hi, I'm emily and I'M SO HAPPY THAT you're here.

I'm a botanical artist and educator living and working in Washington, DC.

I've always loved all things botanical but couldn't keep a plant alive to save my life.

I came to paper flowers in an unusual way.

PAPER FLOWERS SAVED MY LIFE.

A dramatic but true statement.

After the birth of my oldest child, I was desperate for an outlet that had nothing to do with my new role as a mother. I was merely existing and flailing in the depths of postpartum depression. In my darkest hour, I needed something to hold onto and making paper flowers in the floor of a nursery ended up being it. I made a paper flower every day for a year. It became a ritual. The ultimate self care. I had finally found light amongst the darkness.

I'm a one woman show.

How unusual?