Showing Off...

I participated in an art show in charming Flossmoor, Illinois a few weeks back. Any artist that sells outside in the elements will relate to what I'm about to talk on next... This art fair has a history unbelievably, predictable bad weather - my first year it rained so hard there was a river running through the bottom of my tent, second year locust, third year tornado type winds all weekend. This year it was rain with high winds that moved my tent 5 feet! But I loved showing off my new pieces of pressed flower art - and received a very warm response. Here is an example of some of my pieces...

Pressed Flower Reflection

Pressed flower art has been around for a very long time. I've read that in Egyptian tombs, they found some pressed delphinium that still had it's blue color! As with everything, pressed flower art has gone through it's cycles. But make no mistake, this is not your grandmother or even your mother's art. Today's pressed flower artist uses whole stemmed flowers (like the ones sold at Petal Annie's Etsy shop), clean, modern designs and pressing processes that produces bold, bright colors. There is something very zen about taking pressed flowers and arranging on a sheet of handmade paper based on how you "feel" when you lay them out. It's a true reflection of your inner self. Be a pressed flower artist today!