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]]>This Utrecht School of the Art graduate recently presented an intriguing new series of works titled “Underwater Ballet”. In the series, ten Donkelaar submerges flowers in cold water in a carefully choreographed way. Each flower is tied to a metal piece to ensure it stays underwater.
The attempts to emerge on the surface and the inability to do causes the flowers to wave and creates a “silent image of a spirited dance”, as the artist puts it on her website.
The flowers don’t get trapped underwater for long, which is why ten Donkelaar makes sure to capture their dance on camera. Sometimes she even offers them as prints to those who appreciate her work.
Besides “Underwater Ballet”, ten Donkelaar also works with found flowers, twigs, and broken butterflies to create art pieces and installations. She picks up these objects during her long walks in nature and takes them to her studio. She then takes her time to find the ideas and show them in their full beauty.
“My finds inspire me. While looking at them, I can invent my own stories about their existence and their lives,” she reveals.
Check out more of her works below.
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Amongst her more unique creation are botanical hoops featuring plants and flowers. Printed on textile and framed in a wooden hoop these watercolorΒ illustrations promise to bring a soft and natural touch to your home. “We at Olislagers have a passion for art and are inspired by nature,” reads her website. “Plants bring a room to life in a wayΒ that nothing else can. But letβs be honest, these living creatures need space, light, water and lots of love.Β With this new collection, we offer everyone the possibility to create an urban jungle however big or small.”
With most of her illustrations centered around the natural world, Olislagers is clearly drawn to the outdoors. Nature also provides her with endless inspiration. “With the coming and going of seasons, there is always something to discover,” she writes. “Whether it’s small like a flower in bloom or big as the ever-changing lights and colors in the sky, all you have to do is take a step back, really look around you and find that there is beauty everywhere.”
You can also follow her Instagram page, for more or less the same effect:
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]]>And so, the freshly pressed project was born: an incredible collection of wildflower specimens which Buck shares on her website and Instagram page. In 2019, Buck brought the freshly pressed project back with her to Minnesota, where she continues to collect, press, and add to her herbarium collection. “It has been an adventure in rediscovering the species from my childhood, which I now view with a new appreciation,” she writes.
“The freshly pressed blog is my way of connecting with others and hopefully inspiring them to further explore the melding of art and nature,” she adds. Having pursued degrees in biology, fine arts, and environmental studies, Buck is fascinated by botanical history – how we as humans have applied meaning and value to different plant species as a way to connect to our surroundings and how we can tap into this history as a motivation to preserve and protect our biodiversity nowadays.
“I believe that designers and scientists can both benefit from exploring across fields,” she says, “my blog brings various projects and musings to press to motivate both professions (as well as those of us who fall in the middle) to approach their work with a fresh perspective and renewed sense of wonder.”
Her website also includes a short guide on how to collect and press flowers. “Plants are easiest to identify when flowering and press best when they have fresh blooms,” she explains. “Keep an eye out for plants that are close to blooming, and collect a sample as soon as the flowers open.”
Follow her Instagram page for more:
Now is the time of year when the meadows are overflowing with rich pink and purple hues. Clockwise from the upper left: Geum rivale (Water Avens / Bach-Nelkenwurz); Geranium robertianum (Robert Geranium/ Stinkender Storchschnabel oder Ruprechtskraut); Trifolium pretense (Red Clover / Rot Klee) Salvia pratensis (Meadow Clary / Wiesen-Salbei); Geranium pyrenaicum (Hedgerow Cranesbill / PyrenΓ€en Storchschnabel). Collected and pressed May 19, 2018.The post Lindsay Buck Catalogues Wildflower Specimens appeared first on Wallpaper Data.
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]]>“I enjoy having a handmade element into my work,” she told Jung Katz, “for example incorporating stitch into digital prints and binding my notebooks using my sewing machine, it makes it a little bit more me. My illustrations of women on the beach got a lot of interest from women themselves, and a lot of them enjoyed them simply because they show βreal womenβ, I like to think I create work that people can relate to.”
I thought Iβd say hello as Iβve had a bit of a break from posting on my feed, I went away last week to sunny Dorset and came back to a garden full of flowers that I had to pick 
even though I havenβt posted on here for a week or so Iβve been loving seeing some of you receive your @thepapergang boxes, thank you for tagging me so I can see! 
Her style is best described as loose line work, and loose watercolor illustrations. According to Hall, she nearly always uses the first illustration she creates for her final patterns, rather than over developing it, which she thinks relates nicely to the unprocessed natural world.
As Hall’s love for nature bloomed, so has her interest in its preservation. The majority of her products are packaged in 100% biodegradable and compostable clear corn starch “plastic” bags, and all of her paper goods have been made either using recycled materials, or are FSC approved.
But though her work is centered around the natural world, her inspiration comes from its inhabitants. “I am a keen observer so people watching is how I get most of my inspiration,” she says. “People surprise me everyday so a lot of the time peoplesβ actions, conversations and their dress sense also inspire me. I also take inspiration from nature, the seaside and fashion.”
my mums favourite coloured flowers are yellow so I always think of her when I paint yellow florals! What coloured flowers are you drawn to? I love having orange or pink flowers in the house! 
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]]>Parry often references art, fashion history, and movies, both historical and contemporary. Thereβs no limit to what inspires her. Scroll down to see some of the amazing arrangements we picked out for you and, if thatβs not enough, head to her Instagram page to see more.
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]]>Known for her βpaper couture,β Hansen makes ginormous paper flowers, using 50 to 60 layers of papers for each of her creations. Each of her elaborate pieces is made by hand and carefully crafted using scissors.
… #papirroser #papirblomster #paperflorist #paperflowers #paperroses #paperblooms #paperblossoms #pappersblommor #fiberart #fleursenpapier #papercraft #paperart #papierblumen #fioridicarta #floraldecor #papercreation #papperskonst #papercraft #handmadeflower #diseΓ±ofloral #metiersdart #decoracionfloral #floraldesignSince graduating from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1995, she has designed for huge brands like Levi Strauss and Georg Jensen. In addition to her work with industrial products, she makes spectacular hand cut accessories that have been adorned by BjΓΆrk and Steven Tyler among others.
Check out some of her eye-popping work in the gallery below.
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]]>This time he takes his craft to a more innovative arrangement. In his ongoing Natura series, the artist goes white in his floral creations as he dedicate this to his stepfather who just passed away.
In the series, he uses flower petals, stems and leaves to form tigers, owls, beetles and butterflies, taking advantage of the natural shapes of his raw materials to create these lively illustrations.
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