Emily Paluska is a Korean-American botanical artist who began her paper flower-making journey in 2017. Her work has been featured in publications like HGTV Magazine and Veranda. Emily has taught over one hundred paper flower workshops to students all over the world including in partnership with the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Gallery of Art. She wrote her first book: Crafting Paper Flowers: A Visual Guide to Breathtaking Botanicals in 2024. She currently resides in Washington, DC, where you can most likely find her surrounded by flowers.