Artist spotlight: Grace Ciao

Grace Ciao is a young business student and freelance designer that creates gorgeous sketches and prints from flower petals. An alternative to pencils, the petals bring the sketches to life and give the dresses unique style, Ciao even claiming that “they help her create prints which she otherwise couldn’t have thought of.”

The 22-year-old first started using petals in her sketches when a flower she was given began to wilt. In attempt to preserve its beauty, she unknowingly created her signature flower-sketch process; for which her beautiful designs have gone viral.

Born and raised in Singapore, Grace Ciao is a fashion illustrator and her style mainly involves conceptualising creative fashion outfits by integrating real flower petals into her sketches. Occasionally, her works tap into the use of markers and water colours to construct her designs.