Updated Nov 2026
Love Limzy is the name Malaysian-born, Singapore-based artist Lim Zhi Wei uses for her flower art: she pairs real petals and blooms with hand-drawn and painted illustrations, so a single rose becomes a ballgown, a beetle or a dancer mid-leap. Below we look at who she is, how her style works, where to follow her and how to try flower art at home.
Who is Love Limzy?
We first noticed the stunning work of Lim Zhi Wei via social media and were mesmerised by how she can transform flowers that are already near perfect into flawless works of art. Lim Zhi Wei, who also goes by the pseudonym and childhood nickname Limzy, studied at Singapore’s Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), where she majored in western painting. Like many artists, Limzy started young, at the age of 4.
Limzy was born in the coastal city of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia and moved to Singapore at the age of 16 where she first studied Fine Art. After Graduating Limzy began teaching art to children where she enjoyed the way in which children viewed the world differently to adults. Limzy first shared her artwork on social media that was meant for her family and friends overseas. Lucky for us, the pictures took off and everyone we talk to who has seen Limzy’s work loves it!
Her flower art style
Limzy’s pieces start with a real flower or a handful of petals laid on paper. She then draws or paints the rest of the figure around them, so the bloom becomes a skirt, a wing or a body. Many works use a single flower, such as a cockscomb turned into a tango dress or a Rose of Sharon shaped into a resting dancer.
Her materials are simple: fresh, wilted or dyed flowers, watercolour, ink and occasionally acrylic paint. The skill is in seeing a shape inside the flower. A ruffled petal becomes the swirl of a gown, and the curve of a calla lily becomes a figure. Because the flowers fade, each piece exists for real only briefly, and the photograph becomes the finished artwork.
Her subjects range from fashion and dance to animals, insects and family moments, often with a gentle sense of humour. The collection below shows a selection of her creations.
Dance! This tango-inspired red flare dress was made from a single Cockscomb flower.
Flutterby. A pink gown made from a round bouquet of Eustoma.
There is no other love as noble as a mother’s love. Yellow rose
Pearl of the Orient. Made from a folded fan and dyed baby’s breath.
Ladybird in rose red.
Maleficent. Made from black dyed rose.
Saturated dyed blue roses with hints of white acrylic paint.
A couple of white rose bunnies.
Sisters. Made from Calla lilies and watercolour on paper
Stag Beetle Fighting. Made from wilted red roses
‘The day you marry, I will give you to him, but forever know my little girl you will always be.’
Break. Inspired by a Dancer’s posture at rest. Made from a single Rose of Sharon.
Ballerina in Motion, performing an incredible grand jete jump. Made from vibrant Moth orchids
Carnation Guppies
Happy Lunar New Year of the Goat! A fluffy goat made of a mixed bouquet.
Where to follow Love Limzy
You can see more of her work on her website, lovelimzy.com, and on Instagram at @lovelimzy.
Make your own flower art at home
Limzy’s style is easy to try with flowers you already have. You need a sheet of thick paper, a pencil or fine pen, some watercolours or markers, and a few loose petals or small blooms.
Start with the flower. Lay a petal or bloom on the paper and turn it until it suggests a shape, such as a skirt, a wing, a tail or a hat.
Draw around it. Lightly sketch the rest of the figure (head, arms, legs or body) so it connects naturally to the flower.
Add colour and detail. Use watercolour or markers for skin, hair and background, and keep the flower as the brightest part of the picture.
Photograph it straight away. Fresh petals wilt quickly, so take a photo in good natural light as soon as you finish.
Try pressed flowers for a lasting version. Press petals between book pages for a week or two, then glue them down for artwork you can frame.
Roses, carnations, orchids and lisianthus (eustoma) all have petals with lots of movement, which makes them good to start with. For more ways flowers are being used as art, see how sculptural vase arrangements are becoming modern art.
All of the above photo’s were used by Flowers Across™ - Melbourne with permission from Limzy and are subject to Copyright ©
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