Casting Flowers: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Beautiful Botanical Art

Botanical bas-relief is an innovative technique, developed by artist Rachel Dein, where flowers and plants are cast in plaster, providing the ability to capture the intricate beauty of every season. In ‘Casting Flowers’, Rachel offers step-by-step instructions for projects as small as a single stem or as complex as a field of wildflowers, with information covering what plants work best in botanical casts, and which to avoid; how to arrange flowers and stems to make well-balanced artistic compositions, as well as tips on creating unique pieces of artwork as mementos of a season or records of special occasions.