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Flower
art!

» The perfect way to
recycle an old bouquet

Morgan Hannah
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rt is an expression of creativity or the

imagination; it gives life beauty and
oftentimes purpose too. There are many
different kinds of art—painting, drawing,
music, literature, sculpture, performance
art, printmaking, film, and architecture just
to name the most widely recognized forms.
Since the arrival of modern times, new
types of art have emerged and taken centre
stage. If one takes a look to the past, they'd
notice a much older and underrated art
form—flower art. From the most obvious
to some less recognized forms, here are
a couple of creative ways that flowers are
used in art or as art.

Flower arrangements

This art is as simple as that. An
arrangement of flowers is a form of

art—it takes a florist some time and
careful consideration in creating the most
appealing bouquets of flowers to catch
one’s eye. Not just anything can be placed
together and then tied up with a bow. This
art form is practiced worldwide and strives
to convey how nature and art relate to daily
living. Floral arrangements also teach us
to take some time to stop and notice the
beauty in every day.

Dried flowers

Dried flowers don't only preserve one of
nature’s most beautiful gifts, but they

can be used ina large variety of crafts

and projects too. Dried flowers are an
inexpensive art form and hobby to take
on. While any flower can be used, certain
types of plants will take longer to dry out
than others. For a super cool and beautiful
project, check out the blog A Practical
Wedding and learn how to make luminaria
with dried flowers!

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Flower moulding and stamps

Did you ever create your own DIY stamps
growing up? Carving shapes into potatoes
and dipping them into paint was great
fun—and flowers make a delicate and
gorgeous stamp or mould as well! Gently
press the flowers into some smoothed out
clay and hold them in place until the clay
takes the shape of the flower. This will
work better with more hearty and textured
flowers like sunflowers. The flower itself

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can also be used as a stamp: gently apply
a layer of paint to its petals and press
them against whatever surface you wish to
transfer the pattern to.

Ink

Ink was used only for art for more than
35,000 years, and later was used by
Egyptian and Chinese people for writing
in 2,500 BC. Making ink out of flower
petals is actually quite a simple process

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that can yield a variety of beautiful colours.
The inks made from these flowers can be
stunning and dark, or light and paler like
watercolour and, depending on the colour
and the shelf life is around one month.

Dyeing Bouquets

Simply add colours to the water of the
flower bouquet and watching the xylem of
the flower work like an elevator in moving
the coloured water to the plant’s petals!

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