We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!

Here’s how it works:

We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:

• Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
• Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
• Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
• Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet

Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2026 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy

Quote of the week…

“The arts can transform health, wellbeing, and human connection.”

— Professor Daisy Fancourt

Inspiration of the week: 1960’s/70’s fabrics

I have a thing for the era of crazy floral prints in weird color combos. These are a few that recently caught my eye!! They are such happy fabrics!

Hand lettering inspiration of the week: Hand Lettered Signs

I LOVE taking pics of hand lettered signs wherever I go. I thought these were super fun!!

We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!

Here’s how it works:

We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:

• Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
• Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
• Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
• Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet

Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2026 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy

Quote of the week…

“There’s a healing power in the act of creating.”

— Unattributed

Inspiration of the week: Sarah Raphael Balme

Sarah Raphael Balme is a British artist whose richly patterned paintings explore narrative, colour, and dreamlike imagery. Inspired by folk art, nature, and storytelling, her work features figures, animals, and plants across painting, ceramics, and textiles.

A graduate of Chelsea College of Art, she has exhibited internationally and collaborated with design brands, creating vibrant, layered compositions that balance decorative surface with imaginative, often surreal themes. Her oil paintings with a narrative theme are mainly done in oil sometimes gouche.

She grew up surrounded by artists, her mother was a painter and her dad wrote academic books. Her childhood was spent in a bohemian North London house that influenced her career as an artist.

Hand lettering inspiration of the week: Olga Shevolya

Olga Shevchenko Shevolya is a contemporary Russian artist. 

Currently she is engaged in painting and illustration, creating paintings with light and spontaneous subjects that reveal the depth and poetry of life. She enjoys working with watercolors, transparencies, embroidery and experimenting with printing inks. When creating illustrations, she loves to play and experiment with form and texture. She expresses her admiration for the beauty of the plant world, its uniqueness and diversity. It fascinates, inspires and fills her with delight. Her illustrations are about the relationship between nature and man and about the human soul through the prism of the plant world.

We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!

Here’s how it works:

We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:

• Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
• Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
• Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
• Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet

Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2026 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy

Quote of the week…

“An artist is an explorer.”

— Henri Matisse

Inspiration of the week: Dafne Ederveen

Dafne Ederveen has been a photographer for 20 years. Evolving from analog to digital photography, moving images & video and now we are here, a new skill, creating Ai generative images, with a photographic eye, mind & expertise gathered over the years, blending this all into a new tool. 

She graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts (KABK) in The Hague, and started her own photo studio in 2002 in Amsterdam. She works as a freelance photographer for several magazines and company’s. 

Early 2023 she started creating Ai generated images with Midjourney. “It’s a completely new world, where I can let my creativity flow freely, everything is possible and nothing is wrong or weird. I started a new instagram account, because I don’t want to confuse people with this as my photography work, because it’s different, so my alter-ego Miss D Daydreams was born. 

I look at Midjourney as a new tool to create images. I use several techniques to create these images. I use my own pictures, text to image and image blending. Looking at this new tool as a photographer and really enjoying this, I embraced it as a new art-form and I think we’re only at the beginning of this new way of creating images and mostly curious what the future will bring.”

Hand lettering inspiration of the week: Angela Smyth

Angela Smyth is a self taught artist based in a small town in West Yorkshire, where she has a studio not far from her house. She has been painting professionally for over a decade, and in the time she has exhibited widely, both in the UK and abroad, and is published by Aquarelle Publishing Ltd. 

She loves people watching and can sit for literally hours at a cafe table watching the world go by. Her pictures are inspired by the things she sees every day, and the interactions that take place. Even her animals are just an extension of the people she sees on a daily basis, or they represent something more personal to her, but they are never just animals in a scene. The cityscapes she paints always have something hidden in them, it makes her happy knowing that there’s an element to her work that isn’t obvious and it’s a lot deeper than people think. Her little secret. 

She is dyslexic and over the years she has used text in her work more and more. Sometimes she spells words the right way, and sometimes she doesn’t but she has stopped correcting the text now, and the mistakes stay in.

We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!

Here’s how it works:

We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:

• Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
• Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
• Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
• Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet

Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2026 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy

Quote of the week…

“Every morning you have two choices: continue to sleep with your dreams or wake up and chase them.”

— Carmelo Anthony

Inspiration of the week: Adair Peck

Adair’s work is a vivid and layered exploration of color, design, and intuition. She works primarily in collage, mixed media, and acrylic on canvas, often blending playful spontaneity with deliberate composition. Recurring themes include botanical elements inspired by farmers’ market visits, the lively presence of birds outside her studio window, storm-wrecked fishing boats, and introspective figures—each reflecting a deep engagement with both external and internal landscapes.

Influenced by German Expressionism and Mexican Folk Art, Adair embraces bold color in both her paintings and papier-mâché sculptures. Her practice spans a range of media, including encaustic painting, chine-collé woodcut printmaking, and large-scale collage on canvas.

Originally from the Chicago suburbs, Adair was encouraged in her artistic pursuits by her mother, renowned painter Fay Peck. She earned her BFA in painting from Boston University and her MFA from Brooklyn College in New York. A constant observer, Adair draws wherever she goes, always seeking new ideas and imagery.

For the past 20 years, Adair has lived in Bozeman, Montana with her husband Todd, where they raised their three daughters—Madison, Margot, and Franny.

Hand lettering inspiration of the week: Estelle Calandri

Estelle Calandri is a French mixed media artist and art journaler whose richly layered journals combine vintage papers, hand lettering, collage, botanical imagery, textiles, and found ephemera. Working under the name Lulu Laberlue, she is known for transforming antique accounting ledgers, maps, and discarded papers into vibrant, story-filled journal spreads. Her work celebrates the beauty of everyday objects, recycling, and creative exploration through color and texture. Alongside a successful career in finance, Estelle has developed an international following for her imaginative journals and has been featured in Somerset Studio Art Journal Experience and exhibited at Carré d’Artistes galleries. Her philosophy centers on giving forgotten materials a second life while encouraging others to embrace creativity in daily life.

We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!

Here’s how it works:

We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:

• Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
• Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
• Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
• Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet

Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2026 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy

Quote of the week…

“Creativity is a combination of discipline and a childlike spirit.”

— Robert Greene

Inspiration of the week: Petra Heinrich

Petra Heidrich is a textile artist from Germany who creates unusual, colourful and unique pieces by combining embroidery with vintage postcards and photographs. Petra writes – “I like to refer to embroidery as “painting with thread.”

Hand lettering inspiration of the week: Sharon Nullmeyer

Sharon Nullmeyer is a painter living and working in Southern California. She finds inspiration all around her, and paints every day. Her paintings are full of color and detailed pattern and highlight her love of flowers, antiques and nature. She is obsessed with her sketchbooks, her paints and her dog Izzy.

We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!

Here’s how it works:

We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:

• Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
• Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
• Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
• Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet

Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2026 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy

Quote of the week…

“Notice the people who bring out your favorite version of yourself.”

— Unknown

Inspiration of the week: Maija Louekari

Maija Louekari is a native Finn based in Helsinki and currently working as a freelance illustrator and designer. Maija graduated with a Masters in design and a Bachelors in Interior Decoration from the prestigious University of Art and Design in Helsinki. She made her first splash in the design world by winning a design competition co-organized by Marimekko and the University. Her design “Hetkia” (Moments) was inspired by everyday life moments in Esplanadi Park in Helsinki. This award-winning pattern can be found in Marimekko’s home collection!

Her full time work for Marimekko has produced many popular patterns including “Siirtolapuutarha” (city garden) and “Räsymatto” (rag rug). Maija’s unique works merge sketch-like lines with bold, colorful shapes and bring together urban and natural life. May of her prints are larger-scale, and can be used as beautiful statement pieces such as curtains or wall art. Her designs can be found on everything from dinnerware, to shower curtains, phone covers and more.

Hand lettering inspiration of the week: Lynn Giunta

Lynn Giunta is a maker of things, creating happy art and positive words with scissors and collage. Every time she sits down to make something, she’s trying to recapture those moments of pure happiness that she had as a kid, sitting at the kitchen table creating crafts with her family. 

Lynn stumbled into a calligraphy class while working on an undecided major in college, which opened the door to her future as a Master Lettering Artist. She started working for Hallmark Cards right out of college, and spent over 41 years there teaching workshops and creating designs with cut paper, hand lettering, and improvisation. She is a strong believer in the importance of imagination and play. She is recognized for her product excellence and her distinct, hand of the artist lettering voice.

She is always on the hunt for powerful word combinations, and the challenge of giving them a voice. Her journey of exploration led to discovering the joy of cut paper, and the endless possibilities of bringing words and illustrations to life through collage. She loves the spontaneity of cutting shapes out, and discovering the magic in the scraps that are left behind.

We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!

Here’s how it works:

We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:

• Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
• Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
• Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
• Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet

Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2026 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy

Quote of the week…

“Art allows us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”

— Thomas Merton

Inspiration of the week: Rachel Ruysch

Rachel Ruysch (1664–1750) was a renowned Dutch Golden Age painter who specialized in floral still lifes. Spanning a remarkable six decades, her career yielded over 250 highly sought-after paintings. Because her intricate, vibrant compositions fetched prices that often exceeded those of Rembrandt, she is recognized as the best-documented female artist of her era.Born in The Hague on June 3, 1664, Ruysch grew up in Amsterdam surrounded by the wonders of science and art. Her father, Frederik Ruysch, was a celebrated professor of botany and anatomy who curated an extensive collection of rare biological specimens. This scholarly environment gave her unparalleled access to exotic plants and insects, teaching her to observe nature with scientific accuracy. Her mother, Maria Post, was the daughter of the renowned Dutch architect Pieter Post. At age 15, Ruysch began her formal artistic apprenticeship under Willem van Aelst, Amsterdam’s premier still-life painter. Under his tutelage, she mastered lighting, luminous textures, and the delicate composition of silken flora and forest floor flora.

Hand lettering inspiration of the week: The Detroit School of Lettering

A new friend just shared these super cool booklets while I was teaching a retreat. Such great inspiration!!

We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!

Here’s how it works:

We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:

• Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
• Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
• Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
• Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet

Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2026 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy

Quote of the week…

“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one!”

— Dolly Parton

Inspiration of the week: Celia Birtwell

Celia Birtwell, CBE (born 1941), is a British textile designer and fashion designer, known for her distinctive bold, romantic and feminine designs, which are influenced by Picasso and Matisse, and the classical world. She was well known for her prints which epitomised the 1960s/70s. Until the arrival of Vivienne Westwood, Birtwell’s textile designs dominated the London fashion industry.

Hand lettering inspiration of the week: Stacy Milrany

Stacy Milrany is a Seattle-based visual artist, writer and creative director with a pop-art style inspired by observations of daily life and the human experience.

We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!

Here’s how it works:

We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:

• Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
• Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
• Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
• Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet

Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2026 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy

Quote of the week…

“The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before.”

— Neil Gaiman

Inspiration of the week: Boddington’s Seed packs

Boddington’s Seed Packs refer to the beautifully designed, Art Nouveau-style vintage garden seed and bulb catalogs produced by Arthur T. Boddington in New York during the early 1900s. Rather than functional gardening supplies, these are now highly sought-after collectible art prints and framed wall decor.

History of the Boddington Brand

Arthur T. Boddington was a prominent 20th-century seed merchant based in New York, famed for his “Quality Seeds, Bulbs, and Requisites”. Between 1906 and 1913, his firm produced mail-order catalogs and packaging decorated with intricate, Art Nouveau botanical illustrations of sweet peas, poppies, and irises. Today, these catalogs are preserved as agricultural and historical treasures.

Hand lettering inspiration of the week: Asemic Writing

Asemic writing is an open, wordless form of mark-making that resembles handwriting but contains no literal, semantic meaning. Fusing elements of text and abstract art, it relies on the viewer’s intuition and the visual rhythm of the marks to evoke emotion, allowing interpretation to bypass traditional language barriers.