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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

Happy solstice / yuletide scenes The light is returning 🌚🌝
The last of the British Chrysanthemum for @ffern.co’s bauble painting evening with @harliebriggsart_ Beautifully warm photos by @beatricerigby
A candlelit dinner for 10 to celebrate a 30 🕯️ Never getting over this metallic raw silk🧡
@thistlebynature X @centre.half 🪨Cotinus & Eucalyptus🪨 An explorative project with textile duo @centre.half on waste cut flower, experimental natural dye & visual concept building. Photos by the image wizard @alohabshaw 🪨 ‘Wi
@thistlebynature X @weven_shop Our corn dolly & harvest arrangement workshop last Sunday at @ffern.co felt like a modern and explorative way of marrying the ancient craft of wheat weaving with floral design. The group made a variety of braids
@thistlebynature X @centre.half 📯Dahlia & Coreopsis📯 With flowers saved & dried from last years wedding season, a series of dye experiments and a day at CSA gold room with the brilliant @alohabshaw we created a still life & portrait
Honored and delighted to have exhibited at @strawbhillhouse flower festival for its 6th year along side SO MANY other talented & inspiring designers to champion British grown flowers. The house is practically bursting at the seams with beauty whe
Not sure who’s working harder here, me or that magic light💫 @strawbhillhouse @leigh.chappell.flowers @jannelford 📸: @emlynbainbridge
Honored and delighted to have exhibited at @strawbhillhouse flower festival for its 6th year along side SO MANY other talented & inspiring designers to champion British grown flowers. The house is practically bursting at the seams with beauty whe
@thistlebynature X @centre.half A project on waste cut flower, experimental natural dye & visual concept building. BTS from the dyeing process & photoshoot where concepts were created centered around Cornflower & Chrysanthemum Continu
APPLECORE: An exploration into conceptual botanical design centered around the apple. After lunch you will work collectively with your fellow creatives to build a large-scale free standing sculpture based on ideas, stories & symbolism of apple w
Applecore, 22nd September. An exploration into conceptual botanical design centered around the apple. The day will be split into 2 halves of the same apple, during the morning you will create organic sculptural forms using apples & branches and
A P P L E C O R E An exploration into conceptual botanical design centered around the apple. A harvest inspired 1 day workshop exploring the form, life cycle & symbolism of apples through a sculptural manifestation of the plant at all stages. U
Keep your apples peeled for an announcement about a one day botanical design exploration this autumn, on the beautiful grounds of @hawkwood_cft Coming very soon🍏 📸: @emlynbainbridge

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