Limited Edition
Fine Art Giclee Prints
Limited Edition
Fine Art Giclee Prints
TROSSACHS NARRATIVES
TROSSACHS NARRATIVES
Trossachs Textiles
The Trossachs Collection is a personal exploration into the notion of home. Home involves an interaction between nature, community and warm human contact. To achieve this, the Trossachs Collection creates a conversation between Scotland's traditional past, and the landscape's contemporary present. Through an exploration and personal connection to her home environment, Orla aims to translate the environmental experience into textile designs. With a focus on colour, texture and tactility, this collection encourages similar experiences of emotions and connections for the user. Inspired by local folklore, history, music and landscape of the Trossachs National Park, these influences intertwine and result in this collection of printed and embroidered double sided blankets.
Trossachs blankets represent metaphorical nomadic homes: Encasing the user in their very own transportable textile home, which may be taken anywhere. When wrapped in a Trossachs blanket, you are immersed in your own sense of place, of home, wherever you may go.
Orla Stevens is a Scottish artist and illustrator, creating playful and atmospheric work led by expressive mark making, vibrant colours and handmade textures. Her work looks to connect people to nature, inspired by the importance of creative play, exploration and positivity that both art and being in the outdoors share.
Collaborating across a diverse range of applications, Orla loves working in multidisciplinary ways; from public artwork, packaging, editorial, album artwork, textiles and beyond.
Inspiration is found in nature and observing moments of everyday, which are often documented through sketchbooks. Orla is influenced by abstract expressionism, mid-century print design and daily life. Her work explores themes of connection, play and positivity which is shared through bold colour and many layers of mixed media.
Orla holds a BA with Honours from Edinburgh College of Art in Textiles and Surface Pattern Design. Work is held in public and private collections worldwide, and exhibited in galleries across Scotland. Orla frequently creates bespoke artworks commissioned for private and public spaces and projects.
To say hello, or commission artwork, please get in touch through the contact page: A full CV is available upon request.
Passionate to connect people with art and nature, Orla runs painting classes for public and private events. Additionally, she works as a team member at Print Clan - Glasgow's Open Access Textile Printing Studio.