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There is a supply kit available from Petals and Pearls Design (sold separately).
In late winter of 2024 I had a burst of creativity and recorded a new short course I'm calling the Cheese Box Peony. It's a large paper peony, built on a recycled cardboard cheese box. The peony when done measures about a foot in diameter. It's made to hang on the wall! This course requires you to pace yourself and enjoy the process!
Course Curriculum
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StartSession 1 (video 23m) Create the base with hanging wire and inner petals
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StartSession 2 (video 24m) Cut, shape, and add the middle petals
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StartSession 3 (video 23m) Cut, shape, and add the outer petals
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StartSession 4 (video 16m) Cut, shape, and add the base petals and finish
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Your Instructor
A Master of Science in Education with a dozen years in the classroom, plus roles writing curriculum, connecting classrooms, writing policy, and organizing data, Amity is a teacher, writer, artist, and friend.
She is the principal behind the creative education studio, flower and jane. Her online art school features teaching artists from around the world with over 1500 students enrolled in creative botanical education courses.
Amity and her family live in a family cottage surrounded by tall pines and ancient apple trees in the midcoast region of Maine. They love to have adventures in nature!
Amity has been featured on Channel 8 News, DownEast, Veranda, and the Bangor Daily News. Her artwork is represented by the Good Supply.
Amity's research on open educational resources was federally funded during the Obama administration. She has presented at the state level and internationally in the field of teaching with technology. She has written curriculum for Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens as well as for her own company and hosted two educational conferences on biodiversity and conservation for Maine teachers.