The Art of Pressed Flowers with Diana Rupp

Learn to press fresh local flowers with a wooden press (yours to keep), then create your own framed botanical art. All supplies included.

Join us on the farm with the legendary Diana Rupp, founder of Make Workshop as you guide through the beautiful world of pressed flowers. Whether you're a beginner or just looking to get creative, this hands-on event is perfect for all flower lovers or those just wanting to get crafty! Come ready to learn, create, and enjoy a lovely day surrounded by nature!

First, you’ll learn how to press locally grown fresh flowers using a wooden press that will be yours to keep. Then, you’ll use our previously pressed blooms to create a framed piece of art. All supplies included.

Meet Your Instructor: Diana Rupp, Make Workshop

Dubbed the "youthful doyenne of sewing" by the New York Times and a "craft world luminary" by Huffington Post, Diana Rupp is an accomplished educator, author and designer. A California native, Diana founded Make Workshop in 2002 and is the author of SEW: Sew Everything Workshop and Embroider Everything Workshop (Workman). She now resides in the Hudson Valley with her husband and son.

Taconic Ridge Farm is a member of TheWorkshopExperience.org, a group of friends and neighbors who produce exceptional experiential learning through open gardens and workshops on a wide variety of topics in the Roeliff Jansen region, where the Hudson Valley and Berkshires meet.