Printing from the Garden

Create Stunning, One-of-a-Kind Prints with Flowers and Leaves

Contributors

By Alison Kelly

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Mar 3, 2026
Page Count
192 pages
ISBN-13
9781635868760

Price

$30.00

Price

$39.00 CAD

Format

Format:

  1. Hardcover $30.00 $39.00 CAD
  2. ebook $21.99 $28.99 CAD

Create gorgeous floral prints on fabric and paper using the natural pigments of common garden plants, flowers, and leaves with this stunning guide to the art of botanical contact printing.

A first-of-its-kind visual guide and instructional handbook, Printing from the Garden showcases the stunning results one can achieve by using 30 common leaves and flowers to print on cloth and paper, capturing their unique forms and colors. No experience required: teacher and textile artist Alison Kelly provides step-by-step, photographed instructions for bundle dyeing, mirror printing, and printing on clothing. She offers many examples to illustrate the beautiful results that are possible. Anyone can create vibrant botanical artworks using nature’s design wonders:
  • Eucalyptus
  • Rose of Sharon
  • Daylily
  • Coreopsis
  • Queen Anne’s lace
  • And many more



 

  • “A meditation on slowing down, looking closely, and finding beauty in the unpredictable. Kelly guides readers not just in how to print with plants, but also in how to cultivate a practice rooted in patience, observation, and respect for natural systems.”
    Gina Gregorio, founder of the Pratt Textile Dye Garden
  • “A masterclass in learning how to use garden and foraged botanicals to create natural prints. Printing from the Garden opens the doors to wonder and possibility; the only limit is your imagination.”
    Allison Vallin Kostovick, founder of Finch + Folly and author of The Garden Maker’s Book of Wonder

Alison Kelly

About the Author

Alison Kelly is a textile artist and the founder of Flora Obscura, a Brooklyn, New York-based shop and design studio that uses plants and natural dyes to create one-of-a-kind floral prints, working with clients including J. Crew and Pottery Barn Teen. Kelly learned weaving, silversmithing, and natural dyeing in Mexico before studying fashion design in Italy and was cast on Project Runway back in New York City. She now teaches online and in-person workshops in the United States and internationally and can be found online at floraobscura.nyc. 

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