Blue floral swirl.
"The swirl is a gesture first, a print second."
The work began as single-stroke studies — gestures drawn in one pull, without lifting the stylus. The floral silhouette emerged from the overlap of strokes rather than being drawn as a flower.
Colour was decided last. The orange ground was chosen to push the blue forward; together they argue. The print was then resolved as both a placement (sized to the body) and a tileable repeat.
— What got resolved
- Hue ratio — cobalt 70 / ink 30 for depth.
- Repeat seam — hand-fixed where the swirl crossed the tile edge.
- Scale — placement sized to run neck to hem.
— What stayed unresolved (for now)
- Alternate colourways on slub.
- Hand-pull on voile — test print pending.
