A silk scarf inspired by a decaying leaf

Aren't autumn leaves amazing and strange? The way the sap drains away leaving something unexpectedly beautiful behind. I particularly like the contrasts here; red and green, waved edge and spiky lines, brittle and sharp, and the apparently wasteful gorgeousness of it.

This year I designed a silk painted scarf using drawings I had made of this leaf. Before it was quite so ragged!

This was a detail of a drawing which for me had the right combination of these contrasts. The final design is below, still attached to the frame.

And another with a different colour palette, which I prefer.

I would be happy to make a scarf on commission.

If you like what you see, contact me at artemesiauk@gmail.com