On her passion for nature... I go by Tiffany Lovage because I love drawing botanicals and lovage is a plant. When it comes to my art, I tend to love being extremely intricate, and that intricacy is something that you see in botany and even anatomy. The strange formations and beauty of botanicals juxtaposed with the inner workings of the human body are fundamental structures of the world and my work.

On her life‐changing injury... I was teaching gym classes and at that point in my life, illustrating took a back seat. When I got injured in 2019, I went from working out almost four hours a day to not being able to walk and that’s when I started getting back into illustrating. I lost all confidence at that point because movement was such a big part of my life. When I decided to pull myself out of that spiral, I learned the importance of incorporating small things in my day to make me happier and more confident. Some of these include becoming more minimalistic and being more conscious of what I was eating.

On the small actions taken to reduce her carbon footprint... I believe that small actions can make big differences, so I mainly cut down on my meat intake. My mum was very supportive and started cooking healthier for me, and that led to my family following suit. I’ve also started holding art classes using recycled materials.

I recently did a class where we repurposed old skateboard decks and painted on them.

On the fashion ecosystem... A lot of my favourite clothes are actually second hand. I really love thrifting and borrowing clothes from friends or renting dresses. It’s not easy to avoid fast fashion completely, so if I need to get something, I always ask myself if I’ll wear it enough.

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