{"product_id":"b0h9m5cr63","title":"Introduction to Oshibana: The Japanese Art of Pressed Flowers","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe beginner's guide to oshibana — the Japanese art of turning pressed flowers into pictures, cards, and keepsakes Oshibana has been practised in Japan for centuries. It starts where botanical pressing ends: instead of collecting specimens, you compose them into pictures — a meadow landscape assembled from larkspur and fern, a greeting card made from a single violet, a pendant sealed around a forget-me-not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book covers everything you need to begin:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe history of oshibana from sixteenth-century Japan to the current revival Setting up your workspace, choosing a press, and gathering the right tools Which plants press well and which to avoid — with a reliable species guide for UK growers and foragers Four pressing techniques: traditional press, book pressing, microwave, and iron Composition principles drawn from Japanese aesthetics: negative space, wabi-sabi, colour theory Eight step-by-step projects including a framed landscape, greeting cards, bookmarks, a jewellery pendant, and a four-seasons piece How to preserve, frame, and display finished work so it lasts for years No art training required. No garden needed. If you can use scissors and a glue stick, you can make beautiful things with pressed flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Oshibana  is a practical guide for beginners who want to slow down, pay attention, and make something worth keeping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67923807502581,"sku":"YSL50790","price":3.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/8774\/8597\/files\/719gUQpaldL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793672290","url":"https:\/\/www.newbooks.store\/products\/b0h9m5cr63","provider":"NewBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}