Basic Botanical Pressing Techniques

Basic Botanical Pressing Techniques

“We have reached the end of the course, it has been a pleasure for me to have guided you on this inspiring and nature-filled path. I hope you have enjoyed the world of botany and learned the importance of herbaria as the basis for what you will now create. I consider that it is important when you want to learn about something, investigate the context and the history, this will give us tools with which we can enrich our work. From now on, you will start to see the results of the pressing methods I taught you, and you will go on your own path of experimenting and creating your own pressing and preservation technique. Remember that this may vary depending on where you are, the climate, the type of vegetation and the materials you have.

Now what you will have to do is choose the type of support in which you want to carry out your compositions, I used cardboard, cardboard and glass. But you can use many more, such as fabrics, plant materials, boards, or even recycled papers. Think about whether you want this to be square, rectangular, or circular. Anyway! It is time for your imagination to start flying. Once you have decided on the support, choose the type of frame you will use for your paintings and the finish for your separator sheets. You can vary the techniques that I taught you and modify them according to your tastes and needs. And get to work, take out your pressed and preserved flowers, arrange them on the table and start creating. Remember the basic principles and types of composition that I taught you. Analyze your format and decide the meaning you want to give it, and where you want to direct attention. Think about the message you want to share. All manual jobs require a lot of patience and connection with our hands, give yourself time to get to know the plants, let your fingers get used to them, their delicacy and fragility. Use the tweezers whenever you consider it necessary and do not forget to store all your collections in places protected from moisture and direct sunlight. I hope you have enjoyed this course, and it will be very useful for you. Now you are ready to explore the world of botany and creativity. I'm sure you will be surprised. In the forum we can always meet, I would love to see your process, your creations and help you with any questions that arise on the subject. It may take me a while to answer, because my clients and my company demand a lot of my time, but I will always find a little while to respond to your messages and be part of everything you want to share with us. I invite you to be part of this community that loves life and is inspired by nature and interact with others, it is beautiful when we all grow and teach each other things. Thank you and I hope we meet again! With love, Camila Hurtado. ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final Project We're at the end of the course. I'm so glad to know you've immersed yourself in botany, herbaria, and you spent more time with nature. Now you can keep a little piece of that with you in compositions that remind you of a place, a person, and are an interpretation of your creative world. Now we're going to see the steps you'll follow to complete your final project. We traveled through the history of botany and the taxonomy of plants as a starting point. My advice is that you investigate. Look for books where you'll find scientific facts about this spectacular world. I encourage...”

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Course summary for: Basic Botanical Pressing Techniques

• Level: Beginner
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  Craft

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  Arts & Crafts, Collage, DIY, Fine Arts, Floral & Plant Design