Jane Friedman​​​​​​​
 

A good life without plants seems impossible to me. Apparently, it has always been so. As a youth I excitedly sprouted carrot tops and surreptitiously packed fallen autumn leaves into the pages of massive books. As an adult I continued amassing leaves and started filling my Chicago basement with bunches of drying flowers that delighted me with their divine forms, motion and shifting hues.

 

In 2016 I ventured into framing leaves—vibrant, muted, mottled, distorted, even perfect. You can see some of them in the Gallery section below Framed Foliage, Fronds & Flora. In 2024 I began designing floral arrangements from my flourishing collection of dried flowers, leaves, seeds, fruit and pods. They’re located in the Gallery under Everlasting Dried Arrangements.

 

Enjoy.

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