Paper Flowers
Back in 2018 I started documenting plants in my neighborhood in paper and paint. I still make new ones, but I also remake those I already have in the archive. Common wildflowers interest me the most, and in this project I have mapped out flowers from the fields just north of Amsterdam and the ones that grow between the houses and along the streets in the city. In Dutch the flowers of the sidewalk are called stopplantjes.
The spring flowers have a special role in the archive. In the early parts of the year the flowers come and go quickly. By making these flowers, the fleeting blooms of spring are held on to for a little bit longer.
Some of the flowers that grow wild, came to this area as garden plants hundreds of years ago. These kinds of plants are called stinsenplanten in Dutch. Others grow freely here in the city because they have been recently seeded.
All are made in French watercolor paper, a few have petals in Japanese paper.
Wilde cichorei, Gemeine Wegwarte, chicori, Cichorium intybus, 23 cm.
Draadereprijs, Faden-Ehrenpreis, gravveronika, Véronique filiforme, slender speedwell, Veronica filiformis, 11 cm (spring flower).
Sterhyacint, Blausterne, Scilla, 11 cm (spring flower).
Blauwe druifjes, Kleine Traubenhyazinthe, perleblom, grape hyacinth, Muscari botryoides, 15 cm (spring flower).
Trosglidkruid, Scutellaria columnae, 24 cm.
Wilde peen, Möhre, vill gulrot, wild carrot, Carotte sauvage, Queen Anne's lace, Daucus carota, 28 cm.
Vergeet-mij-nietje, Vergissmeinnicht, forglemmegei, myosotis, forget-me-not, Myosotis arvensis, 14 cm.
Gewoon sneeuwklokje, Kleines Schneeglöckchen, snøklokke, Perce-neige, snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis, 15 cm (spring flower).
Witte klaver, Weißklee, Trèfle blanc, white clover, Trifolium repens, 12 cm.
Gewone margriet, Magerwiesen-Margerite, prestekrage, Marguerite commune , ox-eye daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare, 17 cm.
Madeliefje, Gänseblümchen, tusenfryd, pâquerette, daisy, Bellis perennis, 9 cm.
Reukeloze kamille, Geruchlose Kamille, balderbrå, Matricaire perforée, scentless mayweed, Tripleurospermum inodorum, 18 cm.
Kleine zandkool, Mauer-Doppelsame, mursenap, annual wall-rocket, Diplotaxis muralis, 24 cm.
Paardenbloem, Löwenzahn, løvetann, mælkebøtte, common dandelion, Taraxacum officinale, 22 cm.
Bezemkruiskruid, Schmalblättrige Greiskraut, narrow-leaved ragwort, Senecio inaequidens, 23 cm.
Scherpe boterbloem, engsoleie, smørblomst, Scharfer Hahnenfuß, field buttercup, Ranunculus acris, 27 cm.
Boerenwormkruid, Rainfarn, regnfann, rejnfan, tansy, Tanacetum vulgare, 20 cm.
Winterakoniet, Winterling, hellébore d'hiver, winter aconite, Eranthis hyemalis, 9 cm (spring flower).
Gele lis, Sumpf-Schwertlilie, gul iris, l'iris des marais, yellow iris, water flag, Iris pseudacorus, 30 cm.
Gewone rolklaver, tiriltunge, Gewöhnlicher Hornklee, Lotier corniculé, bird's-foot trefoil, Lotus corniculatus, 21 cm.
Raapzaad, Rübsen, bondekål, le Chou champêtre, field mustard, Brassica rapa, 21 cm.
Zilverschoon, Gänsefingerkraut, gåsemyre, potentille des oies, silverweed, Argentina anserina, 7 cm.
Vertakte leeuwentand, føllblom, le liondent d'automne, autumn hawkbit, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, 22 cm.
Bergroos, Rotblatt-Rose, rosier à feuilles rouges, redleaf rose, Rosa glauca, 17 cm.
Klein hoefblad, Huflattich, hestehov,pas-d'âne, coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara, 7 cm (spring flower).
Perzikkruid, Floh-Knöterich, hønsegras, Renouée persicaire, redshank, Persicaria maculosa, 20 cm.
Turkse lelie, Türkenbund, krøll-lilje, Lis martagon, martagon lily, Lilium martagon, 24 cm.
Bijenorchis, Bienen-Ragwurz, Ophrys abeille, bee orchid, Ophrys apifera, 22 cm.
Egelantier, Wein-Rose, eplerose, Rosier rouillé, sweet briar, Rosa rubiginosa, 16 cm.
Knoopkruid, Wiesen-Flockenblume, tête de moineau, brown knapweed, Centaurea jacea, 23 cm.
Bont kroonkruid, Bunte Kronwicke, Coronille bigarrée, crownvetch, Securigera varia, 22 cm.
Gevlekte rietorchis, marsh orchid , Dactylorhiza praetermissa var. junialis, 25 cm.
Dagkoekoeksbloem, Rote Lichtnelke, rød jonsokblom, Compagnon rouge, red campion, Silene dioica, 21 cm.
Groot kaasjeskruid, Wilde Malve, Malva sylvestris, Mauve des bois, common mallow, Malva sylvestris, 10 cm.
Rode klaver, Wiesenklee, rødkløver, Trèfle des prés, red clover, Trifolium pratense, 20 cm.
Kale jonker, Sumpf-Kratzdistel, Cirse des marais, marsh thistle, Cirsium palustre, 22 cm.
Rimpelroos, Kartoffel-Rose, rynkerose, Rosier du Japon, rugosa rose, Rosa rugosa, 15 cm.
Vogelwikke, Vogel-Wicke, fuglevikke, Vesce craque, tufted vetch, Vicia cracca, 27 cm.
Wilde kievitsbloem, Schachblume, rutelilje, fritillaire pintade, fritillary, Fritillaria meleagris, 20 cm (spring flower).
Pinksterbloem, Wiesen-Schaumkraut, engkarse, Cardamine des prés, cuckoo flower, Cardamine pratensis, 20 cm (spring flower).
Vingerhelmbloem, Gefingerter Lerchensporn, lerkespore, Corydale à bulbe plein, fumewort , Corydalis solida, 16 cm (spring flower).
Paarse dovenetel, Purpurrote Taubnessel, røtvetann, le lamier pourpre, purple dead-nettle, Lamium purpureum, 20 cm.
Oranje havikskruid, Orangerotes Habichtskraut, rødsveve, Épervière orangée, fox-and-cubs, Pilosella aurantiaca, 20 cm.
Hulst, Stechpalme, kristtorn, Houx, European holly, Ilex aquifolium, 9 cm.
Klaproos, Klatschmohn, Coquelicot, long-headed poppy, Papaver rhoeas, 19 cm.
Maarts viooltje, Duftveilchen, duftfiol, Violette odorante, sweet violet, Viola odorata, 8 cm (spring flower).
Krokus, Crocus, 9 cm (spring flower).