A WORLD WOVEN IN BOTANICALS

Flora Obscura is a botanical luxury studio founded by Alison Kelly, exploring the extraordinary world of plants through art, textiles, and sensorial skincare. United by a fascination with the colors, aromas, textures, and transformative properties of plants, Flora Obscura and its sister line, Vita Flora, bring together naturally dyed and botanically printed textiles, plant-infused skincare, botanical balms, oils, and fragrances. From heirloom silk and wearable works of art to aromatic preparations for skin and body, each expression celebrates the beauty and sensory richness of the natural world. Alison is the author of Printing from the Garden, sharing her passion for botanical artistry through her book, workshops, and online classes.

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Plant Dyed Silk Pillowcase: All Colors...
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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.

The Botanist’s Wrap | Botanical Contact-Printed Alpaca Infinity Cowl The Botanist’s Wrap | Botanical Contact-Printed Alpaca Infinity Cowl
The Botanist’s Wrap | Botanical Contact-Printed Alpaca Infinity Cowl
$400.00

A wearable botanical relic, gathered from nature and preserved in wool.

The Botanist’s Wrap is a one-of-a-kind textile, botanically contact-printed on fine Bolivian knitted alpaca wool. Golden ochre eucalyptus leaves and muted botanical blooms emerge across a warm, natural ivory base, creating the serene beauty of a herbarium.

Substantial yet wonderfully soft, this generous infinity cowl has a beautiful weight and sculptural drape. The natural alpaca fiber offers warmth, softness, and a comforting embrace, while the botanical prints celebrate the fleeting beauty of flowers and leaves captured directly onto the textile.

Baume de Fleur: Muted Rose Baume de Fleur: Muted Rose
Baume de Fleur: Muted Rose
$20.00

A botanical balm crafted with nourishing plant oils, rich cocoa butter, natural beeswax, and thoughtfully selected root extracts. Naturally tinted with botanical colorants and enriched with rosemary extract and vitamin E for antioxidant support. A simple, concentrated formulation that celebrates the beauty of plants.

Plant-derived ingredients. Gender-neutral. Botanical extracts. Naturally occurring color. No unnecessary additives.

VENUSIAN ROSE PETAL JELLY
VENUSIAN ROSE PETAL JELLY
$52.00

A Botanical Rose Balm— alchemy for the skin.

Venusian Rose Petal Jelly is a luxurious botanical balm infused with the essence of flowers. A sensuous blend of rose and mimosa flower waxes, finely dispersed rose petal pigment, golden jojoba oil, healing arnica, and exquisite jasmine enfleurage creates a beautifully supple balm with a delicate floral character and a luminous, sheer rose finish.

Inspired by the timeless beauty of the rose, this botanical confection melts effortlessly upon contact with the skin, leaving behind a soft veil of moisture, a subtle flush of color, and a beautiful natural sheen.

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Botanically-Printed Silk Velvet Throw Pillows
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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.

Botanically-Dyed Silk Velvet Pillow: Indigo Drift Botanically-Dyed Silk Velvet Pillow: Indigo Drift
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Botanically-Dyed Silk Velvet Pillow: Indigo Drift
$200.00

Elevate your home with this set of one-of-a-kind plant dyed silk velvet pillows, naturally dyed with cutch and dipped into luminous deep inky indigo. Each pillow is handcrafted from sumptuous silk velvet, creating a luxurious interplay of light, texture, and color that cannot be replicated.

Material: Silk/rayon velvet. Hand-dyed, one-of-a-kind set, limited batch. Image two depicts the slight variation in color and dye effects.

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Botanically-Dyed Silk Velvet Pillow: Persici flores
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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.

Material: Silk velvet and flowers.

Botanically-Dyed Silk Velvet Pillow: Ombre Cutch & Indigo Botanically-Dyed Silk Velvet Pillow: Ombre Cutch & Indigo Botanically-Dyed Silk Velvet Pillow: Ombre Cutch & Indigo
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Botanically-Dyed Silk Velvet Pillow: Ombre Cutch & Indigo
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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.

Plant-Dyed Silk Velvet Lumbat Pillow: Flores indicum Plant-Dyed Silk Velvet Lumbat Pillow: Flores indicum Plant-Dyed Silk Velvet Lumbat Pillow: Flores indicum Plant-Dyed Silk Velvet Lumbat Pillow: Flores indicum
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Plant-Dyed Silk Velvet Lumbat Pillow: Flores indicum
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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.

Botanically-Printed Silk Velvet Throw Pillow: Deep Dive Indigo Botanically-Printed Silk Velvet Throw Pillow: Deep Dive Indigo Botanically-Printed Silk Velvet Throw Pillow: Deep Dive Indigo Botanically-Printed Silk Velvet Throw Pillow: Deep Dive Indigo
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Botanically-Printed Silk Velvet Throw Pillow: Deep Dive Indigo
from $165.00

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.

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Plant-Dyed Silk Velvet Square Pillow: Persici flores
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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.

Material: Silk velvet and flowers.

Botanically-Dyed Silk Velvet Pillow: Flores indicum Botanically-Dyed Silk Velvet Pillow: Flores indicum Botanically-Dyed Silk Velvet Pillow: Flores indicum Botanically-Dyed Silk Velvet Pillow: Flores indicum
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Botanically-Dyed Silk Velvet Pillow: Flores indicum
$180.00

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.

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.

Printing from the Garden: Signed copy Printing from the Garden: Signed copy
Printing from the Garden: Signed copy
$30.00

It was a dream come true to be invited to create a botanical printing book with Hachette/Storey publishing— Printing from the Garden is my love song to the mesmerizing artform of eco-printing and natural dye works created on fabric and paper. Learn all of my recipes, techniques and must-have tips for creating your own stunning library of botanical artworks.

botanical printing book eco print guide
botanical printing book cosmos on silk fabric eco print guide
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printing from the garden. ALISON KELLY project runway harvesting flowers or plants in a lush garden during daytime, wearing a light-colored blouse and denim shorts, with a basket on her arm.
printing from the garden. ALISON KELLY project runway. A sheer piece of silk eco-printed with a floral pattern, held up against a partly cloudy sky.
printing from the garden. ALISON KELLY project runway. A cream-colored dress with large floral anemone eco prints patterns hanging from a hanger on a tree branch in a garden with white flowers and green leaves.
printing from the garden. ALISON KELLY project runway. A table covered with autumn leaves and fabric, a wooden stick, and cloth bundle.

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