Working for a company that uses pressed flowers on many of its products was never my plan. I didn’t even want to do secretarial work, but here I am 27 years later still here.

Valentines Day has come and gone, all the roses that were sent to express love, be it for a wife, girlfriend, mother, or lover, have long since withered and died. The thought was greatly appreciated by all who received them, but would they be as happy if they knew the true meaning of some of the colors of roses given.

Valentines Day has come and gone, all the roses that were sent to express love, be it for a wife, girlfriend, mother, or lover, have long since withered and died. The thought was greatly appreciated by all who received them, but would they be as happy if they knew the true meaning of some of the colors of roses given.

Final days

We are into the last count down on Christmas shopping. Do I feel rushed or harried? YES! I have just gotten started shopping and it is December 22. I am getting a little panicky I have to work and take care of grandkids and just live my usual day to day life, which isn’t very exciting but is filled with tedious task that are mundane and boring.

“It was a dark and stormy night”...actually in Oregon it was just another grey day with some gentle rain.

We started by recognizing that even in our high-tech culture, people still wanted to feel the touch of real handcrafted social expression art—emotional flower art to be exact.

Many creative people who try to press flowers on their own tend to find their results disappointing, often ending up with faded or discolored blossoms. We asked the artisans how to press flowers and retain its essential form and beauty like they do. After speaking with them, we found it was a fascinatingly simple, but necessary process:

The pressing of delicate real flowers has a long rich Victorian history of romantic expression. From simple appreciation of their beauty tucked away in family bibles, to exotic enhancements on personal letters of appreciation and friendship.

In our fast-paced, virtual, modern age, relationships have greatly transformed from what they were not so long ago. As culture and arts morph and evolve there remains a nod to a time when real, genuine, personal connection was the crux of our society and social interactions.