Fun with Koi Enamel Pins 🐟

Spring is here! Just look at all those flowers in bloom. Winter chills are at an end.

Today I would like to talk about our Flower Koi Fish Pin Set. Koi fish are symbols of perseverance and strength. This pin set features two intertwined black and white koi that create a balanced yin-yang symbol.

Getting these fishies to play nice was challenging. The idea came from Ryan after the design of Lunar Koi Shepherd. He wanted something similar to the koi seen on Avatar: The Last Airbender (the animated series). This sounded like a great idea, however it took a lot of connecting my head with the wall to get it right.

 

And I was stuck. Eventually, Ryan did a sketch. He draws sometimes.

A silent click played in my head. Everything made sense. It wasn’t long before I put this sketch together:

I played with a few designs for the markings on their head and finally came to this finished ink piece.

Once we had the design it all came together quickly. We are so proud of how these two turned out. Up to now, they were the most difficult to get right. Balancing the design and precision of fitting them together was a fun challenge.

If you want to get your hands on them, now is the perfect time on Etsy as we will be on sale until March 24th with some of our other pins. Your support means a lot to us.

 

 

Thank you for diving in with us!

Arielle + Ryan