With a background in Fashion
and Textiles, Claire Picard’s designs and illustrations are inspired by her
love for flowers, the garden, birds and animals. She has worked as a lingerie/embroidery
designer, fashion illustrator, and as a print artist, which explains her love
of decoration and the feminine aspect of her illustrations. Working mostly as a
collage artist, she combines paper-cutting techniques, with ink or paint
techniques to create trend-forward collections. Claire has become known for her
novel colour combinations, and is always striving to create a grown-up approach
to her whimsical characters and florals.
Claire has worked
internationally in the greetings card, stationery and home décor markets, and
she also teaches online. She spent twenty years living and working in Paris, where
she was the founder of a multi-disciplinary association for designers, searching
out marketing and sale platform opportunities for creatives. Now based in the
south of England, she works out of her Hampshire based studio, and is excited
about exhibiting her portfolio of work independently at BluePrint in May 2019.
Website: www.clairepicarddesign.com
Instagram:
@clairepicarddesign
