Slated for release in early 2012, Stamen is the second project of their endeavor, full of lush images which represent the life-cycle of a flower. The duo say the idea was inspired by the abstract ...

For many years people have thought the close ups of flower stamen and open petals were really ... such as Grey Lines with Black, Blue and Yellow, do not resemble female anatomy.

He requested a black leather ... Assembling the flowers takes nimble fingers and a delicate touch — the fragile fabric requires just a touch of glue to keep the petals and stamen in place.

But they aren’t the only animals moving pollen from the stamen of one flower to the stigma of another ... With their yellowish-brown or green and black bodies, and (often) clear, red-framed ...

The square hole has revealed a ring of hundreds of black stamen-like structures. These are Putricia’s female flowers. Another ring of male flowers is hunched above; they will blossom hours later.

Posey: Have you been sniffing the flowers? Ivy: Well, obviously, they smell beautiful. Posey: Well, you've rubbed all the pollen off from the stamen onto your nose. Ivy: The petals don't rub off ...