About the artist
About Suzelle
Originally from Montreal and now based in Porto, Portugal, Suzelle Truchon creates hand-painted botanical patterns for wallpaper, textiles and interiors.
With more than ten years of experience in graphic design, a background in floristry, and studies in landscape architecture, her work brings together composition, colour, botanical observation and a strong sense of visual rhythm.
Each design begins by hand, painted in gouache, before being carefully developed into a seamless repeat while preserving the softness, texture and character of the original brushwork.
Meet Suzelle
A garden-trained eye, a painter’s hand.
My work is shaped by years spent observing and working with flowers, through my background in floristry and my studies in landscape architecture.
I translate that botanical knowledge into hand-painted patterns with a focus on rhythm, balance and timeless interiors.
Discover the processThe process
Painted slowly, built to repeat.
Each design begins as a pencil sketch and is painted by hand in gouache. The artwork is then carefully digitized and arranged into a seamless repeat, preserving the softness, texture and small imperfections of the original brushwork.
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Pencil sketch
Botanical observations are translated into loose pencil motifs.
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Hand-painted in gouache
Opaque colour and visible brushwork give every flower its tactile character.
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Artwork digitization
The original artwork is carefully captured while preserving its painted texture.
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Seamless repeat construction
Individual motifs are composed into a balanced, continuous repeat.
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Interior application
The finished pattern is considered across wallpaper, textiles and interiors.
Maison Suzelle
From the studio to the collection.
Explore the botanical motifs and coordinated palettes of Tulip Garden.