Please join us for a unique and elegant experience that blends the beauty of a local

flower farm and the ancient art of flower pressing. No previous experience necessary or artistic

skills required. Enjoy a relaxing afternoon with other flower lovers and delight in wonder and

beauty of the garden and interact with flowers in a way you have never done before.

This will be an afternoon of magic and creativity. This fusion is unlike any other

workshop that has been offered locally. You will begin your afternoon walking the flower paths

with Shawna as she talks about the flowers and her farm. You will have time to walk the farm

individually, soaking in all the beauty from the fresh flowers, and thinking about what flowers you

will want to press. Once your flowers have been picked, you will return to a beautiful table adorned

with vases of flowers, custom made flower presses, and custom appetizers, perfect for a special day.

Next, you will learn about the process of flower pressing using traditional Japanese

pressing techniques. Daphne will discuss the best plants to work with, show you how to prep

flowers for the press, how to deconstruct a flower, tips and tricks of flower pressing, and a

short demonstration on reconstruction of petals. You will spend the remainder of the workshop

pressing a composition of flowers of your choice. This is the only flower pressing workshop

offered on the west coast.

The workshop date has been set to align with the summer solstice. One of the ways you

can connect with the solstice is to decorate with summer flowers, attend a gathering, and set

an intention for the summer season. They say that when you harness the energy of the solstice

sun, you open yourself to creativity and positivity. The solstice is a time for renewal, rebirth,

and self-love. We will end this workshop with oracle reading, for those interested. Oracle

readings can be used as a tool for self-reflection and personal insight. This type of mystical

reading provides a sense of bigger energy and what is going on in our physical and spiritual

realms. We hope that you will stay and enjoy this special way to end our solstice workshop.

What you get in this workshop! And, you get to take home A LOT!

• A custom 12” x 24” flower press. This is 3x bigger than any press available on the

• market. Each press is hand crafted for each participant.

• Special flower pressing tweezers

• Specialized absorbent pressing paper

  5 pieces of cardboard for layering (this will you give 6 layers to press flowers)

• Flowers for pressing. You will be picking these flowers from the F&F Farm

• Vase to take extra flowers home

• Small frame to display your pressed flowers, once petals have been pressed

• If you have a flower that you would like to experiment pressing, feel free to bring it.

• Crafted appetizers for the solstice, adult beverages and mocktails. Lavender is the theme!

• Time for mingling

• Oracle reading

Background Of Vancuterie

Vancuterie is the only flower pressing studio in Washington. Our specialty is bridal

bouquet preservation. As a botanical artist, I take flowers and capture a moment in time. I love

seeing flow and movement amongst the flowers, creating structure by adding layers and depth,

in a two-dimensional format. Each petal is filled with mystery and is ubiquitous simultaneously.

I love to hear the story behind the flowers and what meaning they have for my clients. Each

bouquet I press is crafted to honor the intention of the occasion.

My flower creations are inspired by 25-years of growing, arranging, pressing, and

photographing flowers. My business is a labor of love and it is an ever-blossoming passion. My

studio is open to all flower lovers. This space is growing and evolving. At the center is a desire

to create community through connections, memorable events, and cultivation of the earth

through plant growth and cultivation. My work is a collaboration of flower souls working

towards a simple goal of sustainability and unity. Enjoy living life lovingly pressing flowers along

the way! My love language is flowers!