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Once again it’s springtime and inspiration is in full bloom. Flowers have always been a source of beauty, and quite the staple for inspiration as a textile designer. But lately I’ve come across several designers who are using them in some really marvelous ways.

Petals, buds, leaves and twigs have transcended their common status as a mere object of beauty to become an instrument of design, popping up in some rather unlikely places. I am especially enamored with the leafy portraits of blogger and designer Justina Blakeny’s ongoing series Face The Foliage. All of the below designs have me looking at flowers in a whole new way.

Flower Power via Aaryn West
Flower Power via Aaryn West
Flower Power via Aaryn West
Flower Power via Aaryn WestFlower Power via Aaryn West
Flower Power via Aaryn West
Flower Power via Aaryn West

1 & 2 via Justina Blakeny
3 via M. Hochhalter
4 & 5 via Alice Mouoru
6 via Grace Ciao
7 via Joseph Scissorhands (source unknown)
8 via Design Love Fest