A few weeks ago, Blue Buffalo approached me to create this month’s pet bandana celebrating Black History Month, and I gladly obliged.

As a lover of patterns, I wanted to create a fun and festive design that honors black heritage with our favorite four-legged companions. Inspired by the colors red, black, green, and yellow because of their rich symbolism, I used these colors primarily throughout the bandana’s design.

The colors Red to represent the history, Black for our shared identity, Green for the connection to Mother Earth, and Yellow for the prosperity of African diaspora, were pivotal for honoring black history. And marigold as the background, of course, because it’s one of my favorite colors.

A huge thanks to Blue Buffalo for entrusting me to design this bandana. I sincerely hope pet lovers enjoy it as much as me and my dog, Gracie, do!