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The natural beauty that surrounds me in my garden has always been a source of inspiration.  Hesitant to leave it all behind at summer’s end, I began to press plants to study during the long winter months.  This became a lifelong pastime and an opportunity to learn more about floral preservation. As the years passed, I was able to dedicate some serious time perfecting my “pressing skills”, creating pressed botanical art, and preserving flowers for keepsakes.  Now, I anxiously await each new garden season to discover what nature will wax lyrical.

My botanical art begins with pressed plants, but the art does not take shape until the colors of the plants and the background papers are finally matched. The true artistic quality of each work begins to form when the plant takes its natural shape and recreates its place in the garden on a background that complements its colors and textures.  Each plant, from wildflowers and ferns to prized roses and hydrangeas, possesses that unique artistic quality (so perfectly captured in Georgia O’Keefe’s single flower masterpieces) that is truly inspirational.  The entire process (growing plants, pressing for 2-3 weeks, and creating art) is a long one, but the pressed botanical art that is created can be enjoyed in any season for many years to come.

The ancient art of flower pressing is alive and well!  

Visit  www.petalnfernimpressions.com

E-mail:  Pauline@petalnfernimpressions.com

   - Pauline Bergassi

Tea Rose with baby's breath & myrtle
on lokta paper from Nepal and sage green
card. 5 x 7 antique gold frame - SOLD

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Winged Sumac Fronds � Autumn Colors
On French photo paper � �oyster �
16 x 20 walnut frame - SOLD
(Matching red fronds/frame available)