About

Hi! I'm Linda, a paper artist who makes life-like botanical sculptures in my home studio in Almonte, Ontario, Canada. I have loved to make things since I was a child, and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts at York University (2003) where I studied drawing, painting, and art history. 

I've been making paper flowers for over 15 years now. I love the challenge of creating three dimensional shapes. My first flowers were giant -5 feet tall- and made for a trade show booth. Since then my work has become true to scale and botanical detail. I often mount my flowers in shadow boxes to better protect and show them off.

My first paper flower shadow box came about after visiting an exhibit of botanical paintings entitled "Art of the Plant" at the Museum of Nature in Ottawa. I was so inspired that I rushed home to mount one of my flowers in the style of vintage botanical illustrations. Here is my Centaurea montana from 2018:

I use many types of paper for my pieces, choosing each one to match the texture and qualities of the flower that I'm making. I often dye the paper or paint it. I also use wire and lots of glue. One of my goals is that my flowers are long-lasting. I layer the paper for strength and spray the finished pieces with UV protectant spray.

You can read more about my inspiration and process in this blog post.

I have a selection of recent projects that you can browse here.

To stay up to date on what I'm up to in my studio, you can follow me on Instagram.

I try to exhibit my work a few times per year. Here is a list of recent exhibitions and shows:

• Feb 2025, Vodkow, Almonte, ON

• Nov 2024, Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference art show: "Art as a Muse for Science", Duluth, MN

• April-May 2024, "Plant as Muse: Artistry in the Natural World", Ottawa, ON

• June-Sept 2023, "Opposites Attract!: The Duality of Art in the Plant Kingdom", Ottawa, ON

• Feb-April 2023, "River Life", Mississippi Mills Public Library, Almonte, ON

• Jan-March 2023, Ottawa Miniature Gallery (OMG), Ottawa, ON (group show)

• May- Oct 2022 – "Paper, Paint & Patterns", Mill of Kintail Museum, Almonte, ON

• Feb-March 2022, "Paper Herbarium: Wildflowers of Eastern Ontario", Parrott Gallery, Belleville, ON

• July 2021, “Wildflowers of Lanark County”, The Mill of Kintail Museum, Almonte, ON

• July 2020, “The Flower Show” Carleton Place, ON (group show)

• September 2019, “The Language of Flowers”, Gardens at Clock Barn, Carlisle MA, USA

• 2018, Mississippi Mills Public Library Corridor Gallery, Almonte, ON

• 2017, Mississippi Mills Chambers Gallery, Almonte, ON

• 2017, “Exceptional”, General Fine Craft, Almonte, ON (group show)

Juried Art Shows: 

• 2025- Orchidophilia, Algonquin College, Ottawa

• 2023, 2024- Cheerfully Made, Almonte, ON

• 2021-2023 – Arts Carleton Place Fine Art Show

• June 2022 – New Art Festival, Ottawa, ON

• September 2021- Wall Candy, Ottawa, ON

• 2010-2017 Crown and Pumpkin Studio Tour, Almonte, ON

• 2011-2016 and 2022 - New Art Festival, Ottawa ON 

I am a member of the Paper Artist Collective, the Ottawa Society of Botanical Artists, and Arts Carleton Place.

My work can be found for sale locally at the Riverguild in Perth, General Fine Craft in Almonte, and the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum in Almonte.