Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 96 pages
- Published by: Running Press October 25, 1999
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0762405708
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0762405701
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Book Dimensions:
11.3 x 11.3 x 0.6 inches
- Weighs: 2 pounds
Product Description
This breathtaking and evocative gift book exposes the fragile beauty of pressed, dried flowers, with individual blooms enlarged through a unique art technique that provides a new perspective on flowers and nature. From daffodils to flowering dogwoods, these incredible shapes and exquisite colors show the beauty of their afterlives. All eighty images are accompanied by lyrical captions inspired by the author's moment of discovery. Also includes a glossary identifying each blossom by picture.
Reader ReviewsThis isn't a how-to book, but the gorgeous photos do serve as a valuable guide to what some commonly found flowers will look like when pressed. The book is comprised of enlarged photos and comments, ending with an id chart of smaller photos along with each flower's common name, actual width, and the page it was featured on. If you like the look of pressed flowers, you might want to check out Laura Martin's Art and Craft of Pounding Flowers. Pounding an object's pigment onto fabric and paper creates beautiful and uniquely pressed flower like images. Very nice.
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