| Pressed Flowers from Riverhaven | Virginia G. McKinnon | Email: virginia@riverhaven.com |
WHO WERE MY TEACHERS?
During the past ten years my teachers have been the following:
| Author | Book Title |
| Irene Flesher | "Pressed Flower Art" |
| Ruth Voorhees Booke | "Pressed Flower Pictures |
| Celestine Hannemann | "Glorious Pressed Flower Projects" |
| Penny Black | "Pressed Flowers" |
| Margaret Kennedy Scott & Mary Beazley | "Making Pressed Flower Pictures" |
| Mary Beazley | "Pressed Flower Pictures |
| Sylvia Pepper | "Pressed Flowercraft" |
| Joanna Sheen | "Pressed Flowers" |
| Margaret Spencer | "Pressed Flower Decorations |
I have read and reread their books, absorbing that aspect of flower pressing in which each excels. From these very talented people, I have developed my own composite style.
Many of the books from which I have learned are out of print. Some of the authors are no longer living. Occasionally one can find a used copy, but for the most part, a person who becomes interested in the craft today does not have access to all the resources of these "old masters." I owe much gratitude to my teachers, and wish to dedicate this electronic effort to them. Each has been an inspiration in some way, urging me on in a continuing adventure of exploration.
