Analog Portfolio
This portfolio brings together botanical artwork, floral preservation, memorial commissions, handcrafted objects, and mixed-media explorations created from materials gathered, grown, preserved, or transformed by hand.
Working with natural materials requires patience, observation, and an acceptance that no two pieces can ever be exactly alike.
Featured Work
You know that feeling of first light on a summer morning? 🌄 That quiet moment just after sunrise, when everything is still cool with dew and the flowers haven't quite warmed beneath the sun yet.
Like stepping outside early enough that the garden is still holding onto the night, while the first warm light rises above the horizon, turning everything it touches a little bit golden. Hints of pink catching in the rays as they beam through the clouds.
That was the feeling I had in mind while making Summer Morning Halo.
Description:
Three stems of real pressed Veronica 'Giles van Hees' rise through the center of this one-of-a-kind botanical artwork, surrounded by an oval arrangement of pastel hydrangea florets. Two pressed violets complete the composition with sunny touches of color.
The artwork is displayed against a warm cream background inside an upcycled gold shadowbox frame with a soft textured finish. The frame once held a photograph from my distant past. I took it apart, repainted it, and gave it a new purpose. Something from the past, transformed into hope for the future.
Original artwork. The piece shown is the exact piece you will receive. Each botanical artwork is created using real preserved flowers and foliage. Because every bloom is unique, no two pieces can ever be recreated exactly.
Product Details:
One-of-a-kind original artwork
Real pressed Veronica 'Giles van Hees', hydrangea, and violet flowers
Upcycled gold shadowbox frame
Frame Size: 6 × 8 inches
Artwork Size: 5 × 7 inches
Free-standing display with optional sawtooth wall hanger
Handmade in Michigan with love ♥
Pressed pansies, hydrangea florets, bluebells, vinca blossoms, lavender, and forget-me-nots are arranged within the oval opening of this ornate cream and gold metal frame.
Deep violet and purple pansies form the center of the composition, surrounded by smaller blue, lavender, and white botanicals. The flowers are arranged closely together, creating a dense botanical composition with varied shapes, colors, and textures against a clean white background.
The decorative frame has a distressed cream finish with gold accents, scrolling botanical details, and a fleur-de-lis crest at the top. Its substantial size and elaborate design make the frame an important part of the piece rather than simply a border for the artwork.
The frame measures 8.5 × 10 inches and surrounds a 3 × 4.5 inch pressed botanical composition.
Because the frame is free-standing, it is designed for display on a shelf, desk, mantel, nightstand, or tabletop rather than being hung on a wall.
Original artwork. The piece shown is the exact piece you will receive.
Every pressed flower composition is handmade with real preserved flowers and foliage. Because every bloom is unique, no two pieces can ever be recreated.
Product Details
One-of-a-kind original artwork
Real, pressed pansy, hydrangea, bluebell, vinca, lavender, and forget-me-not flowers
Ornate cream and gold metal frame
Distressed antique-style finish
Fleur-de-lis crest and scrolling botanical details
Frame Size: 8.5 × 10 inches
Artwork Size: 3 × 4.5 inches
Free-standing tabletop display
No hanging hardware
Handmade in Michigan with love ♥
This one-of-a-kind botanical artwork features a carefully arranged spectrum of real pressed hydrangea florets displayed within a gold-toned floating metal frame.
Each flower was either grown in my garden or foraged locally, then carefully pressed and preserved to highlight its natural color and delicate veining. The blooms transition through soft purples, blues, greens, yellows, pinks, and deep berry tones, creating a natural rainbow gradient.
The modern floating frame measures 6 × 8 inches, with a 5 × 7 inch pressed flower composition suspended inside. Because the frame is free-standing, it is designed to be displayed on a shelf, desk, mantel, or tabletop rather than hung on a wall.
Original artwork. The piece shown is the exact piece you will receive.
Every pressed flower composition is handmade and completely unique. No two pieces can ever be recreated.
Product Details:
One-of-a-kind original artwork
Real pressed hydrangea florets
Flowers grown in my garden and locally foraged
Gold-toned floating glass metal frame
Frame Size: 6 × 8 inches
Artwork Size: 5 × 7 inches
Free-standing display (no hanging hardware)
Handmade in Michigan with love ♥
Four symmetrical panels of real pressed rhododendron blooms and fern fronds form this one-of-a-kind botanical artwork.
Soft lavender, mauve, and pink rhododendron flowers are paired with delicate fern foliage in each of the four windows. The repeated arrangement creates a balanced, almost architectural composition, while the natural variation in each pressed flower keeps the piece from feeling mechanically identical.
The botanicals are arranged against a soft green textured background inside a clean white frame with four divided openings. The result is a simple combination of structure and natural variation, with the four panels creating the feeling of looking into a small botanical garden.
The frame measures 11.5 × 9.5 inches and includes both a stand and hanging hardware for flexible display.
Original artwork. The piece shown is the exact piece you will receive.
Every pressed flower composition is handmade with real preserved flowers and foliage. Because every bloom is unique, no two pieces can ever be recreated.
Product Details
One-of-a-kind original artwork
Real, pressed rhododendron flowers and fern foliage
Four-panel symmetrical composition
Soft green textured background
White divided-window frame
Frame Size: 11.5 × 9.5 inches
Wall or tabletop display
Hanging hardware and built-in stand
Handmade in Michigan with love ♥
This Timeless Lavender Keepsake features three stems of real pressed garden-grown lavender displayed against a soft cloud blue background inside an ornate vintage-inspired pewter frame.
The lavender retains its natural purple flower spikes and delicate green foliage, creating a simple composition that lets the beauty of the plant speak for itself. The premium-quality Malden frame features scrolling floral accents, daisy motifs, and elegant curved edges, adding classic character without overwhelming the artwork.
The frame measures 8.5 × 6 inches and surrounds a 4 × 6 inch pressed botanical composition.
Because the frame is free-standing, it is designed to be displayed on a shelf, desk, mantel, or tabletop rather than hung on a wall.
Original artwork. The piece shown is the exact piece you will receive.
Every pressed flower composition is handmade and completely unique. No two pieces can ever be recreated.
Product Details:
One-of-a-kind original artwork
Real, pressed, garden-grown lavender flowers and foliage
Ornate vintage-inspired pewter frame
Frame Size: 8.5 × 6 inches
Artwork Size: 4 × 6 inches
Free-standing display (no hanging hardware)
Handmade in Michigan with love ♥
This one-of-a-kind pressed botanical artwork features real hyacinth, violets, cherry blossoms, and other spring botanicals arranged against a soft light background.
The botanicals vary in color, shape, and texture, creating a loose, collected composition rather than a formal floral arrangement. The artwork is housed in an upcycled Burnes of Boston premium frame with a subtle blush-pink shimmer finish and a quality velvet backboard.
The frame is free-standing and designed for display on a shelf, desk, mantel, nightstand, or tabletop rather than hanging on a wall.
Original artwork. The piece shown is the exact piece you will receive.
Every pressed flower composition is handmade with real preserved flowers and foliage. Because each flower is unique, no two pieces can ever be recreated.
Product Details
One-of-a-kind original artwork
Real, pressed flowers and foliage
Hyacinth, violet, cherry blossom, and other spring botanicals
Upcycled Burnes of Boston premium frame
Blush-pink shimmer finish
Velvet backboard
Frame Size: 6 × 8 inches
Artwork Size: 4 × 6 inches
Free-standing display (no hanging hardware)
Handmade in Michigan with love ♥
Real pressed roses, rose leaves, and heart-shaped clover leaves are arranged within an oval composition, with scattered rose petals adding small touches of blush and deep pink throughout.
The flowers are set against a clean white background and framed in an ornate antique-gold frame with scrolling botanical details, a beaded inner border, and a raised footed base.
The combination of roses, hearts, soft pinks, and the elaborate vintage frame gives the piece a slightly nostalgic, dreamlike character.
The piece was created while listening to SYML's slower, more melancholy interpretation of Mr. Sandman by the Chordettes. What once felt like a romantic song now carries a different meaning for me, bringing to mind Izzie and the tenderness of loving someone you can no longer hold.
The frame measures 9 × 7 inches and is designed for free-standing tabletop display. It does not have hanging hardware.
Original artwork. The piece shown is the exact piece you will receive.
Every pressed flower composition is handmade with real preserved flowers and foliage. Because every bloom is unique, no two pieces can ever be recreated
Product Details
One-of-a-kind original artwork
Real, pressed roses, rose foliage, clover leaves, and rose petals
Ornate antique-gold oval frame
Beaded inner border and decorative footed base
Frame Size: 9 × 7 inches
Free-standing display
No hanging hardware
Handmade in Michigan with love ♥
Pressed Japanese maple leaves and geranium flowers are arranged against a warm cream background in this original botanical composition.
The maple leaves range from deep burgundy to muted red, paired with dark purple-red geranium blooms and scattered petals. The simple arrangement gives the individual shapes of the leaves and flowers room to stand out.
The artwork is housed in an upcycled wood frame that was refinished and hand-stained with an auburn cherry finish. The warm wood was chosen to complement the deep red tones of the pressed botanicals and bring the colors of the composition together.
The frame measures 7 × 9 inches and surrounds a 5 × 7 inch pressed botanical composition. The piece can be displayed vertically or horizontally.
Original artwork. The piece shown is the exact piece you will receive.
Every pressed flower composition is handmade with real preserved flowers and foliage. Because every bloom and leaf is unique, no two pieces can ever be recreated.
Product Details
One-of-a-kind original artwork
Real, pressed Japanese maple leaves and geranium flowers
Upcycled wood frame
Hand-refinished and stained in an auburn cherry finish
Frame Size: 7 × 9 inches
Artwork Size: 5 × 7 inches
Vertical or horizontal display
Handmade in Michigan with love ♥
Cottage Meadow Medley features a collection of real pressed flowers and foliage arranged inside a slim gold metal frame.
The composition includes a variety of garden-grown and locally foraged botanicals, including hydrangea, dandelion, forget-me-nots, watercress, clover, evening primrose, creeping myrtle, geranium, daisy, mallow, coreopsis, impatiens, Rose of Sharon, and preserved leaves gathered throughout the growing season.
Rather than focusing on a single species, this piece showcases the diversity of spring and summer, bringing together flowers and foliage that might be found during a walk through a garden or meadow.
The 4 × 6 inch artwork can be displayed in either portrait or landscape orientation, allowing it to fit naturally into a variety of spaces. The slim gold frame keeps the focus on the botanicals while adding a clean, modern finish.
Every pressed flower composition is handmade and completely unique, no two pieces can ever be recreated.
Product Details
One-of-a-kind original artwork
Real pressed flowers and foliage
Garden-grown and locally foraged botanicals
Slim gold metal frame
Frame Size: 4 × 6 inches
Can be displayed vertically or horizontally
Handmade in Michigan with love ♥
This minimalist composition features real pressed Veronica 'Giles van Hees' Speedwell flowers carefully arranged to highlight their naturally upright form and delicate structure. The slender stems, soft pink flower spikes, and fresh green foliage create a simple composition that showcases the beauty of a single garden variety.
The flowers are displayed on a textured white background inside an upcycled wood frame that has been sanded smooth and refinished with a warm auburn stain. The clean, elongated frame complements the vertical growth of the Veronica while allowing the natural details of the flowers to remain the focus.
The frame measures 11.5 × 4.5 inches and is designed to stand freely on a shelf, desk, mantel, nightstand, or tabletop.
Original artwork. The piece shown is the exact piece you will receive.
Every pressed flower composition is handmade and completely unique. No two pieces can ever be recreated.
Product Details:
One-of-a-kind original botanical artwork
Real, pressed Veronica 'Giles van Hees' flowers and foliage
Upcycled wood frame with a hand-finished auburn stain
Frame Size: 11.5 × 4.5 inches
Free-standing display (no hanging hardware)
Handmade in Michigan with love ♥
Real pressed rhododendron blossoms and pink strawberry flowers take center stage in this one-of-a-kind botanical artwork. Accented with delicate hydrangea florets, pink Bellis daisies, rose petals, fern fronds, mugwort, jacaranda leaves, ivy, clover, and soft touches of lamium, the composition captures a romantic variety found in a late spring garden.
The artwork is displayed in an ornate cream Malden frame with hand-finished floral detailing and subtle gold accents that complement the preserved botanicals without overwhelming them.
The frame measures 4.5 × 6 inches and surrounds a 3 × 4 inch pressed botanical composition.
Because the frame is free-standing, it is designed to be displayed on a shelf, desk, mantel, nightstand, or tabletop rather than hung on a wall.
Original artwork. The piece shown is the exact piece you will receive.
Every pressed flower composition is handmade with real preserved flowers and foliage. Because every bloom is unique, no two pieces can ever be recreated.
Product Details
One-of-a-kind original artwork
Real, pressed rhododendron, strawberry flowers, and garden-grown foliage
Premium cream Malden decorative frame
Frame Size: 4.5 × 6 inches
Artwork Size: 3 × 4 inches
Free-standing display (no hanging hardware)
Handmade in Michigan with love ♥
Two pressed white daisies with sunny yellow centers form the focus of this simple botanical composition, arranged against a soft powder-blue background.
A curved fern frond, small three-leaf clover, and slender lavender sprig add a few quiet details around the flowers without competing with them. The arrangement is intentionally open, giving each botanical room to stand on its own.
The warm oak-toned wood frame complements the blue background and natural greens, giving the piece a clean, understated look.
The frame measures 5 × 7 inches and is designed for free-standing tabletop display. It does not have hanging hardware.
Original artwork. The piece shown is the exact piece you will receive.
Every pressed flower composition is handmade with real preserved flowers and foliage. Because every bloom is unique, no two pieces can ever be recreated.
Product Details
One-of-a-kind original artwork
Real, pressed daisies, fern, clover, and lavender
Soft powder-blue background
Natural oak-toned wood frame
Frame Size: 5 × 7 inches
Artwork Size: 4 × 6 inches
Free-standing tabletop display
No hanging hardware
Handmade in Michigan with love ♥
This Miniature Meadow Keepsake features a collection of real pressed flowers and foliage arranged inside a richly detailed pewter-toned frame adorned with raised roses, hearts, and delicate floral motifs. The ornate frame gives the piece the feeling of a small heirloom while allowing the preserved botanicals to remain the focal point.
The composition includes real garden phlox, rose, sage, creeping myrtle, coreopsis, forget-me-not, cherry blossom, hydrangea, clover, and salvia botanicals. Together they create a light, natural arrangement inspired by the first flowers of spring.
The frame measures 2.5 × 3.5 inches and surrounds a 2 × 3 inch pressed botanical composition.
Because the frame is free-standing, it is designed to be displayed on a shelf, desk, mantel, nightstand, or tabletop rather than hung on a wall.
Original artwork. The piece shown is the exact piece you will receive.
Every pressed flower composition is handmade and completely unique. No two pieces can ever be recreated.
Product Details:
One-of-a-kind original artwork
Real, pressed, garden-grown flowers and foliage
Ornate vintage-inspired premium pewter frame
Frame Size: 2.5 × 3.5 inches
Artwork Size: 2 × 3 inches
Free-standing display (no hanging hardware)
Handmade in Michigan with love ♥