A Bouquet of Daughters

400 Years After Clara Peeters

Inspired by Clara Peeters’ A Bouquet of Flowers (c. 1612), I imagined its flowers evolving across four centuries into an entirely female human-floral lineage.

Using FLORA, I explored the painting’s palette and botanical forms, developed multiple generations through character studies and references, and iterated on the final composition until the women themselves became the bouquet.

The project is inspired by Peeters’ legacy as one of the few professional women painters of her time, turning the original still life into a living female lineage.

As a final extension, I also developed an AR experience where you can become another descendant of the bouquet.

Original artwork — The Met: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/827660

Process video: https://www.instagram.com/reels/Dc_gQ94IY5Y/

AR experience: https://lens.snap.com/experience/3c703109-1e1b-44c0-b2cc-b27772516537