Leo Busscher, photographer
I am a costume designer, some would say “of note”, who has worked more than 6 decades in clothing and fabric, mostly in the world of theatre, musical theatre, television, film, and spectacles with production teams in the Netherlands, which was home for close to 60 of my 85 years.
I want to thank my husband Joe Francis, who pushed me to work on these photographs from the original flowers, and conceived and created this book to explore the beauty of my photography.
Also, I wish to thank Catherine Mackey, my studio mate, who has encourged my work and craft, and whose tables, paint, and brushes are present in many of the images in this site.
As an artisan of floral wonders, I find immense delight in the enchanting allure of small flower arrangements. In my creations, I've discovered a peculiar magic that resides in the…
In my upcoming show, prepare to be utterly entranced by the magnificent roses I've painstakingly crafted from paper. Each bloom measures a staggering 20 inches in diameter, rendering them startlingly…
In the eerie embrace of Halloween, nothing quite captures the spine-tingling essence like black and white flowers. Against the backdrop of a moonlit night, these monochromatic blooms exude an uncanny…
We have pitcher plants - Sarracenia - in our garden in San Francisco, which are the most peculiar plants. The leaves and flowers in this book are loosely based on…