Hillary Huntington Mégroz, known as PaperHillary, is a New York-based artist specializing in lifelike paper replicas of real flowers. Inspired by nature's shapes and hues, she handcrafts each unique, everlasting flower using paper as her primary medium.
Hillary is also the founder of Unruly Collective, an art gallery, artist residency, and event space in Brooklyn.
Hillary Huntington Mégroz
Artist Process
PaperHillary meticulously dyes paper for her Indian Paintbrush replicas using a three-step process.
The petals undergo a sequence of colors, starting with a yellow dye of water, Turmeric, and Curry, followed by a red dye incorporating water, Paprika, Cayenne, and dried Sorrel. A green dye, consisting of water and finely ground Green Tea leaves, completes the vibrant hues. After each layer dries, any spice residue is removed, and a final seal is applied using nontoxic water- based glue.
This detailed dyeing process is replicated for the leaves and stem using only the green tea dye. Organic stilled vinegar and salt to act as a binder and preserve color. Boiled beets and washed on the paper with a thick brush.
Materials: Premium Italian Crepe Paper (Nontoxic, FSC® Certified), Upcycled Wire, Glue (Nontoxic, Water-Based) Organic Spice Dyes (Curry, Turmeric, Paprika, Cayenne Pepper, Dried Sorrel, Green Tea Leaves)
Our Collaboration
In order to bring in wildflowers common to the area, we brought in a highly recognizable flower, Short Indian Paintbrush, commonly found in the prairielands and woodlands of Colorado.There are over 200 varieties of Indian Paintbrush. The showy red structures are not petals but technically bracts, a type of modified leaf. The actual flower petals are rather inconspicuous, although the tip of the sepals are tinged with red as well. This species is especially adapted for pollination by hummingbirds. Hummingbirds have long bills that allow them to reach the nectar rewards at the end of long, tubular flowers. The lack of a lower petal lip denies insects a perch to rest on, favoring hovering organisms like bees and hummingbirds.
Indian Paintbrush Wildflowers
Rooms + SuitesPremium Italian Crepe Paper, Upcycled Wire, Organic Spice Dyes
In order to bring in wildflowers common to the area, we brought in a highly recognizable flower, Short Indian Paintbrush, commonly found in the prairielands and woodlands of Colorado.There are over 200 varieties of Indian Paintbrush. The showy red structures are not petals but technically bracts, a type of modified leaf. The actual flower petals are rather inconspicuous, although the tip of the sepals are tinged with red as well. This species is especially adapted for pollination by hummingbirds. Hummingbirds have long bills that allow them to reach the nectar rewards at the end of long, tubular flowers. The lack of a lower petal lip denies insects a perch to rest on, favoring hovering organisms like bees and hummingbirds.
Materials: Premium Italian Crepe Paper (Nontoxic, FSC® Certified), Upcycled Wire, Glue (Nontoxic, Water-Based) Organic Spice Dyes (Curry, Turmeric, Paprika, Cayenne Pepper, Dried Sorrel, Green Tea Leaves)
Blue Flax Wildflowers
Rooms + SuitesPremium Italian Crepe Paper, Colored Pencils
Bringing in an element of natural flowers into the spaces. Blue Flax is a native, wild, and edible flower that grows in Colorado. Their flowers open just after sunrise and usually close by early afternoon on sunny days, or in the late afternoon on cloudy days. Because Blue flax stays green and holds moisture throughout the growing season it is fire resistant, it also provides forage to native herbivores such as birds.
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