About me
My father gasped when I showed him “some weird-looking flowers” that I had picked from deep in the woods. They turned out to be endangered Lady’s Slippers, so pink and sweet-smelling in the earthy forest that no little girl would have passed them by. Cradling them in my palms, I gently placed them into the pages of the fattest book I found so that, once pressed, I could examine their curious bulbous shape.
And so began my fascination with pressing flowers. That was more than, er, four decades ago and I haven’t stopped being intrigued and inspired by the colors, shapes and textures of botanicals and incorporating them into my artwork.
I create my botanical art from real ferns, leaves, herbs and flowers that I have grown in my garden (or snatched from road sides and fields). No part is drawn, painted or computer enhanced. A professional printing house based in upstate New York scans the artwork and prints them onto FSC-certified recycled card stock.
I hope you feel the joy and passion in everything I make!
~ Martha, owner and creator
And so began my fascination with pressing flowers. That was more than, er, four decades ago and I haven’t stopped being intrigued and inspired by the colors, shapes and textures of botanicals and incorporating them into my artwork.
I create my botanical art from real ferns, leaves, herbs and flowers that I have grown in my garden (or snatched from road sides and fields). No part is drawn, painted or computer enhanced. A professional printing house based in upstate New York scans the artwork and prints them onto FSC-certified recycled card stock.
I hope you feel the joy and passion in everything I make!
~ Martha, owner and creator