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Design is a slow evolution of ideas, and how to best juxtapose different elements. I think the best reference is nature itself, and later on many motifs and ideas start coming together. It is also easier to work in threes - two flowers, one leaf, etc. I drew both important elements - the trillium and the Queen Anne's lace before I worked on putting them together. I used the structured trillium with the more powdery and whimsical Queen Anne's lace, and brought still more structure into the design by placing flowers in (and around) a spiral.
Queen Ann's lace has another mundane name: Wild carrot. But here is the interesting information about the two names (from the site lined above): "Queen Anne's Lace is the wild progenitor of the domesticated carrot."
