At the beginning of this year, painter Emma Creasey started to share her work with a small number of followers on social media – just for fun. Now, mere months later, she’s busier than ever – working full time as an artist, looking for a bigger studio and completing works for a group show next year.

From abundant feasts abandoned in a forest clearing, to bright interiors that tread the boundary between comforting and somehow sinister, Emma’s paintings dance between the weird and the familiar.  By concocting a distinct mood through a mixture of food, homes and bodies, her scenes are charged with a narrative surrealism we don’t often see.

We’re sensing an appetite for a different kind of art, and Emma Creasey hits the spot!

Not only are Sophia Kaplan and Lauren Camilleri the founders of Sydney interior nursery Leaf Supply, they are also seasoned authors – Plantopedia is their third book!

Billed as the definitive guide to houseplants, this book covers everything, from choosing the right type of plant for your space, to how to keep the things alive! With detailed care information, tips for troubleshooting pest invasion, interiors advice and profiles of different species accompanied by beautiful photography, this book has everything you need to know about creating and caring for an indoor garden.

Today, we’re featuring an excerpt from Plantopedia to give you a little taste of this thoughtful plant guru’s guide!