We hear of Milka Steciak through a Creative Director friend of ours that she'd worked with.

We give her a call and ask her if we can feature her and she says hell yeah and suggests meeting up at the botanical gardens in Amsterdam, Hortus Botanicus. She's a pattern maker and most of her work is inspired by nature so it's the perfect place.

We get there and are starving (a recurring theme, you might have noticed) so we head to the cafe to order some breakfast. We decide it might be a good idea to let her know we're sitting at the back of the cafe, in case she has trouble finding us.

We call her and find her in a panic, apologising profusely for running late. We say it's perfectly fine, we've got eggs and jam spreads to keep us occupied, not to mention a few pesky wasps that are trying to get to the food before we do, but Milka's not done. She tells us she's been in a minor accident involving a door and her finger, hence the delay. We ask if she's alright and she says she has proof of this injury and isn't making it up. We tell her we believe her, not wanting to see a gory wound of any kind, but she's adamant.

When she arrives, thankfully it's tucked away under a bandage. We had to get a shot of it, for the story, even though she had no clue we were including it in frame.

In between taking her portraits amongst the foliage, much to the amusement of a few onlookers and the slight annoyance of one particularly grumpy fellow, we talk to her about life as an artist.

Milka's just gone freelance so she can spend more time on her patterns. She's nervous about the future but also very excited. She feels like she's made the right decision. We assure her that it is. Her work is so beautiful, it would be a real tragedy if advertising had exclusive rights to it.

Milka imagines everything as a pattern. Her eyes dart around taking note of leaves and flowers, twigs and branches, studying the way nature arranges them in an effortless symmetry.

From moths to moons, this child of the universe is inspired by all things natural. She draws them all in her own unique style.

This talented lady also makes clothes with her patterns. She's just released a set of postcards with beautiful, intricate drawings of moths. And would love to illustrate books in the future.

She treats us to a coffee before we say our goodbyes and tells us she's super motivated after this chat. "I'm going to go home and draw!" she declares.

We're super inspired too, Milka. And we learnt some Latin plant names too. Of course, we've since forgotten them.