Montreal-based fashion designer and creative Raku Inoue (previously) continues his Natura Insects series with a focus on brilliantly colored moths and butterflies. The delicate insects were created from seasonal leaves and blooms, with pastel petals and green leaves composing those made in late summer, and warmer tones and brown leaves forming the works made in mid-fall. TheContinue reading "New Flower Arrangements Formed Into Exotic Butterflies and Moths by Raku Inoue"

Printing with leaves, flowers, and other found objects allows you to create decorative patterns and works of art that capture the beauty of nature. Photo © Adam Mastoon. You can make beautiful stat…

One of the genres of art that I love is portraits. No matter the style, there's just something about seeing a portrait through an artist's eyes, and getting an inside look at how they view the human form. While artist Vicki Rawlin's work isn't solely portrait work, although this is what initially drew my interest, I love how she uses the natural world from petals to twigs to create her artwork. Another fact that I can't get over is nothing is ever glued or adhered to the paper that she uses…

Vicki Rawlins' floral art illustrations are composed of flowers, leaves, succulents, and other forest finds. Each ephemeral piece features a female subject.

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Montreal-based fashion designer and creative Raku Inoue (previously) continues his Natura Insects series with a focus on brilliantly colored moths and butterflies. The delicate insects were created from seasonal leaves and blooms, with pastel petals and green leaves composing those made in late summer, and warmer tones and brown leaves forming the works made in mid-fall. The artist learned the importance of utilizing seasonal materials while studying the art of Ikebana—the Japanese art of…

We recently drove up to to visit my sister and her family who have left all semblance of urban living behind for the open fields of Idaho. They live a simple life on a farm with tons of room to roam a

So many fun nature crafts for kids. Gather up all the outdoor supplies on a nature walk and create something amazing!

Artist James Brunt creatively uses nature as his materials and canvas.