'This is the kind of craft I didn’t know I needed,' said one person.

The participants at last weekend’s flower pressing workshop at Longue Vue House and Gardens probably didn’t know they were employing a Japanese art form that dates to the 1600s. Oshibana, practiced — ...

Lately, though, flower crafting has taken a playful, modern twist. Social media is blooming with creative ideas that ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Lynn Pitts credits childhood days spent in Golden Gate Park for her becoming a botanical artist. There as a Girl Scout, she collected, identified and pressed more than 200 tree leaves. Today, Pitts ...

In the past 22 years, Liu Xianghuan has created numerous exquisite pressed flower artworks, some of which have won national and international awards. Liu, 57, a teacher from Northeast Forestry ...

When Eileen Sturm married 17 years ago, she and her husband, Bob, purchased a home in Wheaton. “It was a very tiny home and it still is, but the only thing I could see was the big 60-by-200-foot lot ...

When it comes to small, unique tattoos, the micro heart or sticker sleeve has clearly been done. This year, one trend is on the rise—the pressed flower tattoo. Yes, it’s an actual tattoo, not a ...