What an honour to have created something totally unique for an amazing, inspiring artist, Anna Kompaniets. Anna is a wonderfully colourful, bold and self described maximalist performance artist, specialising in wearable art and scarves.
With all of my bespoke pieces, I like to get to know the person for whom I am creating art. I was so inspired by Anna’s story and journey. We met on Carnaby Street near her work at Liberty to discuss what she wanted to see on her bespoke piece. We were aligned on our sustainability and ethical outlook, and we bonded over design and the artistry of scarves and the fashion industry.
We discussed all of the elements in her life that would suit a 90x90 hand finished silk twill scarf and how I would approach it. She sent me reference photos and ideas; she was a dream to work with.
I start with a sketch in Procreate to represent her story. She then provides feedback, ideas and any additional references.
I then iterated the design, developed a line drawing on Arches paper and hand painted her artwork in watercolour.
Upon approval of the artwork, I send everything off to my GOTS-certified printer and the scarf is hand finished by our artisans in France.
Anna has told me this scarf is her favourite in her wardrobe.
