Pressed flower painting at Sunshine Place
Pressed flower craft — drying flowers and leaves in a flower press and using these in creative projects — has long been practiced as an art form in Asia.
Nature is re-born, memories are preserved in creating these handmade gifts as pressed flower art is used from letter cards to fragrant flower soaps.
Sunshine Place brings the art of pressed flower painting to the country as pressed flower master Back Mi-Kyoung from South Korea shares her expertise in a series of two-day workshops this month at the senior recreation center in Makati.
Mi-Kyoung became the first pressed flower master of the Federation of Artistic and Cultural Organization of Korea in 2014. She finished Complete Modern Art Course at Hongik University and is president of BackHyang Pressed Flower Organization. She is also director of the Society of Asian Ethno-Forms; operation committee member of Artcritic, and former vice-chairman of the Board of Pressed Flower Organization.
Mi-Kyoung is the recipient of awards that include grand prize winner of Pressed Flower Competition by Korea Modern Art Association in 2006; Grand prize winner of Design Competition in Korea in 2006; Excellence Award in Wild Flower Exhibition in Korea in 2006; Excellence Award in World Pressed Flower Exhibition in Korea in 2007; and Korea Culture and Management award in artist section in 2016.
She has mounted 16 pressed flower solo exhibitions and has served as judge in various competitions. Aside from 16 years teaching experience in middle school and high school in Gyeonggi province, she is also an instructor of pressed flower art at Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do Training Center.
Back Mi-Kyoung’s workshop at the Sunshine Place will include lessons in applying pressed flower techniques in creating hand mirror, pressed flower set, letter cards, folding fans, hair/clothing accessories and mini-frames.
The two-day workshop, which comes with a pressed flower painting kit from South Korea, will be held in three batches: batch 1— Aug. 7 and 9 (Tuesday and Thursday); batch 2 — Aug.11 and 18 (Saturday) and batch 3 — Aug. 13 and 15 (Monday and Wednesday) at 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sunshine Place.
For information, visit the Sunshine Place at 56 Jupiter St., Bel-Air, Makati City, or call 856-4144 and 0917-515-5656; email seniorhubjupiter@gmail.com.