Painting on silk is for me just another art medium I’ve ever tried to discover and explore. Since I was a little girl, I was nagging my mum to teach me and show me different techniques and help me to understand the world of art. I remember sitting with her and drawing portraits, nature or abstracts imagining myself being a full-time artist.

Then during my teenage years, I fell in love with a design, especially fashion and textile design. I decided to study fashion design and scenic costume alongside figural drawing and classic fine art lines and the history of art. One day my art teacher brought in a piece of plain silk and some dyes/paints into our studio and showed us the beauty of silk art. Moreover, I fell in love again. The colours and beautiful finish of fabric was just overwhelming, and I just felt the need to learn and explore this art medium as well.

I set up my first fashion/textile art studio many years ago back in the Czech Republic, where I am coming from. The main focus was on hand-painted clothing tailored made and ready to wear. After a few years of constant growth, I decided that it was time to try something else. My husband and I relocated to the London United Kingdom to change our lifestyle and start over.

I began focusing on my large scale drawings and surreal hand-drawn digitally printed prints on T-shirts for various brands.

After giving birth to my son I’ve realized that I need more time to spend with my family, so I decided to set up my art textile studio Heron Design Studio again here in London UK and start from scratch. Naturally, my first choice was silk painting. Nowadays, I am exploring new techniques as there are new possibilities, better paints and dyes and the trend of handmade products is on the rise. I also decided to join this handmade arts & crafts revolution and showcase my new hand-painted designs.

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