Basic Botanical Pressing Techniques
The work of botanists, collecting and what is a herbarium?
A course by Happy Green Family , Graphic Designer and Botanical Artist
Joined February 2018
Joined February 2018
About the video: The work of botanists, collecting and what is a herbarium?
Overview
“In this lesson I will tell you about the work that botanists do and how they collect their samples. The latter will be key to the process that we will carry out later in the course. In addition, I am going to show you what a herbarium is and how through these compilations we can discover surprising natural worlds.”
In this video lesson Happy Green Family addresses the topic: The work of botanists, collecting and what is a herbarium?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Basic Botanical Pressing Techniques. Learn how to preserve and press plants to create unique botanical art compositions.
Partial transcription of the video
“The Work of the Botanist, Collection, and What is an Herbarium? Now that you've learned the parts of the plants and how to identify them to use them in your compositions, in this lesson I'm going to teach you about botanists, collecting, and herbaria. Botanists are biologists dedicated to the study of plants. They go out into the field to collect all the species they're going to analyze later and save them in an herbarium. An herbarium is a physical space where they store sheets with pressed and dried plants, which will be the object of study for a long time. To be able to go out and take t...”
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Course summary for: Basic Botanical Pressing Techniques
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Category
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Collage, DIY, Fine Arts, Floral & Plant Design
Happy Green Family
A course by Happy Green Family
Camila is a graphic designer with experience in magazine design and the editorial field. The Colombian artist is the founder of Happy Green Family, a botanical laboratory focused on promoting creativity. The space helps her dedicate herself to taxonomy by exploring plants and finding new techniques to press and preserve them. Her mission is to bring people closer to nature and understand the wonderful benefits it can bring into our lives.
Camila’s clients enjoy being in contact with nature and are able to value the importance of the exclusive handmade pieces she creates. Her work can be found online and on social media.
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