I can’t remember when I began to press flowers and leaves between pages in books. They might fall out of old paperbacks and textbooks when I revisited them. Phone books offered larger pages to fill. Old paperbacks seem to work best for the drying process these days. the petals fold into interesting shapes that i once cut into fabric for stitching and now enjoy making into drawings.

Pressed flowers and leaves. Appliqué, Pen & Ink, Embroidery.

Pressed flowers and leaves. Colored Pencil Stain on Paper with Graphite.

An open venus flytrap
like an alligator mouth.
Waiting in the bog for something to come by.
waiting waiting...SNAP!

O. Dodson

Waiting for Eeyore

Colored Pencil Stain on Paper with Graphite. Specimens are not pressed.