Printed on premium luster paper with rich color and fine detail, protected behind a clear acrylic front, and set in a wood frame. Choose White, Black, or Red Oak.
Size & fit
Available in 8″×10″ and 16″×20″. Hanging hardware is included.
These measurements refer to the print size. The wood frame adds about 0.75″ on each side, so the framed piece is roughly 1.5″ wider and taller than the print.
Shipping & returns
Each piece is made to order. Estimated arrival in 5–12 business days. Returns are accepted within 30 days under our return policy.
The Story Behind the Artwork
“Every leaf, twig, petal, and seed becomes a brushstroke.”
I will be honest: there is not really a story behind this one. This particular bloom simply has a way of inviting me to create hair. Every time it comes into my hands, it asks to be arranged into a specially designed hairdo, and I let it lead. The palm here is Bismarckia nobilis, and the rest of the face found its place around that flowing hair.
The original composition was made entirely from real botanicals.
The Botanicals Behind the Artwork
7 real botanicals composed the original artwork
Shirley arranged each leaf, pod, stem, and natural fiber by hand before photographing the finished composition.
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Bismarck palm flower stalks (the hair)
The Bismarck palm comes from Madagascar and carries huge silver-blue fan leaves, and its flower stalks hang in long branching strands that dry into these beaded ribbons.
Flowing strands stand for freedom and letting go.
02
Bismarck palm frond stem
A palm does not grow rings like a tree; its trunk is really a bundle of stiff fibers, which is why palms bend in storms instead of snapping.
Palms stand for resilience and peace.
03
Dark seed pod
Golden Shower pods can grow longer than your arm and rattle like a maraca when the seeds inside dry out.
Long pods represent patience and hidden sweetness.
04
Dark red petal (the lips)
Rose petals get their deep color from the same family of pigments that make blueberries blue.
A red petal stands for love and warmth.
05
Paullinia pods (the necklace)
Paullinia is the family of guarana, whose seeds hold roughly twice the caffeine of a coffee bean, and its pods split open to show seeds that look like little eyes.
A necklace of pods stands for what we choose to carry close.
06
Curled tendril (the cheek curl)
A tendril can feel when it touches something and coils around it within minutes, like a tiny green hand.
Tendrils symbolize holding on and gentle connection.
07
Tabebuia seeds (the eyes)
Tabebuia seeds are flat with thin papery wings on both sides, so they glide away from the tree on the wind.