Autumn Sunset

Also created by Carolyn Durkin, this is an arrangement using mountboard as a base. The background is Dyed Tissutex selected for its sunset colours and fixed to the mountboard using a spray adhesive. Torn Sloshy Paper is used for mountain sides on either side of the picture and fixed using PVA glue. Pressed maidenhair fern gives the impression of trees growing from the mountainsides. The foreground is made up from an assortment of pressed autumn leaves.

Shattered Purple

Collage by Carolyn Durkin who is the New Member Director of the World Wide Pressed Flower Guild (click here for info).

'Shattered Purple' is an A4 arrangement on a coloured card base. A torn piece of mulberry paper is mounted onto the card using spray adhesive. Triangles of Silk Gauze and slivers of Sloshy Paper in complimentary colours are placed randomly on the mulberry paper and glued down. Pressed hydrangea flowers complete the picture.

The plant materials shown were selected and home pressed by the artist.