welcome to
THE world of Flora Obscura
Flora Obscura is a botanical luxury brand founded by artist and designer Alison Kelly, celebrating the timeless beauty of flowers through naturally dyed and botanically printed textiles. Alison is the author of Printing from the Garden, sharing her passion for botanical printing with makers around the world through her book, workshops, and online classes. From heirloom silk pillowcases and wall hangings to immersive learning experiences, Flora Obscura invites you to surround yourself with the beauty of nature and preserve its fleeting blooms in lasting works of art.
Featured Products
Bring the garden into the bedroom with an eco-printed silk pillowcase, handcrafted from luxurious silk charmeuse and botanically printed with flowers, leaves and natural color. Each pillowcase is individually created, making it a unique piece of botanical textile art with a luminous, painterly surface.
Pure 22mm mulberry silk charmeuse botanically contact-printed and naturally dyed with organic plant extracts.
Bring the poetry of the garden into your home with a one-of-a-kind silk velvet pillow, naturally dyed and botanically printed using flowers, leaves, and plant pigments. Each pillow is handcrafted in Alison’s atelier, using modern printing and natural dye techniques, allowing the colors and botanical impressions to emerge through the alchemy of nature. The luminous silk velvet catches the light beautifully, creating rich depth and texture while the botanical prints make every piece completely unique.
Transform your nightly routine into a luxurious ritual with our silk pillowcases. Naturally hypoallergenic and breathable, silk allows your skin to breathe deeply while helping to regulate temperature throughout the night. Unlike cotton, silk doesn’t strip your skin of moisture and helps prevent frizz, tangles, and breakage—making it a dream for both skin and hair.
Silk Velvet Pillows make for an eye-catching design element throughout the home— we see these shimmering editions as a piece of functional artwork made to bring light and color therapy to your interior world. This category is regularly updated with new pieces and color-ways. We are currently featuring a blooming garden of color and prints derived solely from flowers.
This is a one of a kind item has been dyed with cutch (gold) and botanically contact-printed with black mallow flowers, pea flowers, and hand-dipped in indigo to create a lustrous oceanic effect.
MY NEW BOOK:
PRINTING FROM THE GARDEN
I am so excited to introduce my new book, Printing from the Garden—a richly illustrated exploration of botanical printing and natural dyeing with flowers and leaves. This book is an invitation to develop a deeper, more intimate relationship with the plants around us, transforming their ephemeral beauty into lasting impressions on fabric and paper. At the heart of the book is a carefully documented collection of 30 plants, each revealing its own subtle, surprising, and sometimes dramatic colors and markings. Through practical techniques, beautiful imagery, and a poetic approach to the natural world, I hope to inspire artists, gardeners, and makers to discover the magic of transforming plants into living color. With gorgeous photography by Kristen Teig.
Order a signed copy of Printing from the Garden, my comprehensive botanical printing book and natural dyeing guide.
Books ordered now will ship June 8th— thank you for your patience. This beautifully illustrated eco printing book teaches how to create one-of-a-kind prints using flowers and leaves, featuring step-by-step instruction and a compendium of 30 plants documenting their stunning effects on fabric and paper.
FREE GUIDE TO SCOURING, MORDANTING
AND DYEING FABRIC WITH NATURAL DYES
