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Starthistle & Quartz

Starthistle & Quartz invites you into a world of whimsical elegance with artwork and paper goods that honor beauty, wonder, and the magic of everyday life. Through soft color palettes, celestial charm, and nature-inspired designs, we create pieces that spark imagination, encourage reflection, and add a touch of enchantment to your space and your soul.

Week 3 of #botanicalbeasties2025 and I chose “Rabbit + Red Clover” ☘️ I started in my sketchbook and painted with gouache and basically mimicked it with my digital version in procreate. I’m still a newbie in hand lettering, but I am

I’m so excited to share my first entry for #spelltember2025 hosted by @jillian.nichole.illustration and @tinyleafpress this piece is for the prompt “green witch” so naturally I painted her in red. 😂 I really loved the underpainting

Week 2 of #botanicalbeasties2025 I chose Caterpillar + Nasturtiums as my subject and started in my sketchbook first (second slide) then moved into procreate to recreate it. Not super familiar with these flowers so I had a hard time getting their shap

Week 1 of #botanicalbeasties2025 hosted by @jillian.nichole.illustration @heathermuellerdesign @katie_oshea_design @kim_ko_design @megpieprint
@amylizzi.art
@lack.studio
I decided on “crows + cherries”. First I painted it in my sketchboo

✨ There’s still time to create in 2025… shall we create something magical together? ✨
This year, I’m opening the doors to new collaborations through Starthistle & Quartz—and I would love to bring your vision to life.
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The pattern challenge is over but I had more ideas in me. Since I repurposed my moth piece into a pattern I wanted to do the same with my butterflies 🦋 I teally like the mauve background with this set. 🥰

#patterndesign #surfacepatterndesigner #ill

Day 29/30 “Swift” of #thepatternchallengebymel2025 hosted by @melanie.johnsson I took my liberties with this one. Moths can be “swift”… Right? I don’t know if it fits, but I really like this pattern and the color

Day 27/28 “Rainbow” of #thepatternchallengebymel2025 hosted by @melanie.johnsson welll… today was a dud for me. I tried a couple of times to come up with something that I thought would fit the theme but kind of be more abstract an

Day 25/26 “Giant” of #thepatternchallengebymel2025 hosted by @melanie.johnsson I’m a little late on this one, but that’s because I had such a good time dreaming it up! The word “giant” instantly made me think of m