Submitted by: Sarah Samsel
This picture is made of: hydrangea, red pepper,
cinnamon, turmeric, yarrow, bark, money plant, aucuba, cosmos, maple, onion,
viola, seaweed, cotton, gray poplar, creeping raspberry and poinsettia.
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My thoughts: Of
the three kinds of trout that are prevalent in the Southeast, the brown trout
is Dad’s favorite. He believes fooling them is more of a game, which makes each
one caught more of a prize. He also likes the way they look and says he likes
their personality, although I’m not sure exactly what that means.
Although I’m Jeff Samsel’s
daughter, I don’t really get into fishing. However, trout are probably my very
favorite thing to make from pressed flowers. I enjoy the process of finding
leaves and petals that match the colors of the fish and then figuring out how
to blend those colors together. The only non-botanical thing in this picture is
my signature. The rest of the black lines are made from strands of seaweed.
