The inside of every plant press is full inspiration. The photos in this post will show a small amount of the plant material I’ve collected over the years, including the sourcing info, background data and collection dates for some of the items.
The presses themselves were handcrafted based on the world-wide industry standard botanical press size 12″ x 18″. Most of the plant material was collected to fit in the botanical press standard .
One benefit of having presses that size is that I can buy and use industry standard blotting paper and cardboard.
Some of the presses, which I made to be easy to carry and maximize airflow, were built way oversize to acommodate larger items, like squash, papaya, elephant ear and castor leaves, and branches from trees, stalks of wheat, and the tall 6-row barley I had sent from Washington for a project for a local brewer.
