Learn How To Turn Summer Flowers Into Pressed Art in This Online Class

Pressed Flower Art

One of the many joys of warmer weather is that the flowers are back in bloom. (Finally!) Whether you’re cutting them from your garden or picking them up at the farmer’s market, the colorful beauty of blossoms is always welcome. But how do you enjoy them beyond spring and summer? Flower pressing is one of the best ways to ensure that you enjoy blooms all year long.

This process uses pressure—whether from a book or a flower press—to flatten petals and preserve them. Although it might sound simple, there’s a lot to consider as you work to savor your blooms.

If you’ve never pressed flowers before, where do you even begin? Well, you’re in luck. Artist Anna Zakirova shows how to press flowers in her online class Beyond Bouquets: Turning Pressed Flowers Into One-of-a-Kind Art. Zakirova shares everything you need to know about the time-honored craft.

She begins by reviewing the flowers and tools you’ll need to start pressing. (Chances are you have some of them in your home.) Zakirova then shares her secrets to pressing a variety of blooms, working from flowers that are easier and moving toward roses and other advanced florals. The class concludes with how to incorporate your newly pressed blooms into framable works of art that you can hang on your wall or give as a gift.

Give flower pressing a try when you enroll in Beyond Bouquets: Turning Pressed Flowers Into One-of-a-Kind Art, only on My Modern Met Academy, our e-learning platform.

One of the many joys of warmer weather is that the flowers are back in bloom.

Pressed Flower Art by Anna Zakirova

Pressed Flower Art

But how do you enjoy them beyond spring and summer?

Pressed Flower Art by Anna Zakirova

Flower pressing is one of the best ways to ensure that you enjoy blooms all year long.

Pressed Flower Art by Anna Zakirova

Artist Anna Zakirova shows how to press flowers in her online class Beyond Bouquets: Turning Pressed Flowers Into One-of-a-Kind Art. 

Pressed Flower Art by Anna Zakirova

The artist shares everything you need to know about the time-honored craft.

Pressed Flower Art by Anna Zakirova

Zakirova then shares her secrets to pressing a variety of blooms and how to turn them into art.

Pressed Flower Art by Anna Zakirova

Get a peek into Beyond Bouquets: Turning Pressed Flowers Into One-of-a-Kind Art:

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Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met and Manager of My Modern Met Store. She is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art where she earned her BFA in Illustration and MFA in Illustration Practice. Sara is also an embroidery illustrator and writer living in Seattle, Washington. She runs Bear&Bean, a studio where she stitches pet portraits and other beloved creatures. She chronicles the creativity of others through her website Brown Paper Bag and newsletter, Orts. Her latest book is Threads of Treasure: How to Make, Mend, and Find Meaning Through Thread, published in 2014. Sara’s work has been recognized in Be Creative With Workbox, Embroidery Magazine, American Illustration, on Iron and Wine’s album Beast Epic, among others. When she’s not stitching or writing, Sara enjoys planning things that bring together the craft community. She is the co-founder of Camp Craftaway, a day camp for crafty adults with hands-on workshops in the Seattle area.
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