Preserving Nature: A Three-Part Workshop Series

This fall at Seven Bends Nursery, join artist Michael LaMattina for a three-part series celebrating Virginia’s native plants through the art of pressing and creative craft. We’ll begin by learning the basics of plant pressing and making our own DIY mini flower presses. From there, each workshop will guide you into a new project: first, a festive pennant banner that brings autumn indoors, and finally, a mixed-media collage that blends pressed flowers with paper <a href="http://art.
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Whether you attend one session or all three, you’ll leave with lasting keepsakes and new ways to connect with the beauty of the seasons. These workshops are for beginners and hobbyists, but certainly any experience level is welcome! Age 18+.
In the final workshop of our series, we’ll merge the natural world with mixed-media art. Using pressed flowers and leaves, along with paper and other materials, you’ll explore the basics of collage as a storytelling medium. We’ll cover design, layering, and composition, showing you how pressed plants can become both subject and texture in your artwork. This session is all about experimentation, creativity, and discovering new ways to blend natural beauty with artistic expression.
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