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Handmade gifts have always been valued above the purchased ones. The recently fashionable and widespread word combination handmade sounds more and more like a sign of uniqueness and uniqueness. Handmade is becoming very popular.
Who hasn’t collected herbariums for biology classes and a variety of crafts in school? “Oshibana” or “pressed floristry” is quite ancient art form, came to us from the East. From dried plants you can make full-fledged paintings and collages in many different directions (still life, landscape, portrait).
You get quite full-fledged paintings, only made not with paints and pencils, but by the method of multi-layered application, selecting the color scheme of the dried material.
How to prepare materials?
You can collect natural “colors” at almost any time of the year, depending on the season, weather conditions and regional characteristics. In different seasons leaves of birch, for example, in spring will have a gentle light green hue, and close to winter will change color from golden yellow to dark brown. A unique, unique palette of colors inherent in flowers, shrubs and cereal crops. You can dry the skin of a banana, it will result in a black color. Use the bark and roots, whole assemblages or individual elements of vegetation.
Collected material is dried and made bookmarks in old books and magazines. Glossy pages are not suitable for quality drying. It is best to use old books with dense, porous pages. Bookmarks of plants and flowers do not do very often, after 10-12 pages. Obligatory condition – to press with a nest, something heavy to press.
The sorting process is also fascinating. You need to sort the herbarium by size, color, structure. It is best to store in different files, small boxes and in a dry place.
Creating pictures
Of course, people who have a concept of the basics of drawing and composition will be easier to cope with this type of creativity. But it is possible to engage in erroneous and amateurs, beginners. Just take your favorite picture, drawing, postcard and transfer the contours onto an improvised canvas. Usually it is plywood or fiberboard. It is possible to take ready-made photo frames. Glass is a must. The larger, more monochromatic fragments are glued on first. They are carefully dried under the press. Then the smaller fragments are glued on. At the last stage small details are added, shades and shades are formed, and volume is added if necessary. The already dried oshiban is placed under the glass. The uniqueness of these paintings is undeniable. But also a huge advantage is the possibility of restoring, remodeling, adding necessary elements. Simply remove the unwanted or damaged segment and apply a new layer.
This type of craftsmanship doesn’t require much expense and won’t do much harm to the budget. Involves walking in the fresh air, develops perseverance and fine motor skills, calms the nerves. A great solution for a unique gift that will be exclusive. A wonderful idea for spending time, creativity with children, the whole family.
