The main daily action is now over on my Instagram account, where I share new paintings, new patterns, time lapses of my work, insights into my studio and inspiration for a creative life! I can’t wait to see you there!               Yours florally, Cathrin ..read more

My #FloralSketchbook2020 is full! Please click on the photo for the Recap video. Please click for the timelapse here ..read more

At the beginning of 2020 I took some moments to look back at last year and realised what a year it has been in terms of learning. Besides my usual hustle-and-bustle of designing prints and patterns, I made sure to try new things. And it wasn’t really that I had to make sure – the things came my way and wanted to be learned. At the turn of the year I was really intrigued with Chinese brush painting. The brushes, the way of making strokes, the motifs, lots of flowers. I even made it my 100 day project, until well into September. I painted flowers, fruit, landscapes, animals. As I love travell ..read more

Hello from Tirana, the capital of the country the Albanians themselves call Shqipëria! We are starting our summer trip around the country in this laid-back and more-modern-than-one-would-think city and get a first taste of the feel, food, people – and scenery. This quick sketch is from our funicular ride up the Dajti Mountain with spectacular views of Tirana and right behind the mountains, before the sky starts – the Mediterranean Sea. A pile of Kilim rugs seen in the Old Bazaar street in Krujë. If you would like to stock up on these traditional handwoven wool rugs, this town is the place t ..read more

The Italian company 24Bottles licensed these two designs for their sustainable steel bottles, one tropical print for the ‘Blossom’ urban bottle and one animal print for the ‘Cheetah’ clima bottle. That’s a stylish way to reduce plastic waste and stay hydrated ..read more

I am very happy to show you three designs of mine that became products by American gymnastics activewear brand Plum Practicewear in 2018. ‘Icebreaker’ became part of their winter collection, ‘Waikiki’ was in their summer Coastal Craze collection and ‘Jubilee’ turned out to be a tropical bestseller from their Back to School collection ..read more

I really had fun with this year’s project! And I really made a page every day. I loved seeing nature further unfold in May and June for the second part of the project and tried a couple of new techniques. Hand painted watercolour was my go-to-technique, but I also tried tighter illustration styles and some designing on the iPad. One of the best new tools was getting Chinese calligraphy brushes for painting with watercolour. The last 11 days were painted while travelling in Georgia (the country, not the state ;-). My travel sketchbook was not as able in absorbing watercolour and making it flo ..read more

I have the privilege of being used to seeing my designs on apparel and activewear (even though that great feeling never gets old), but seeing a design on stationary was a first-timer for me. The Planner Society licensed my banana leaves print for their ‘Palm Springs Kit’. I love this whole tropical-plants-on-green-vibe! And isn’t cute seeing your own design on wash tape?   And then there is a little pouch, page flags, stickers and more. Just scroll through: Real eye candy, the whole kit is stunningly put together. I hope scapbookers are having a whole lot of fun with it ..read more

It’s the third year in a row I am taking part in the worldwide #100dayproject. After last year’s digital explorations on the iPad I went back to paper and handmade. I chose a topic I wanted to further practice and that are an eternal classic – flowers. And I even though I love them and thought I was a flower-kind-designer, my portfolio really lacked in that category. It was also the perfect topic for spring as I could watch nature unfold and blossom during this time (April 3 – July 11). I wanted to give myself full creative freedom – drawing, painting, photography, printing, loose, detailed, s ..read more