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Flowers, perfected in paper

Ultra-realistic magnolias, orchids, and roses, handcrafted one petal at a time by artist Ingrid Dakoske. So lifelike they’re mistaken for real. So permanent they never wilt.

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    The Gracious Grandiflora Magnolia at Brand Library & Art Center
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Every flower begins as a blank sheet of paper and a real bloom to study. From there, it’s hands, patience, and pigment — leaves cut and shaded, petals hand-painted one at a time, each curve shaped and layered until something unmistakably alive emerges. This is how Ingrid Dakoske makes a rose. This is Petals to Stems.

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𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝗸𝗼𝘀𝗸𝗲
10/3 11-6: @montanaavesm Santa Monica
10/10: @culvercityartsdistrict Culver City

Every wine bottle can now have a floral bouquet. # Every wine bottle can now have a floral bouquet. #crepepaperflowers ##crepepaper #floralbouquet #winebottleholder weddingday
Come see 100 selected artworks from artists across Come see 100 selected artworks from artists across the United States exploring the versatility of paper. On view at @brandlibrary in Glendale, CA until August 28, 2026. @associatesofbrand
When your crepe paper flower decides to show off h When your crepe paper flower decides to show off her petals to the real ones. #crepepaperflowers #crepepaperflower #crepepaper #zinnias #dahlias
I was invited to walk through @sophie.ssgardens th I was invited to walk through @sophie.ssgardens this week and let me tell you…AMAZING! I get to deconstruct some of these beauties to recreate them out of crepe paper. I can not thank her enough. Thank you Sophie for sharing your beautiful garden with me.
Sometimes all you need are a few orchids to make y Sometimes all you need are a few orchids to make you smile. #crepepaperflowers #crepepaper #crepepaperorchids
Becoming rose leaves 🍃 Becoming rose leaves 🍃
“The Gracious Grandiflora Magnolia” by Ingrid Dako “The Gracious Grandiflora Magnolia” by Ingrid Dakoske on display through August 28 at Brand Library & Art Center.
I am proud and honored to have been selected to sh I am proud and honored to have been selected to show my 4ft handcrafted crêpe paper magnolia at Brand 54 National Juried Exhibition Works on Paper. After many years of deconstructing the same flower and trying to discover its beautiful secrets–its very essence so to speak–I believe I finally achieved recreating a full branch.

Every element is carefully handcrafted in the spirit of doing justice to the muse that has haunted me since the beginning of my crêpe paper journey. For ten years, the magnolia has drawn me back season after season with its quiet elegance and its fleeting bloom. To translate that delicate beauty into a lasting, sculptural form has been both a challenge and a joy.

In hopes that I have truly captured her essence, I warmly invite you to see this piece alongside the remarkable works of many talented artists, who explore the endless possibilities of paper as a medium.

The exhibition opens June 6th from 7–9 PM at the Brand Art Center in Glendale, California. I look forward to celebrating this milestone together. @associatesofbrand  @brandlibrary #worksonpaper #Brand54 #crepepaperflowers #crepepaper 

With gratitude,

Ingrid Dakoske
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