Born in 1979 and having graduated in 2007 from the Utrecht school of The Art (NL), with a degree in 3D Product Design, Donkelaar had a passion for all things nature from an early age.

Her creative process begins with secondhand books and walks in the forest, meadows, and flower markets of Utrecht. “I don’t start with an idea in my head or a sketch on paper,” she admitted in an interview with Flower Magazine. “I follow the flowers and the colors I’m working with.”

Her finds, and therefore, her materials, might include a damaged butterfly, a broken twig, a bumblebee, and some strangely grown weeds. The pieces themselves lead her work, inspiring her compositions and themes. By protecting her finds under glass, Donkelaar hopes to inspire other people to make up their own stories about them, rather than dictating her message herself.

“I love a flower with really long legs,” she notes. “It makes it more elegant somehow, almost as if it’s flying. I strip away all the leaves and let the flower stand out, stand tall.” Under her hands, weeds become poetry, nature seems to float mid-air, and a discarded twig finds new meaning.

The post The Song of Flowers: Anne ten Donkelaar’s Art Blossoms appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

Working mainly with fine crepe paper, each piece begins with some background research. “I do copious amounts of research on my subjects both before and during the making process,” writes Redlinger on her personal website, “preferably by studying live plants and flowers, but also from online image searches and combing through books and magazines.”

Her paper creations include succulents (which she aptly nicknames “the anglerfish of the plant world”), mushrooms, and flower bouquets. In fact, the very first paper flowers she made were her wedding bouquet and her husband’s boutonniere for their small City Hall wedding in San Francisco.

Based in Boulder, Colorado, Redlinger says that when she’s not making paper plants and flowers she might be found working out in the garden, joining her husband in chasing their two young kids and our dog around the house, or reading a good SciFi book. Ideal lifestyle, if you ask us!

Take a look at some of her recent work in the gallery below.

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Originally from Seattle, but currently based in Portland, Shu’s is naturally inspired by her surroundings, as well as the changing seasons. “I’ve always been obsessed with plants,” she admitted in a recent interview with Bridge & Burn, explaining that her mom is an amazing gardener and she basically grew up in the garden.

“The seasonal changes here provide constant muse-material and I always have my eye on what’s popping up around us,” she adds, “whether it’s in my garden, my neighbor’s garden, or the farmers market.” According to Shu, when it comes to her fruit paintings those tend to reflect the fruit she was eating that season. “Same goes for flowers,” she adds, “I am truly amazed when I look at flowers like how does something that cool exist?”

With so much excitement, it comes as no surprise that her work is as positive and delightful as Shu’s outlook on life. Her vitality is well needed these unsettling days. “I try to bring color into people’s lives,” says Shu. “Especially in the winters here, we need more color! So I hope to give people a burst of energy when they look at the colorful work that I have painted.”

You can support her work by purchasing a print from her online shop.

The post Call It Spring: These Illustrations Will Brighten Up Your Feed appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

“We pause to look at a flower, pick up a feather, touch a leaf, or comment to a companion about a particular specimen,” notes Wood in her website. “Nature’s beauty is fleeting and ever changing in its magnificence. My work speaks to the notion that everything is temporary.”

Incredibly, Wood’s craft was learned from trial and error. “I didn’t look at any tutorials, I made it up my way — how I saw things,” she admitted in an interview with Lia Griffith. “My background is in a variety of mediums such as mixed media sculpture, wood carving, embroidery, and painting.”

And while flowers are always in fashion, she tries to stay away from trends, inspired by classic botanical identification guides and photographs. “The world of plants is huge, so I try to stay away from trends and follow my own path,” she stresses.

Visit her magnificent paper garden:

The post Step Inside Ann Wood’s Magnificent Paper Garden appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

“Moving to Switzerland in 2010 rekindled my admiration for the beauty and complexity of the natural world, which I first discovered as a child by wandering the woodlands and prairies of my native Minnesota,” wrote Buck on her website.

She soon devised a plan: to preserve this natural beauty by launching an online herbarium. This herbarium – a collection of preserved plant specimens – would be shared through her blog and Instagram page. And so the freshly pressed project was born.

Now, years later, and having moved back to Minnesota, her herbarium spans both Switzerland and the US. “In 2019 I brought the freshly pressed project back with me to Minnesota, where I continue to collect, press, and add to my herbarium collection,” she explained. “It has been an adventure in rediscovering the species from my childhood, which I now view with a new appreciation.”

It is an adventure you too can appreciate by following her social media pages.

The post Lindsay Buck’s Botanical Collection Will Take Your Breath Away appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

“When I was younger I wasn’t interested in nature at all, plants were these horrible demanding things and I even killed a cactus at one point,” she admitted in an interview with Life in Maastricht. “Now nature has become this wonderful thing in my life that gives me instant gratification.”

“When I walk through the forest, nature keeps surprising me with hidden beauty, waiting to be found by whoever wants to take the time to appreciate it,” she gushes. “It’s the ideal place to clear your head and let the surroundings take over.”

Whether it’s small as a flower in bloom or as big as the ever-changing colors in the sky, Olislagers immerses herself in nature and finds endless beauty and inspiration within it. Here are some highlights from her Instagram page:

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Living and working from her untraditional houseboat based in Leicester, Hall’s inspiration is found right outside her front door. “I think living on a boat my whole life has made me into a nature lover!” she writes on her website.

“I’ve been surrounded by nature since I was little and I think I forget that the animals/nature I see isn’t what people see day to day unless you live where I live, so I shouldn’t take it for granted,” she added in an interview with Ohh Deer. “I love being outside and walking and always feel inspired when I’ve spent some time outdoors.”

Her illustrations – made of loose linework and watercolor – invite nature homeward, by celebrating its endless beauty. Hall also makes sure that the majority of the products she sells are packaged in 100% biodegradable and compostable clear corn starch “plastic” bags, and all that her paper goods have been made either using recycled materials or are FSC approved. 

The post Invite Nature Inside Your Home with Floral Patterns appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

“I always loved flowers and was interested in saving some memory bouquets for a long time,” the artist shared on Bored Panda. “I started by pressing them in books. I practiced a lot keeping flowers in the best condition possible because it’s important to make them look vivid and bright.”

Lazaryuk shares her beautiful creations on her Instagram profile where she has gathered quite a following. The artist also has an Etsy store where she sells her pressed flowered art.

Scroll down and take a look at some of her work. Do you have a favorite?

The post Artist Turned Her Childhood Hobby Into a Business appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

The post These Honey-Dripping Flowers are Actually Pastel Drawings appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

Born in 1979 and having graduated in 2007 from the Utrecht school of The Art (NL), with a degree in 3D Product Design, Donkelaar had a passion for all things nature from an early age.

Her creative process begins with secondhand books and walks in the forest, meadows, and flower markets of Utrecht. “I don’t start with an idea in my head or a sketch on paper,” she admitted in an interview with Flower Magazine. “I follow the flowers and the colors I’m working with.”

Her finds, and therefore, her materials, might include a damaged butterfly, a broken twig, a bumblebee, and some strangely grown weeds. The pieces themselves lead her work, inspiring her compositions and themes. By protecting her finds under glass, Donkelaar hopes to inspire other people to make up their own stories about them, rather than dictating her message herself.

“I love a flower with really long legs,” she notes. “It makes it more elegant somehow, almost as if it’s flying. I strip away all the leaves and let the flower stand out, stand tall.” Under her hands, weeds become poetry, nature seems to float mid-air, and a discarded twig finds new meaning.

The post The Song of Flowers: Anne ten Donkelaar’s Art Blossoms appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

Working mainly with fine crepe paper, each piece begins with some background research. “I do copious amounts of research on my subjects both before and during the making process,” writes Redlinger on her personal website, “preferably by studying live plants and flowers, but also from online image searches and combing through books and magazines.”

Her paper creations include succulents (which she aptly nicknames “the anglerfish of the plant world”), mushrooms, and flower bouquets. In fact, the very first paper flowers she made were her wedding bouquet and her husband’s boutonniere for their small City Hall wedding in San Francisco.

Based in Boulder, Colorado, Redlinger says that when she’s not making paper plants and flowers she might be found working out in the garden, joining her husband in chasing their two young kids and our dog around the house, or reading a good SciFi book. Ideal lifestyle, if you ask us!

Take a look at some of her recent work in the gallery below.

The post Stephanie Redlinger’s Paper Botanical Art is Jaw-Dropping appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

Originally from Seattle, but currently based in Portland, Shu’s is naturally inspired by her surroundings, as well as the changing seasons. “I’ve always been obsessed with plants,” she admitted in a recent interview with Bridge & Burn, explaining that her mom is an amazing gardener and she basically grew up in the garden.

“The seasonal changes here provide constant muse-material and I always have my eye on what’s popping up around us,” she adds, “whether it’s in my garden, my neighbor’s garden, or the farmers market.” According to Shu, when it comes to her fruit paintings those tend to reflect the fruit she was eating that season. “Same goes for flowers,” she adds, “I am truly amazed when I look at flowers like how does something that cool exist?”

With so much excitement, it comes as no surprise that her work is as positive and delightful as Shu’s outlook on life. Her vitality is well needed these unsettling days. “I try to bring color into people’s lives,” says Shu. “Especially in the winters here, we need more color! So I hope to give people a burst of energy when they look at the colorful work that I have painted.”

You can support her work by purchasing a print from her online shop.

The post Call It Spring: These Illustrations Will Brighten Up Your Feed appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

“We pause to look at a flower, pick up a feather, touch a leaf, or comment to a companion about a particular specimen,” notes Wood in her website. “Nature’s beauty is fleeting and ever changing in its magnificence. My work speaks to the notion that everything is temporary.”

Incredibly, Wood’s craft was learned from trial and error. “I didn’t look at any tutorials, I made it up my way — how I saw things,” she admitted in an interview with Lia Griffith. “My background is in a variety of mediums such as mixed media sculpture, wood carving, embroidery, and painting.”

And while flowers are always in fashion, she tries to stay away from trends, inspired by classic botanical identification guides and photographs. “The world of plants is huge, so I try to stay away from trends and follow my own path,” she stresses.

Visit her magnificent paper garden:

The post Step Inside Ann Wood’s Magnificent Paper Garden appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

“Moving to Switzerland in 2010 rekindled my admiration for the beauty and complexity of the natural world, which I first discovered as a child by wandering the woodlands and prairies of my native Minnesota,” wrote Buck on her website.

She soon devised a plan: to preserve this natural beauty by launching an online herbarium. This herbarium – a collection of preserved plant specimens – would be shared through her blog and Instagram page. And so the freshly pressed project was born.

Now, years later, and having moved back to Minnesota, her herbarium spans both Switzerland and the US. “In 2019 I brought the freshly pressed project back with me to Minnesota, where I continue to collect, press, and add to my herbarium collection,” she explained. “It has been an adventure in rediscovering the species from my childhood, which I now view with a new appreciation.”

It is an adventure you too can appreciate by following her social media pages.

The post Lindsay Buck’s Botanical Collection Will Take Your Breath Away appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

“When I was younger I wasn’t interested in nature at all, plants were these horrible demanding things and I even killed a cactus at one point,” she admitted in an interview with Life in Maastricht. “Now nature has become this wonderful thing in my life that gives me instant gratification.”

“When I walk through the forest, nature keeps surprising me with hidden beauty, waiting to be found by whoever wants to take the time to appreciate it,” she gushes. “It’s the ideal place to clear your head and let the surroundings take over.”

Whether it’s small as a flower in bloom or as big as the ever-changing colors in the sky, Olislagers immerses herself in nature and finds endless beauty and inspiration within it. Here are some highlights from her Instagram page:

The post Birgitt Olislagers Will Remind You of the Endless Beauty to Be Found In Nature appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

Living and working from her untraditional houseboat based in Leicester, Hall’s inspiration is found right outside her front door. “I think living on a boat my whole life has made me into a nature lover!” she writes on her website.

“I’ve been surrounded by nature since I was little and I think I forget that the animals/nature I see isn’t what people see day to day unless you live where I live, so I shouldn’t take it for granted,” she added in an interview with Ohh Deer. “I love being outside and walking and always feel inspired when I’ve spent some time outdoors.”

Her illustrations – made of loose linework and watercolor – invite nature homeward, by celebrating its endless beauty. Hall also makes sure that the majority of the products she sells are packaged in 100% biodegradable and compostable clear corn starch “plastic” bags, and all that her paper goods have been made either using recycled materials or are FSC approved. 

The post Invite Nature Inside Your Home with Floral Patterns appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

“I always loved flowers and was interested in saving some memory bouquets for a long time,” the artist shared on Bored Panda. “I started by pressing them in books. I practiced a lot keeping flowers in the best condition possible because it’s important to make them look vivid and bright.”

Lazaryuk shares her beautiful creations on her Instagram profile where she has gathered quite a following. The artist also has an Etsy store where she sells her pressed flowered art.

Scroll down and take a look at some of her work. Do you have a favorite?

The post Artist Turned Her Childhood Hobby Into a Business appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.

The post These Honey-Dripping Flowers are Actually Pastel Drawings appeared first on 5dwallpaper.com.