Artist portrait in the studio

The Artist

The hand
behind every
stem.

I am Claudia, the artist and founder behind Teva Wonders. My creative journey is a space where science meets art and nature becomes the heart of every creation.

My path began with a fascination for the unseen, including the structural, chemical, and physical blueprints of the world around us. While this curiosity originally launched my career in chemistry, it eventually evolved into something much more tactile. Today, I translate that scientific rigor into artistic expression, finding constant inspiration in the organic textures, vibrant pigments, and hidden rhythms of the natural world.

Based in Southern California, I work entirely with natural materials, grasses, seed pods, and florals. Guided by a love for sustainability and transformation, I give new life to discarded and natural materials. I turn what once seemed forgotten into meaningful pieces that celebrate renewal, resilience, and the beauty of change. Every creation reflects a deep respect for nature and an appreciation for the stories held within each material.

Clau

Botanical Artist & Founder

How it started

A seed that
changed everything.

One day I noticed the vibrant orange seed of the Bird of Paradise flower. Its color stayed so striking that it inspired me to look more closely at the small treasures around me. Soon after, palm leaves, branches, and other natural details began to catch my eye day by day. I started bringing these pieces together, and from there, my first arrangements were born.

I realized how beautiful it is to recycle what nature offers us in its dry and lasting forms. Each arrangement is a way of giving new life to these elements, celebrating their textures, colors, and shapes in harmony.

Vibrant orange Bird of Paradise seed — the inspiration behind Teva Wonders

Philosophy

On preserving
what passes

There is something profound in the decision to keep rather than discard. When a stem of wheat reaches its peak (heavy, golden, exactly right), the impulse is to let it be. Drying is an act of that same impulse made permanent.

"I am not stopping time. I am choosing a moment and declaring it worth keeping."

The studio practice is deeply seasonal. Teva works with what is available, when it is available, travelling to source botanicals in bloom and returning to dry, sort, and sit with the material before a single arrangement is begun.

This relationship with time and material is visible in the work. There is no impatience in the compositions, only a quiet certainty about where each element belongs.

STUDIO WORKSPACE, WIDE
CLOSE-UP DETAIL
HANGING BUNDLES

Journey

A studio
in time

2024

The idea sprouts

A quiet fascination begins to take root, a growing awareness of the beauty hidden in things the world overlooks. Dried petals holding their color long after the bloom has passed, seed pods carrying the memory of a summer garden, branches worn smooth by time and light. From this slow accumulation of wonder, a vision stirs.

2025

Studio Founded

Teva Wonders began in a small studio: a single wire rack of drying botanicals, plants, and seeds and a growing obsession with the texture of things left to age in natural light.

Commission & Inquire

Work with Teva

Teva accepts a limited number of private commissions each year. Whether you are looking for a specific piece, a custom arrangement for a space, or a large-scale installation, every inquiry is welcome.

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