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Inspiring day back home in NYC. Hope you all are having wonderful, inspiring weeks! (at Brooklyn, New York)

Photo:Tinna Patni

22K Gold Leaf & Shell Gold

Paper art by Morgana Wallace on Tumblr

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Michie Umezawa’s (@umemichi77) obsession over potted plants stems from three small cactuses, gifted from a gardener at work four and a half years ago. Of those potted plants, “Cacti No. 1” (#サボ一号) remains one of her favorites among the 150 she now keeps at her home in Japan’s Hyogo prefecture. “I never really grew plants until then, nor had I seen an actual cactus flower before,” Michie explains. “I was amazed at the big white flower that bloomed on Cacti No. 1, and that’s how my collection of succulents started.” Michie is drawn to the genus’ slow and gradual development over time. “Each plant has different growth cycles, and I like to take pictures when a plant is in its phase of change — a state I like to call ‘in action.’”

The biggest occupational hazard of working with tiny ferns? “I have to be careful not to sneeze or move too quickly,” illustrator Helen Ahpornsiri (@helenahpornsiri) explains. “The leaves go everywhere.” Many of Helen’s creations consist of anywhere from 50 to 100 individual fern pieces from as many as 20 species collected from her garden in East Sussex, England. Helen transforms her foraged treasures into tiny masterpieces with a wooden flower press she received as a child. “I used to love opening it and finding pieces of summer in the winter,” she recalls. Her advice to other small business owners on Instagram is simple: “Just keep posting pictures,” Helen says. “It’s always great to see progress, so people can see how things are coming along, almost like a story being told.”

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Dina Brodsky’s miniature paintings combine her two passions: cycling and miniature painting. Her landscape paintings depict the view of cycling sceneries of beautiful nature scenes showcasing different types of weather. You can find her stunning pieces on her Etsy shop. 

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