September 26, 2026
I am passionate about flowers...and especially wildflowers. I learn so much when I'm in my garden, or gathering "redneck roses", as they are called here in the country...because watching flowers can teach us a lot about life. So, when a new granddaughter arrived and her mama said she loved wildflowers as a nursery theme, my creative juices began to flow.
Wildflower nursery themes are popular, but when I looked at the sentiment behind a lot of the wall art, it didn't seem to fit my thoughts about the matter. I didn't want to just say "She is a Wildflower" without defining what that means. I wanted to bless my granddaughter with words that mattered. It had been years since I had written poetry, but the words came quickly, and the "Sweet Wildflower Girl" poem was born.
Once the poem was written, I began to visualize the art. I have been creating pressed flower art with poetry and my watercolor art for a while...but I had been wanting to experiment with digitizing my pressed flowers. Why? Well, pressed flower art is SO beautiful and worth every moment I spend on it. But, all my time means a higher price for my customers. Also, pressed flower art creates a one-of-a-kind piece, but if the art could be digitized, then I could realistically print more than one copy and bring down the price point for those who needed a more economical piece. But could I do that and maintain quality? I had to try.
Whenever I begin a pressed flower piece, I choose flowers to match the poetry or meaningful text. For this art, I knew that my daughter-in-law wanted pink and green, and it needed to be wildflowers...so I chose Queen Anne's lace, rugosa roses, wild daisies and flowering spurge. All these were grown or gathered on my farm, and I had pressed them earlier in the summer.
As for the watercolor art...I painted "Sweet Wildflower Girl" for the title in a pretty lime green, along with some leaves and "swirls" to accent the florals. Digitizing my art has been a learning process...but I've become quite skilled at turning my watercolor into printable files. It took a while to figure out how to scan flowers, but once I did it, I was absolutely amazed!
Look at the pressed florals on the left...and now see them PRINTED on the right! When I showed my family, they literally reached out to touch the flowers to see if they were real. Now to complete the artwork...
