261 - Elegant Floral Display

This piece features a typical Chinese background consisting of botanicals layered between a sheet of translucent paper and sheer fabric over a pastel colored base.  I believe this technique would be especially beautiful for a wedding bouquet.

My picture features roses, larkspur, delphinium, bridal wreath, scabiosa, alyssum along with miscellaneous fern and leaves.  The flowing tendrils were primarily from wild onion and silver mound artemisia.  It was vacuum sealed between a layer of mylar and glass and topped with 99% UV conservation glass for added protection.

New Pressed Flower Creations

I have been very busy creating in preparation for my summer show season which starts at the Keuka Art Festival in June.  Here are a few of my recent creations which are all for sale.  All three have been vacuum sealed with 99% UV conservation glass for maximum protection.  The frames are 11" x 14".

#268 - Hydrangea Feast (made with real butterfly wings)

#262 - Magical Garden

#270 - Fall Colors

Memorial Flowers

I was commissioned by a family to preserve memorial flowers and create two pictures.  The daughter chose the wreath to reflect eternity.  The granddaughter chose to have her flowers preserved as a bouquet in a vase.

Pressed Flower Collage Greeting Card Class

I'm excited to be teaching a fall collage pressed flower class at the Pittsford Library.  This will be the third time I have been invited to do so. The class is full with five students on the wait list.  Here are samples of the cards I made in prepartion for the class.

Fairies, Fairies & More Fairies

My pressed flower fairies have been very popular this year.  Here are three new ones which I recently created for my upcoming shows.  I hope you like them.

 Look for B's Garden Treasures at Beaver Lake Nature Center Golden Harvest Festival at 8477 East Mud Lake Road, Baldwinsville, NY on September 12-13, 2015.  

Recent Cards

I recently created these black window cards with flowers fresh out of the press. They are 5" x 7" in size and can be inserted into a 5" x 7" frame.  I typically charge $5.00 each for my original pressed flower cards.   I hope you like them.

Pendants, Nightlights & Cards

In addition to framed art, I always try to have other options available at the shows I attend.  Here are some of the products I have been working on over the last couple of weeks.  Look for B's Garden Treasures at the Cortland Arts and Wine Festival on Courthouse Park in downtown Cortland, NY on Saturday, August 1st from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

PENDANTS:  Many of the pendants pictured below are made with small flowers and leaves adhered to a lunaria / money plant seedpod and finished with resin on both the front and back.

 NOTECARDS:  These cards are made from digital copies of my original pressed flower art in packages of 8 cards each.

NIGHT LIGHTS:  I started creating pressed flower night lights last year.  The ones shown below have colored backgrounds.