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THE GARDEN

Flora Obscura is a botanical lifestyle brand offering silk pillowcases, plant-dyed silk robes, organic skincare, and immersive eco-printing masterclasses. Founded by textile artist and author Alison Kelly, creator of Printing from the Garden, the studio blends botanical printing, natural dyeing, and plant-based beauty into thoughtfully crafted pieces designed to elevate everyday ritual.

PLANT-DYED Silk Pillowcases,

HAND-DYED SILK ROBES,

Botanical Printing &

Organic Skincare

MY BOOK COMES OUT ON MARCH 3RD!

PRINTING FROM THE GARDEN

Create gorgeous floral prints on fabric and paper using the natural pigments of common garden plants, flowers, and leaves with this stunning guide to the art of botanical contact printing.

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printing from the garden. ALISON KELLY project runway harvesting flowers or plants in a lush garden during daytime, wearing a light-colored blouse and denim shorts, with a basket on her arm.
printing from the garden. ALISON KELLY project runway. A sheer piece of silk eco-printed with a floral pattern, held up against a partly cloudy sky.
printing from the garden. ALISON KELLY project runway. A cream-colored dress with large floral anemone eco prints patterns hanging from a hanger on a tree branch in a garden with white flowers and green leaves.
printing from the garden. ALISON KELLY project runway. A table covered with autumn leaves and fabric, a wooden stick, and cloth bundle.
printing from the garden. ALISON KELLY project runway. Several folded eco-printed fabric pieces with leaf and nature patterns in various pastel and earthy colors arranged in a grid.
printing from the garden. ALISON KELLY project runway. An array of flowers, leaves, and dried herbs for bundle dyeing arranged on a light-colored surface, with various bowls and plates containing different dried flowers and herbs, some in vases and o

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Seasonal BOTANICAL Printing

Masterclass SERIES

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BOTANICAL PRINT MASTERCLASS MAY: Printing with Leaves & Layering
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BOTANICAL PRINT MASTERCLASS MAY: Printing with Leaves & Layering
$120.00
BOTANICAL PRINT MASTERCLASS APRIL: EARLY SPRING IMPRESSIONS
BOTANICAL PRINT MASTERCLASS APRIL: EARLY SPRING IMPRESSIONS
$120.00
BOTANICAL PRINT MASTERCLASS JULY: Botanical Motifs and Large Scale Pieces
BOTANICAL PRINT MASTERCLASS JULY: Botanical Motifs and Large Scale Pieces
$120.00
BOTANICAL PRINT MASTERCLASS JUNE: Peak Color and Abundance
BOTANICAL PRINT MASTERCLASS JUNE: Peak Color and Abundance
$120.00

  • Foundations & Early Spring Blooms. April is all about laying a solid foundation for the months to come. We’ll go over how to prepare fabric and paper for printing and create a swatch book of gorgeous botanically printed examples of early spring blooms.

    • Materials, mordants, papers, fabrics

    • Inspired harvesting

    • Early bloomers & leaves

    • First successful prints

  • Printing with Leaves & Layering: Why leaves are such reliable and potent printers and how to use them effectively across both mediums of paper and fabric.

    • Leaves vs flowers

    • Effective mordant techniques for strong prints

    • Composition & negative space

    • Troubleshooting weak prints

  • Peak Color & Abundance: The flora of June in the northeast brings an abundance of color and spirit. We’ll focus on getting brilliant colors from flowers and how to preserve excess blooms for later use— trust— you’ll thank yourself in January!

    • High-pigment plants

    • Pressing and preserving flowers

    • Color variations

  • July shines a spotlight on hibiscus & rose of Sharon (my absolute favorite flowers to print with)! We will cover in-depth how to print larger-scale pieces that will still fit into the steam pot and tips for creating beautiful comprised botanical motifs.

    • Blue imprints from giant hibiscus blooms

    • Green imprints from yellow hibiscus

    • Sea foam green-to-teal imprints from rose of Sharon.

    • Printing large-scale pieces