Beautiful Moments When Nature and Art Became One (10 Photos)

From ivy-blanketed murals to sculptures woven from willow branches, these 10 artworks blur the line between nature and art. You’ll find a dreaming child merging into a hedgerow in Ecuador, a giant girl watering a real tree in Poland, and a sleeping forest maiden who changes with the seasons in Cornwall. Artists around the world are letting nature do more than surround their work—it’s becoming part of it.

More: 8 Beautiful Artworks That Seem to Grow From Nature


Mural of a sleeping child with a teddy bear, where real ivy is used to blend with the painted blanket, located on a roadside wall in Imbabura, Ecuador.

1. When Street Art Meets Nature — Imbabura, Ecuador

A child sleeps peacefully against a concrete wall, painted with lifelike softness by El Decertor. Ivy draped across the mural seamlessly forms a textured blanket, and a teddy bear peeks from underneath the greenery.

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Giant mural of a girl in colorful folk clothing pouring water from a can onto a real tree that stands below the painted wall, in Białystok, Poland.

2. Legend About Giants — Białystok, Poland

Painted by Natalia Rak, this towering mural features a young girl in traditional Polish dress gently watering a tree growing from the ground below. The tree aligns perfectly with her tilted watering can, turning the entire scene into a gentle urban myth.

More by Natalia Rak!: The Muralist Turning Walls Into Masterpieces


3. Caring Hand — Glarus, Switzerland

Carved by Eva Oertli & Beat Huber, five stone fingers emerge from the earth to cradle a growing tree, as if nature itself is being held by a giant underground guardian.

More photos here!: The Caring Hand – Sculpture in Glarus, Switzerland by Eva Oertli and Beat Huber


Face of a man painted on the inner trunk of a tree, with bark forming natural contours of the face, creating a surreal expression of joy.

4. Wendy! I’m Home

A large expressive face inside the hollow of a tree. The grain and curvature of the wood become part of the face, making it appear as though the tree is speaking or laughing.


Towering wooden sculpture of a person with hands opening their chest, revealing a path surrounded by plants, located in a forested area in Tulum, Mexico.

5. Come into Light — Tulum, Mexico

Created by Daniel Popper, this monumental wooden sculpture of a human figure gently opens its chest to reveal a tunnel of living greenery. The work invites visitors to step inside and walk through the heart of nature.

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Sculpture of a reclining woman in a forest, covered in moss in snow in Cornwall, UK.
Sculpture of a reclining woman in a forest, covered in moss in Cornwall, UK.

6. Mud Maid — Cornwall, UK

This living sculpture by Sue and Pete Hill lies in the woods of the Lost Gardens of Heligan. Covered in moss and ivy, it changes with the seasons, transforming from green and alive in summer to white and frozen in winter.

More about Mud Maid here!: Mud Maid – Living sculpture by Sue and Pete Hill


Mural of a woman’s face on a yellow wall, with bright purple bougainvillea vines arranged as her hair, in Paleokastritsa, Corfu, Greece.

7. Bougainvillea Crown — Corfu, Greece

On a wall in Paleokastritsa, an elegant face is painted alongside a flourishing bougainvillea. The artist positions the real branches as flowing floral hair, giving life and movement to the portrait.


Life-sized sculpture of a woman drawing a bow, crafted from willow branches, placed in a wooded forest trail in the UK.

8. Forest Archer — UK

Crafted by Anna & the Willow, this sculpture made entirely of woven willow shows a woman mid-draw with a bow and arrow. Set deep in a forest path, her flowing skirt and hair mimic the wind.

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Massive vertical garden by Patrick Blanc in Madrid, Spain, covering an entire building wall with dense, colorful layers of plants and greenery, while people gather below and take photos.

9. Vertical Garden — Patrick Blanc in Madrid, Spain

French botanist and artist Patrick Blanc created this monumental vertical garden on the side of a building near the CaixaForum in Madrid. Covering the entire façade, it features hundreds of plant species arranged in layers of color and texture, turning the urban wall into a living ecosystem. More photos!: Vertical Garden – By Patrick Blanc in Madrid and Paris

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10. Augere — Jon Foreman in Druidston, Wales

Stone sculpture arranged in spirals on the sand. Built from natural rocks found nearby, the piece changes shape with the tide. More!: Amazing Sculptures by Jon Foreman! (12 Photos)

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