Paper art is a truly underrated art form, and if you still haven’t fallen in love with it—now’s the time. Inga Ilze Peterson is one of the most talented paper artists you’ll ever encounter, and her carefully cut paper flowers look so incredibly real that you’ll have to do a double take.
Peterson fell in love with art as a child, and she was drawn to many different types of creative expression, from working on her pencil drawings to making doll clothes. She pursued her passion for art by studying fine art and industrial and graphic design.
Peterson has also enjoyed nature for as long as she can remember, and she spent a lot of time in her youth exploring the fields and forests near her family home in Michigan. Her love for nature inspired her to start experimenting with floral still life – and the rest is history.
“I realized that I needed a way to create long-lasting still life subjects that wouldn’t wilt before I finished a painting. I started experimenting with paper flowers and quickly discovered that I wanted to spend all of my studio time creating and designing three-dimensional botanical art,” she explains on her official website.
In addition to making the most realistic paper flowers you’ll ever see, Peterson is on a quest to help other people do the same. She offers tutorials on her Patreon page, in addition to hosting virtual workshops on Zoom.
