The Artist
Made by one hand.
One vision.
One artist.
Ingrid Blanco is the sole creator behind every Petals to Stems piece. There is no production line, no team of craftspeople, no outsourced components. Every flower that leaves her studio has been touched only by her hands — from the first cut of crepe paper to the final placement of a leaf.
Ingrid's process is rooted in deep botanical study. Before she creates, she observes — acquiring real specimens and methodically deconstructing them to understand the geometry beneath the beauty. The way a magnolia's outer petals support the inner cup. The exact arc of an orchid's lateral sepal. The spiral logic of a rose.
This obsessive attention to the source material is why her work is so often mistaken for real flowers — and why no two pieces are ever identical. Nature never repeats itself. Neither does Ingrid.
STUDY & DECONSTRUCT
A real flower is acquired and carefully taken apart — every petal, sepal, and stamen examined and measured.
SELECT & PREPARE PAPER
The finest German or Italian crepe paper is chosen for each element based on the weight and texture required.
SHAPE & SCULPT
Each petal is individually cut, stretched, cupped, and formed by hand — no two identical, ever.
ASSEMBLE & FINISH
The flower is built from the center outward, mirroring nature's own construction logic, until the bloom is complete.