(2017) Paper Peony Two Ways
This Course Now Has Two Peonies!
OVERSIZED PAPER PEONY WITH ALCOHOL INKS
This oversized paper peony is a sure stunner. A complete supply list is in the course.
CLASSIC FLORABEANE PEONY
Purchase all the supplies for six peonies in this companion kit from Rose Mille!
Peonies are a summer flower. However, when recreated in paper, they can bloom any time of year. This is a semidouble variety. It has a look of luxury that will make your designs shine!
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.
Course Curriculum
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PreviewSupplies (3:36)
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StartCutting the Petals (6:42)
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StartDying the petals with alcohol ink (7:15)
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StartMaking the carpels and flower base (13:59)
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StartCutting the stamens (5:29)
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StartPetal Sets 1 (8:53)
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StartPetal Sets 2 (5:55)
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StartPetal Sets 3 (15:24)
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StartCutting the sepals (3:03)
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StartAssembly and finishing (21:49)
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StartStyling (4:48)
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PreviewSupplies (2:57)
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StartCenters Part One (15:58)
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StartCenters Part Two (11:33)
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StartCutting the paper to size for the petals (5:38)
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StartCutting the petals (3:44)
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StartForming the petal cups
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StartGluing the petal in sets (15:11)
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StartCutting the petal sets to shape (2:17)
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StartShaping and gluing the petal sets to center (6:47)
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StartFinishing the flower (7:15)
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StartStyling with kale in a vase (4:41)
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StartStyling with kale, pears and a candle in a bowl (2:59)