I’m Odarka (Dasha), a botanical illustrator and surface pattern designer working with nature as both subject and collaborator.

With a background in biology and landscape design, and over 20 years of hands-on experience, I approach illustration through observation, structure, and meaning.
I don’t decorate nature — I translate it into visual language that is clear, thoughtful, and trustworthy.

I create botanical illustrations and surface patterns for editorial projects, packaging, environmental communication, and brands that value substance over visual noise.
My work lives between science and emotion, helping complex ideas become accessible, calm, and human — especially when accuracy and sensitivity truly matter.

Research is always part of my process. I begin with hand-drawn studies and real plant structures — leaves, roots, textures, growth patterns — and develop illustrations and patterns designed for real-world use: print, products, educational materials, and digital formats.

Alongside commissioned work, I value personal experimentation. Exploratory illustration allows my visual language to stay organic and flexible, and often becomes the foundation for surface patterns and visual systems used in client projects.

I work internationally from Portugal, collaborating with brands, publishers, and educational initiatives that value clarity, sustainability, and visual integrity.