These are usually added to the press straight away to preserve optimum quality of petals and foliage. 

It is always exciting to see what and how time has decided to preserve the original materials. Sometimes they can look strikingly different.

This can be daunting and exhilarating at the same time. I often let the materials to guide me and centre the art around what makes my heart skip a beat.

It can take hours to arrange and glue them to realize the vision, this is probably the most tricky and delicate step. Once the glue is dried, it's ready to be mounted.