Leafworks: New Ideas in Pressed Leaves and Flowers

The art of pressing leaves and flowers is brought to exuberantly to life in this glorious guide from leading flower artist Jennie Ashmore. The art of pressing leaves and flowers is brought to exuberantly to life in this glorious guide from leading flower artist Jennie Ashmore. Her simple instructions and stunning artworks (many step-by-step) demonstrate how to collect, place, press and embellish a variety of natural materials, to create unique works of art with a strong sense of time and place. Following the success of her previous book, Jennie continues to push the boundaries of this classic but sometimes overlooked art form, with a contemporary focus on a wider range of plants (often from a specific or local place); designing within different shapes, such as circles; working with seasonal colour; and experimental work with rubbings (using pressed material to making rubbings), collage (using paper with leaves mixed media), collographs, and using plant material to make inks.