Flora

It All Started With The Poppies

Early last year we planted California Poppies in our own Bay Area garden — Roy and Chase getting their hands dirty for the first time in the name of photography. What surprised us was how beautifully the full plant translated to paper — not just the bloom, but everything around it, in a way that felt complete. When people first saw the results they were enamored by the style, something different from anything we had done before. We knew immediately we had to jump at it. The connection between gardener and photographer felt natural in a way we hadn't expected, and we knew we had to do more with this approach.

Trial & Error

We knew we were not expert gardeners, and for the first few months that showed. Our excitement for this collection wilted as we struggled with overcrowding and timing. Plants were competing for space, blooms were arriving too early or too late, and more than a few didn't survive long enough to be photographed. However, after a rainy winter we began to see results — and somewhere along the way, what started as a task became a hobby. Checking on the garden each morning is now the first thing Roy and Chase do when they arrive at the studio. What began out of necessity quietly turned into one of everyone's favorite parts of the day.

A Collection In Bloom

As spring approached, we finally began to see the results we were looking for. Small green buds made way for soft white anemones, bright red corn poppies, daffodils, freesia, cosmos, queen anne's lace and more — and as our confidence grew, so did our selection, expanding into more exotic floral varieties. Everything we put in the ground, we photographed. Everything we photographed, we printed. We grow it, shoot it, master it, print it — a true farm to photograph operation, start to finish. And with the confidence this collection gave us, we're already thinking about what comes next.

The Finished Product

This floral wall art collection is a departure from the typical way that we have done our botanical photography in the past. A prior focus on the bloom of a flower has transitioned into an emphasis on the full form of the plant — the foliage, the stem, the seed pod, the whole story. We love the idea that a plant pulled from the ground ends up looking that good on your wall. We hope these fine art botanical prints resonate with people in different ways — reminding them of walks surrounded by wildflowers, visits to a farmers market, or memories of a childhood garden.

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