Art from the Garden
Create 25 Beautiful Botanical Projects
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- $13.99
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
Bring the beauty of your surroundings into your home through 25 tasteful art projects featured in the gorgeous creative guide.
Art from the Garden is your guide to creating works of art with materials from nature and your own backyard. Learn how to transform natural materials—flowers, leaves, stones, twigs—into artful pieces that bring warmth and character to your home. Through 25 beautifully photographed, fully illustrated, step-by-step projects, artist and photographer Kerry Michaels shows how to create works that capture the textures and colors of the garden. Follow her clear and engaging instructions to create visually stunning frozen floral luminarias, flowing sun printed silk scarves, striking vases using twigs, a playful arrangement of gilded weeds, and so much more.
Offering inspiration, practical techniques, and design ideas, this book celebrates individual style and creativity. For beginners and experienced artists and craftspeople, Art from the Garden is perfect for those wishing to blend creativity with nature’s beauty and bounty in sophisticated and highly personalized ways.
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Photographer Michaels (The Landscapes of Anne of Green Gables) delivers a stellar guide to creating artworks with materials from nature. Noting her instructions are not a blueprint for a precise outcome but inspiration for pursuing one's own vision, she encourages readers to "try the processes that appeal to you and run with them." Before embarking on the projects, she offers tips for foraging and collecting botanicals, reminding readers to only use what they need and to be careful not to "smush plants on your way to the chosen one." Projects include pressing dried flowers to create floral collages on paper or rocks, freezing flowers in unique arrangements to capture photos or make ice buckets, and making papier-mâché lanterns adorned with fall leaves. Crafters also learn how to make botanical-inspired cyanotypes (a sunlight-activated printing process that produces blue and white images); air-dried clay creations, like tiles and small bowls imprinted with floral impressions; and waxed-leaf garlands. All projects include easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and photos of the elegant finished products. Crafters will be inspired by the possibilities nature has to offer.
