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Learn the Art of Flower Pressing
Botanical flower pressing
with JAMJAR EDIT — Renowned florists and flower pressing studio specialising in unique nature-inspired homewares.
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Learn more about the inspiration behind JamJar Edit’s artwork compositions, and discover the stories behind the flower pressers of the 16th century.
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Botanical Flower Pressing
At JamJar Edit, we seek a lot of inspiration for our artwork compositions from the flower pressers of the 16th century and the beautiful herbariums they created.
To create a pressing suitable for an authentic herbarium or to use as a botanical reference, every part of the plant must be included; the roots, leaves, bud, stem, flower head and ideally a seed head.
Further Reading
'Joseph Banks' Florilegium: Botanical Treasures from Cook's First Voyage', by Mel Gooding, David Mabberly and Joe Studholme
Banksia plants
Botanical Artist Sydney Parkinson
Gardener and Botanist Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort
Naturalist, Illustrator and Author Beatrix Potter
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JamJar Edit
Renowned florists and flower pressing studio specialising in unique nature-inspired homewares.
JamJar Edit is a seasonally led floral design studio with an online edit of artwork and curated homewares. Inspired by the Sussex garden and woods that surrounded her childhood home, JamJar Flowers was founded by Melissa Richardson in 2009, with her signature style reflecting the simple charm of seasonal British flowers artfully arranged in jam jars. From these uncomplicated beginnings, JamJar Flowers has become one of London's leading florists. Melissa went on to create JamJar Edit with co-founder Amy Fielding in 2017; beginning as an eclectic collection of botanically inspired homewares and now an innovative design studio specialising in creating pressed flower artworks, from single stem framed pieces and private commissions, to ambitious installations and exhibitions. Their book, The Modern Flower Press, is the go-to-guide for pressing flowers in the 21st century.
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