Valentine's Day 2023
It’s a sweet day to be salty.
❤ Illustration: Maggie Enterrios (@littlepatterns)
❤ Copywriting: Lyndsay Rush Sanders (@rushbomb)
❤ Lettering: Dan Lee (@dandrawnwords)
As a botanical illustrator, I draw a lot of florals.
After a while it can feel a bit repetitive. I thought to myself, what would it looked like if I combined my passions--cooking and drawing--and treated them with as much beauty and romanticism as I typically treat my floral subject matter.
When the noods hit your plate,
with some fresh parm to grate,
that’s amore.
Valentine's Day e-card, illustrated by Maggie Enterrios, Lettered by Dan Lee, copy by Lyndsay Rush Sanders
PROCESS
It started with a clove of garlic. And it was GORGEOUS.
The work was calling to be created. One ingredient at a time, all while feverishly exchanging ideas with my favorite copywriter, I began to bring this pasta pattern to life.
The work was calling to be created. One ingredient at a time, all while feverishly exchanging ideas with my favorite copywriter, I began to bring this pasta pattern to life.
INGREDIENTS
I illustrated all of my favorite pasta ingredients including several shapes of noodles, shallots, tomatoes, garlic and cloves, Maldon salt, anchovies, basil, oregano and parmesan.
LETTERING
I reached out to my friend Dan Lee (@dandrawnwords) to tackle the lettering. Dan and I worked together on a project a few years ago: here and I knew he was the perfect person to interpret the noodle-inspired brief.
Below, see Dan's initial sketches above the final lettered artwork.
COPY
I was delighted to enlist the help of Lyndsay Rush Sanders (@rushbomb) yet again, for a project that was near and dear to our pasta-loving hearts. (Lyndsay and I worked together during Valentine's Day 2021: here)
She came up with nearly 100 taglines for this ridiculous little passion project, but ultimately we decided on just three of our favorites.
PATTERN CREATION
Because why not create a completely over-the-top pasta pattern?
The pattern was completed in Adobe Photoshop using a 20x20" pattern tile at 300dpi.
The pattern was completed in Adobe Photoshop using a 20x20" pattern tile at 300dpi.
Below, see the pattern building process in-progress and finalized.
Final repeating pattern design
(Of course - had to include some tinned anchovies)
More of Maggie's work can be found on instagram: @littlepatterns
or at littlepatterns.com