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Nature, preserved as art.
Butterflies, minerals and botanical matter, composed and curated for the home.
Contemporary natural-history art · Australia
Three ways to collect.
Every work is clearly labelled, so you know whether it was composed by our studio, selected as a finished work, or made for your order.
Studio Composition
Composed in our studio
Sourced artwork components, professionally prepared butterfly specimens and mineral elements, arranged by Arbor Lumen.
Discover this path Curated WorkSelected as a finished work
A complete work chosen by Arbor Lumen for colour, detail and display quality.
Discover this path Made to OrderAvailable on selected works
Where offered, choose from current artwork, butterfly and mineral directions. The frame is included as shown.
Discover this pathThe Living Cabinet
Four ways to collect natural form, colour and detail.
Create your piece.
Made to Order is available only on selected works. Choose from the artwork, butterfly and mineral directions offered for that piece; the frame is included as shown.
- Choose the artworkSelect a standard or mineral-series base.
- Choose butterfly and mineral detailsPick from the options offered for the selected work.
- Review the compositionSee every choice, total and estimated dispatch before confirming. The frame is included as shown and is not selectable.
Made-to-order works are usually prepared for dispatch in 4–6 weeks. Supply-dependent choices may take longer.
A cabinet that lives with you.
Built one work at a time, The Living Cabinet brings butterflies, mineral colour and botanical detail into a changing composition for the home.
Choose a single focal piece or assemble a wall of related studies.
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Materials, clearly described.
Arbor Lumen creates select studio compositions and also presents finished works chosen for their colour, detail and display quality.
- Butterfly specimens
- Sourced as professionally prepared, open-wing specimens for use in display compositions.
- Mineral elements
- Named only when the material can be verified; colour and natural variation remain visible.
- Studio composition
- Designed and studio-composed in South Australia from sourced artwork components, professionally prepared butterfly specimens, mineral elements and frames.
Natural variation means each butterfly and mineral element will differ subtly from the photographed sample.
Request something more specific.
Tell us the artwork direction, palette, mineral details, butterfly and occasion you have in mind. Frames are included as shown and are not selectable. The studio will review feasibility, timing and price before any payment is requested.
What happens nextThe studio reviews feasibility, timing and price, then replies before any payment is requested.