TO ROUND OUT FLOWER WEEK, we present you with a gallery of botanical art. The works below capture, preserve, impress, re-create, manipulate, and wonder at the influence of petals, stems, and color.

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Martin Gregus Jr

A photographer camps in the Arctic and finds a polar bear family with the same idea

^{Photos by Martin Gregus Jr.} 

Barbara Cole

Painterly photos of flowers seen through water

^{Photos by Barbara Cole, titles from left to right: “Amilie” and “Dorthea”} 

Hannah Bullen-Ryner

A land artist’s forages finds the promise of birds in foraged flowers

^{Arrangemnet and images by Hannah Bullen-Ryner} 

Yulia Artemyeva

The botany of ballet

^{Photos by Yulia Artemyeva} 

Makoto Azuma

Bouquets preserved in blocks of ice

 

Rachel Dein

Bas relief tiles re-create a moment in a garden

^{Reliefs by Rachel Dein, titles from left to right: “Summer Crocosmia” and “August Wedding”} 

Lindsey Rickert

Familiar faces in new light

^{Photos by Lindsey Rickert, titles from left to right: “Pitcher Plant 2” and “Dahlias”}  

Robert Peek

Fog, smoke, and mystery

^{Photos by Robert Peek, titles from left to right: “Flowerpower Blue II” and “Flower 21”}