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The delectable arrangements and heartfelt profiles showcase Black floral designers’ ingenuity and talent. This is worth checking out.
Publishers Weekly

Black Flora

by Teresa J. Speight

Discover the growing community of Black floriculture leading the new vanguard in flowers.

Black Flora is the first book to feature profiles of contemporary Black experts innovating in the world of flowers. Author and longtime gardener, Teresa Speight, offers a beautiful intersection of flowers and community. This book is a homecoming, one that unearths the floral legacies of the past and present, while providing a source of inspiration for younger generations of plant-lovers seeking examples of successful Black floral artists and entrepreneurs.

With photos and insights from over 20 growers, florists, and designers from around the US, each with a deep reverence for nature, Black Flora showcases a range of floral expertise. And as visionary horticulturalist and garden historian, Abra Lee, reflects in her foreword, the community represented in Black Flora has an important significance both today, and in garden history.

Both a celebration of now and a vision for the future, Black Flora honors floriculture’s creative vanguard.

$35.00

$45.00 CAD

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This comprehensive work covers the gamut of techniques… will take students from beginner to expert.
The English Garden

Botanical Art Techniques

by American Society of Botanical Artists

by Carol Woodin

by Robin A. Jess

“This comprehensive work covers the gamut of techniques… will take students from beginner to expert.” —The English Garden

This definitive guide is the most thorough how-to available on every major technique of botanical artistry. The experts at the American Society of Botanical Artists offer step-by-step projects that move from introductory to advanced—so any level of artist can build on acquired skills. Helpful tutorials cover watercolor, graphite, colored pencil, vellum, egg tempera, oils, pen and ink, and printmaking. Filled with more than 900 photographs and stunning examples of finished art by the best contemporary botanical artists, Botanical Art Techniques is the authoritative manual on this exquisite art form.

$40.00

$50.00 CAD

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Art and science collide beautifully in this must-have book for insect and nature lovers everywhere.
Lila Higgins, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

The Insect Artist

by Zebith Stacy Thalden

“Art and science collide beautifully” in this step-by-step, fully illustrated guide to drawing and painting the wonderful world of insects (Lila Higgins).

The Insect Artist offers a complete course in illustration and lifelike artwork. The 15 projects are designed to build on one another, beginning with techniques that strengthen drawing and acrylic painting skills. More advanced projects focus on design principles, realistic environments, and creative challenges. Clear instructions and visual demonstrations describe each step of the process and reference photos show the anatomy and coloration of each insect. Short outdoor exercises are included as lessons on actively observing nature. This is a book for artists of all levels and anyone interested in rediscovering the natural world through artistic expression.

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