Portland, OR Spring 2026

Explore the beautiful and rewarding world of botanicals as you discover a variety of techniques in preserving and showcasing flowers and plants. Your creative work will be treasured in an original art journal you create and will be filled with explorations of sketching, herbariums, stencilling, art journaling, self expression, poetry, hand stitching, painting, stamping and collaging. You will be able to make this truly your own no matter what level you are at, creating a beautifully organic treasure to take home.

Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:

• a few pressed flowers and leaves (try and bring your own also)
• vintage text paper 
• pdfs: botanicals, flowers, poetry, postcards
• scrap paper 
• mixed media paper 
• watercolour papers 9 x 12 inches each 
• vintage floral paper 
• cotton muslin fabric
• waxed thread and needle for book binding (Use the same needle as for stitching)
• paper towels
• triangle sponge
• vintage paper clips
• under paper 

Items supplied to be shared by the teacher:

• white gesso
• acrylic ink: Transparent Burnt Umber (Liquitex),  Carbon Black (Liquitex) , Quinachrodone Magenta, White, Marine Blue, Process Magenta
• masking tape
• acrylic paint: Titan Green Pale (Golden) Green Blue Light (Blick), Titanium White
• tape for the book spine 

Supplies Needed to Bring to Class

• pressed flowers and/or leaves (small enough to fit onto a 4.5 x 6” page) You may press your own or purchase some from Etsy, like this shop: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/4333692527/dried-pressed-flowers-and-leaves-pressed?ls=s&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=pressed+flowers&ref=sr_gallery-1-19&pro=1&pop=1&content_source=59afeed7-075f-4547-bd6a-22e3b08d99fa%3ALT9f97c925bd296727a7652db82e9ad034248136fc&organic_search_click=1&logging_key=59afeed7-075f-4547-bd6a-22e3b08d99fa:LT9f97c925bd296727a7652db82e9ad034248136fc
• a vintage book with a spine intact (the covers should be large enough to cover 4 1/2 x 6 inch pages.
• scissors
• sharp x-acto knife or sharp tool for cutting book
• heat tool
• palette knife (long, if possible)
• black archival pens for drawing
• white and gold Signo Uniball pens
• small brush for making splatters
• aqua brush or small, fine tipped water color brush
• small and medium water color brushes
• pencil, eraser
• awl for book binding (or a sharp pointy tool)
• gel medium
• old brush for gel medium
• 1-2 vintage postcards or envelope if you have them
• palette tray to hold inks
• watersoluable pastels:  1 light aqua, 3 shades of pink (light, medium and dark) and 2 shades of green (light and dark)
• bone folder
• black Stabilo pencil
• wet wipes
• apron

Optional items:

• gloves (to protect hands from inks)
• pencil sharpener
• poetry about plants and flowers (some will be provided)
• double sided tape (to use instead of gel medium in areas)
• paper trimmer to cut paper into pages