I was so please to see our Autumn Winter photoshoot for my new ‘Flower Flash’ Collection of printed silk scarves on the front cover of The Irish Independent Weekend Magazine with 3 fabulous pages in side too. Many thanks to Bairbre Power, the Independent’s Weekend Magazine’s Fashion editor, for picking up and running the shoot. Photographer Emily Quinn wove her magic with Lasma, the perfect and professional model, who was on a quick visit back home from Mexico. The shoot took place at Coliemore Harbour, one of my absolute favourite places. To top it all off a very special film crew came out to film the shoot, more about that later … (read interview below)
Artistic expression – Susannagh Grogan’s latest collection
Susannagh Grogan’s latest collection of silk scarves was inspired by summer blooms and her shoot was influenced by her love of skiff rowing off the east coast
Susannagh Grogan’s statement print for AW18 is a multitude of hand-painted flowers and leaves grouped together in a beautiful array of colour and geometric patterns.
“For this collection I wanted to go back to my techniques from the days, many moons ago, when I first started in textile design and everything was hand painted and I used only inks, brushes and gouache. I went back to what I loved, painterly florals. I always like to merge the traditional with the new, whether it’s in my home, my print designs and even how I dress.
“This season I thought about merging that visual effect with a back-to-basics approach, and this theme was followed on in my photoshoot which was very pared back and relaxed at one of my favourite places, Coliemore Harbour. This is where I go skiff racing several times a week during the summer, and being so close to nature and the elements is utterly thrilling. The colour palette includes autumnal favourites of ruby and emerald on backgrounds of classic navy, black, khaki and cream. For extra impact, I added in hightlights of fuchsia, teal, soft purples, hyacinth, peacock blue and pinks.”
The new collection features five different prints including ‘Flower Flash’ with a multitude of Susannagh’s hand-painted flower heads on a cream background with a striking black and white zigzag border. The ‘Ditzie Folk’ features traditional, cut paper prints while the ‘Floral Whirlpool’ assortment of flowers turn into a swirling kaleidoscope of colours.
