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Thistle by Nature
  • About
    • About
    • Philosophy
  • Projects
  • Teaching
  • Nuptials
    • Nuptials
    • Floriography
  • Contact

SELF LED

Thistle by Nature’s self-led artistic practice draws on themes of seasonality, plant-lore, traditional uses of plants & ritualising points in the year with flower arranging to advocate connection to nature & its circularity.

COLLABORATIVE

We work collaboratively with brands & creatives to rear season led concepts & artworks for shoots, sets, editorials, spaces, workshops & events as well as collaborating with artists exploring similar or complimentary themes.

COMMISSIONED

We take on commisions with businesses and organisations that we feel our ethos & values align with to produce work with soul & authenticity. Thistle by Nature creates work for shoots, sets, editorials, spaces, exhibitions, artworks & publications.

 

@thistlebynature

Arranging nature into nature for a collaboration with @susanearlybaskets as part of Crafts Alive: Flowers & the maker at @rodmartonmanor by @glosguild Autumn bounty inc the best of the best Molly Raven dahlias from @saltboxandco Susan’s
🫛 🧚‍♀️ ⭕️ My piece ‘PEA’ for this years @strawbhillhouse flower festival, tucked away in one of the gardens’ tree groves was inspired by the land art movement of the 1970s. I wanted to make something that communed with the na
With a summertime cloud of lime & pink in the polytunnel at @saltboxandco, A Seasonal Conversation completes its first full rotation. We’ve enjoyed forging a new seasonal tradition and sharing it here over the last four seasons, sometimes
Last of the carn spam // snippets from N & T ❤️‍🔥🌹
What to order for table: -More doilies -More carns -Cherries -Flamenco 🌹
Snippets of growing season @ @field.system
New(ish) work for @ffern.co Summer ‘25 scent with @cloudappsoc ☁️ The last of the Rannuncs, first of the Marigolds & my neighbours lawn clippings 🌅 “The cinema’s there, it doesn’t cost a penny to appreciate the mag
G R O W I N G S E A S O N 🌱 A transient exhibition, growing and then gone again in just over a week, was a show of past ephemeral works captured with photography and live floral installation at the beautiful @field.system in sweet Ashburton, Devon
A seasonal conversation S P R I N G is here! Ash & Emma create a tablescape that celebrates the humble tulip (& friends) in a lesser than usual spring palette and chat about the abundance of the springtime and all of its gifts. Special than
THE FORGOTTEN GARDEN OF SHADOWS A collaborative exhibition by @thistlebynature & @matthewroberthughes as part of the @neoancients festival, though the garden also welcomes you next weekend, Saturday & Sunday 11am-5pm at the chapels of rest a
£1 daffs from Morrisons, reimagined🌱 Happy springtime.
GOLDEN VALLEY was commissioned by @thewilsonchelt for COMMON GROUND, an exhibition guest curated by artist @ben_edge_art The exhibition explores stories of change, loss, rebellion and reclamation in relation to common land and the natural environme
GOLDEN VALLEY was commissioned by @thewilsonchelt for COMMON GROUND, an exhibition guest curated by artist @ben_edge_art The exhibition explores stories of change, loss, rebellion and reclamation in relation to common land and the natural environme

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