Meet the Artist: Flor De Pampi

Oct 30, 2017

Thrive is excited to introduce our new snowboard artist, Flor De Pampi. She has brought a fresh design style to Thrive that taps into the heart behind our boards and our brand. We are excited to have Flor as a key part of our design team and look forward to artwork creations for years to come.

Thrive Artist - Flor De Pampi

STORY

I was born in a crowded city and my desire was always to escape from it. I’ve always felt a strong connection to nature, which leads me to a quiet and healthy lifestyle. Living in Buenos Aires really contrasted this need to stay connected to the outdoors. Whenever I could, I escaped to a natural place; beach, mountain or whatever kept me far away from the city.

Flor De Pampi - Surfboard Artwork

In 2013, I painted my first surfboard in Brazil. It was a flat water afternoon with no surfing. I was able to find a deep connection with boards without needing to dedicate my life to the sport. I really enjoy using surf, skate, and snowboards as a canvas. The best part is after the artwork has been created, watching how my art is connected with the energy and style of the rider. That’s when I feel the artistic cycle is complete. I found that the combination of board sports and art is what I want to do every day of my life. The fact that I am usually surrounded by people who practice these sports and have the same way of living, makes my profession my passion. I feel I have now found my place in the boy’s world of board sports which early on seemed hard for me to find.

THRIVING

I got connected with the brand because I met some guys back in Argentina that were riding Thrive boards and I liked the graphics. I thought my graphics style was similar, so I just wrote them an Instagram message. A couple of months later we started working on the designs for the Prestige, Relentless and Renegade snowboards.

Flor De Pampi Artwork

INSPIRATIONS

Nature is where I get a great part of my inspiration. I usually use natural elements such as leaves and water and I connect them to inspirations from aboriginal designs of American tribes, such as feathers and patterns.

The Prestige - I got inspired by the indie style cultures. My objective was to create a design with a strong personality but without losing the feminine aspect, since its a girl's board. Women want to ride like guys but not look like them.

The Renegade - Using a geometric and clean design I honored the customary snowboarding scenery. The power of the mountains and nature coming together are expressed on this board.

The Relentless - I got inspired by sacred geometry, a creation of harmonic figures based on geometric measures and proportions. Sacred geometry is based on natural forms of the constant rate (aureal proportion), basically combining the rider with nature’s perfection.