My name is Samantha Occhino and I am a designer/artist with a serious obsession with pen and ink!
I currently live and work in the wonderful city of London, UK.
My love for drawing never went away.
Drawing has been a passion for me since an early age and I simply could not imagine a life without putting pen/ink/paint to paper.
I went onto study & graduate from Liverpool John Moores university with a 1st class degree in Fashion & Textile Design and have been working in the fashion industry for several years.
During a hectic lifestyle, my drawing hobby helps me to relax and I really enjoy taking a hands on approach to creating.
Hello Happy Place!
I am deeply inspired by the natural world- Flora & Fauna rock!
Travelling is also a major point of inspiration as I love to see how different cultures combine varied motifs and colour combinations.
I take lots of inspiration images on my camera/phone and look at them to get some of the creative juices going!
I draw using mostly fineliners, combining these with acrylic, gouache paints and metallic foiling.
The mixed media approach allows me to combine the intricate & delicate with bold & simplistic. I love to combine monochromatic mark making with pops of colour or metallics, to capture a modern, fun & balanced feel to the drawings.
Having studied Fashion& Textile design, I also love to combine flat drawings with 3-D elements, such as trims, fabrics and hand embroidery, to create a refined ethnic aesthetic.
Thanks for taking the time to “meet & greet”
Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions.
I hope you enjoy my art as much as I love creating it!
Samantha x