the garden is open,

step inside…

rebirth of flora…

Flora Obscura offers an ever-changing selection of one-of-a-kind artisanal textiles. Artist Alison Kelly uses flowers and leaves to create botanical contact prints onto natural fibers which are fashioned into clothing and home goods. The current edition focuses on vintage textiles and whimsical petal prints derived from homegrown and foraged flora: hibiscus, hollyhock, coreopsis, cosmos, marigolds, plum, maple, sumac and roses.

Renegade self-care:

Botanically-dyed silk pillowcases

“So absolutely stunning - more beautiful in person.”

“The gorgeous colors and quality of this pillowcase are just sublime. I would buy 10 more!”

“The silk quality is fabulous and it looked just like the photo. This is a beautiful fabric, handmade and I am very happy with my purchase. I highly recommend.”

Immortalizing

flowers in cloth…

peek into the process...

Workshop

offerings:

Botanical Contact-Printing

in FULL COLOR


Do you wish to create beautiful prints on natural fibers that are pure, crisp and colorful? Are you unsure how to mordant, never heard of a carrier blanket or looking to bring more color into your process? This online workshop is focused on how to botanical contact-print protein: silk, wool and cellulose: cotton, hemp, linen and bamboo fabrics with leaves and flowers, and how incorporating a carrier blanket soaked in natural dye pigments and extracts can enhance your prints with striking background colors and depth.

Botanical Printing: Brilliant Mordants

This new online course guides the artist in creating the most saturated, bright and vibrant botanical paintings on natural fibers (as seen in the photo). Using plant & insect-based dyes, fresh leaves, fresh and dried flowers, plant extracts and food waste, one can achieve beautiful results with a few mordant recipes and techniques. This course covers two colorful mordanting methods, how to successfully print with leaves and flowers, which types of plants and fabrics to use, and my favorite over-dye process with indigo! Beginner friendly. How to eco-print on silk, wool and cellulose!

Botanical Printing

on Clothing & Goods

This brand new online course is intended to guide the artist in creating crisp and clear eco-prints onto pre-made clothing and home goods. You will learn how to best mordant cellulose fibers like cotton and linen, as well as how to prepare silk and wool— these excellent mordanting techniques can be applied to fabric or readymade goods. Get ready to enhance your world with botanical contact printing techniques.