to welcome in a new life chapter, fresh opportunities and a boost of energy. And use them to invite more abundance in the Wealth section of your home.
Cultivate calm and mental clarity in your home office. A gentle liveliness and a sense that anything is possible in your workout space. Or fresh, vital energy in your living areas.
In the midst of bustling cities and overwhelming online life, how can you create a verdant sanctuary that soothes?
By drawing from the intelligence of nature to nourish and settle a strained nervous system.
In studies, greens have been proven to shift mood, encourage focus and reduce anxiety.
At once serene and uplifting, greens and blues provide a harmonious environment in which to do your best work, to rest, heal and be.
These colours began with walks through the forest in the Italian Alps, continued through wild pockets of London and an escape to the verdant hills that surround Florence.
They've shown me the importance of a soothing sanctuary that you can call your own. That tells your nervous system: "We are safe here."
When your nervous system is requesting deep rest, colour can be a potent ingredient in your recovery recipe.
Borrow from a botanical palette to soothe stress and renew your energy.
In the forest, you can just be.
