This debut collection is inspired by the gift of harvest – both flowers and fruits – and the depth of meaning they hold in Victorian floriography and traditional Chinese furniture and painting designs. Elements of nature have nourished us, inspired us, brought us delight and captured our imagination. So much so that we have instilled enduring meaning into them that reflect and communicate our human hopes, desires, and sentimentality. Growing up I have always loved the traditional Chinese watercolors that so effortlessly and exquisitely capture the life of flora and fauna. Not only is there beauty, but deeply personal meaning and cultural symbolism. On the other side of the world, the Victorian flower language came into full bloom in the mid-19th century and soon they were ubiquitous in jewelry and letters, furtively speaking quiet messages of love, joy, despair and heartbreak the reserved Victorians wouldn’t utter themselves. This collection is a conversation between these two traditions and the manifold stories they tell through the beauty that nature displays. Let me show you their meaning and I cannot wait to see how they take on new life through your story.
