An inspiring, practical and gorgeous guide to crafting the most realistic and artful paper flowers for arrangements, art, decor, wearables and more, from San Francisco botanical artist Tiffanie Turner.
CONTENTS
Introduction 1
CHAPTER 1
Paper, Wire, Glue 7
CHAPTER 2
The Flowers 19
CHAPTER 3
Leaves, Stems & Buds 185
CHAPTER 4
Things to Wear & Things for Your Hair 207
CHAPTER 5
Giant Paper Flowers 233
TIFFANIE TURNER is a licensed California architect, fine artist and instructor in the art of paper flower making in the United States and worldwide. Her work explores nature and botanical specimens in extremely large and sometimes very small scales, in paper. Her work has been exhibited in the San Francisco Bay Area's Bedford Gallery, Jack Fischer Gallery, the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, and at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, where she was the artist-in-residence. Tiffanie has appeared in Vogue, American Craft, the San Francisco Chronicle, and O Magazine and has been featured online on Design*Sponge, The Jealous Curator, and Poppytalk, among others. Raised in the woods of New Hampshire, Tiffanie now resides with her husband and two children in San Francisco, California, where she has lived for the past twenty years.
"Tiffanie Turner's creations are exquisite. Her D.I.Y. instructions
for handmade marigolds, roses, dianthus and daffodils are
meticulous."
-New York Times
"Under the mantra 'You must make what you see, not what you think
you see,' this book guides artisans to astonishing results."
-Publishers Weekly
"The first time I saw Tiffanie Turner's work, I was speechless. In
her skilled hands, crepe paper, wire, and glue became tiny (and
sometimes wonderfully larger-than-life) works of floral art,
beautiful enough to anchor the grandest of dining tables. While
Tiffanie's flowers hang in museums and galleries, her book makes
this intriguing art form accessible to even the most novice of
crafters. I can't wait to dive into this beautifully photographed
book and its rich collection of inspiring projects."
-GRACE BONNEY, founder of Design*Sponge and author of In the
Company of Women
"Tiffanie and I were introduced decades ago at the San Francisco
Flower Market, when I was a floral designer and she was an artist
buying blooms to paint. Flowers are still her muse, but now she's
immortalizing them in a different medium. In an age when everything
is fast paced and fleeting, it's invaluable to create and share
lasting beauty-and that's exactly what Tiffanie does in this
book."
-KATE BERRY, style director of Domino magazine
"This is a true labor of love from a truly passionate artist. Not
only is Tiffanie's attention to detail awe-inspiring, but so is her
generosity of information! This gorgeous book is basically like
getting the key to a treasure box filled with years of Tiffanie's
self-taught knowledge, brilliant tips and tricks, and, of course,
more paper flowers than you can even begin to imagine."
-DANIELLE KRYSA, founder of The Jealous Curator and author of Your
Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk
"The first time I saw Tiffanie Turner's breathtaking creations I
did a double take. 'Paper? Impossible!' And yet sure enough, they
are. And as such, they are utterly spectacular. The Fine Art of
Paper Flowers is an in-depth instructional book for us
mortals-super detailed with everything you need to know to try your
hand at paper flower creation."
-ARIELLA CHEZAR, author of The Flower Workshop
"Tiffanie Turner's thoughtful approach to creating stunning,
botanically accurate
flowers is both inspiring and encouraging, opening our eyes to new
ideas to
create something of our own. From 'very easy' to 'not very hard,'
her unique
techniques take away the fear, making us want to pick up some crepe
paper and
make some flowers for our next party!"
-JAN HALVARSON and EARL EINARSON, founders of Poppytalk.com
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