Sunday, May 10, 2015

233 - Full Moon

Look for this original pressed flower art at the Keuka Art Festival June 13-14, 2015


This scene features swans swimming in a pond on a beautiful summer night. The full moon showcases the flowering shrubs along the path leading to the gazebo.  The pond was constructed primarily from beehive and filled with layers of blue delphinium petals topped with a few maidenhare fern. The larkspur swans have beaks made from tree bark and banana peel. The ripples on the water are onion skins. The fall leaf pathway is decorated with multi-colored and dyed bridal wreath as well as heather, blue salvia and larkspur.  The gazebo was constructed with brown lily leaves and banana peel wood. Additional botanicals include dusty miller, artemisia, evergreen, white poplar leaf, skeleton leaf and miscellaneous ferns and leaves.

This piece was framed in a simple black frame and vacuum sealed between glass and mylar.  A second layer of 99% UV conservation glass covers the ivory mat.


#238 - Bad Dog in the Garden

Look for this original pressed flower art at the Keuka Art Festival June 13-14, 2015

This loveable, but mischievous overgrown puppy, has dug a hole in the garden.  His eyes show remorse but not until after the damage was done. Botanicals include hydrangea, japanese maple,  cotton, banana peel, spanish moss, cinnamon, queen anne’s lace, ixora, alyssum, luminary plant seed pods, parsley, wild onion, fern and miscellaneous leaves.


It has been framed in a 16" x 20" simple mahogany wood frame with a hunter green mat and was vacuum sealed between a layer of mylar and acrylic. It was topped with 99% UV conservation glass for added protection.


#239 - Keuka Lake

This picture was created based on prior requests to have pressed flower art featuring Keuka Lake.  I hope it will find a new home during the Keuka Art Festival, June 13-14, 2015.

Nestled in the heart of the Finger Lakes, Keuka Lake has earned the nickname "Lady of the Lakes" because of its natural beauty.  Whether sailing its waters, or lounging along its shores, Keuka Lake makes everything appear more beautiful.  Botanicals used in this original pressed flower art, include Ixora, Queen Anne’s Lace, Hydrangea, Yarrow, Lobelia and wild onion. 
 It was sealed between a layer of mylar and 99% UV conservation glass for protection.

236 - Woodland Waterfall

Look for this original pressed flower art at the Keuka Art Festival June 13-14, 2015


This picture  reminds me of my youth when I loved to investigate area woodlands and pick wildflowers.  It was also inspired by the  beautiful waterfalls in the Finger Lakes region.  Botanicals include hydrangea japanese and sugar maple leaves, black cohash, ferns, solidigo, cotton, delphinium, bridal wreath, queen anne’s lace and ixora.
 This piece was framed with a simple mahogany wooden frame and and hunter green mat.  It was vacuum sealed between a layer of mylar and acrylic and topped with a layer of 99% UV conservation glass for added protection.


#235 - Peony Bouquet

Look for this original pressed flower art at the Keuka Art Festival June 13-14, 2015:
What’s not to like about peonies – except perhaps the ants which sometimes make them their home. Can you smell the beautiful fragrance of this bouquet in the decorative leaf-made vase?  In addition to peony, botanicals include queen anne’s lace, delphinium, fern, gingko, spanish moss and fall leaves. 
 The burgendy frame with gold features compliments the bouquet.  This piece was vacuum sealed between a layer of mylar and glass. It was topped with 99% UV conservation glass for added protection.


Friday, May 1, 2015

B's Garden Treasures Etsy Shop

B's Garden Treasures now offers pressed flowers and other botanicals as well as limited frame-ready digital prints of our original pressed flower art.  Go to bgtreasures.com and click on links.