From the moment sculptor Todd Spalti saw the photograph, he was inspired.

After spotting Elli Blaine’s sepia close-up of a calla lily hanging in Washington Federal, Spalti knew he wanted to create a sculpture of its likeness.

“It’s a beautiful picture, and as with a lot of Elli’s photos, it’s about basic form. And that’s what I work from,” Spalti said.

Four days after his moment of artistic vision, Spalti’s cold-formed steel flower was in the bank for all to see. It is appropriately stationed in front of the calla lily photo.

Seventeen-year-old Blaine’s images are on display as part of a mother-daughter show. She shot the image while on a service project in Costa Rica. Blaine’s been taking photographs since 2005, the same year her mom, Anita Holladay, got back into the art form after a 20-year hiatus. This is their second show together, and it will be up until March 31. The pair also have work in Jillery in Eastsound and at the Orcas Center through April.

“I like being able to capture the beauty in nature,” Blaine said. “You can make an art form out of something so simple.”