Photos courtesy of Leah Klister
With summer in full swing, gardens and flower fields across the state are bursting with color—and at Northerly Flora, a Minneapolis-based flower farm and studio, the seasonal bloom is especially bright. Growing more than 70 varieties of flowers across three sites, Northerly Flora has turned its summer harvest into art—literally.
In honor of the season, the floral studio has teamed up with local artist Leah Klister to release a limited-edition collection of wood block prints inspired by four of the farm’s signature blooms. The Summer Flora Wood Block Print Series features foxglove, rudbeckia, marigold, and dahlia—each representing the month in which that flower reaches peak bloom.
This month’s featured flower is rudbeckia, often referred to as black-eyed Susan, known for its golden petals and dark center. Each botanical print is handcarved and individually printed by Klister on 8-by-10-inch printmaking paper, resulting in a completely unique piece every time.
“This series has been a welcome shift for me,” explains Klister, who has focused on a series about new motherhood over the past five years. “This change to flowers is still about life and growth, but the imagery is more colorful and whimsical. It has been such a fun challenge to build up the series in the short summer season and create each piece to work with the others. They’re kind of like the flowers themselves: beautiful on their own, but even better in the bouquet all together.”
Prints are available individually for $50 or as a full four-piece set for $200. Each flower ships during the corresponding bloom month, but collectors can also purchase prints from earlier in the season.
