Learn Paper Floral Art.
MAKE BEAUTIFULLY REALISTIC PAPER FLORALS WITH JESSIE CHUI
Meet Jessie
ARTIST - EDUCATOR - AUTHOR
Jessie Chui is a sculpture artist and photographer with a love for flowers and botanical subjects. She is known for her unique use of colours and movement in her floral sculptures and compositions/arrangements. Her art seeks to express the inner spirit and transformation of florals through their stages of growth and natural decline.
With a strong focus on pushing the limits of crepe paper and colour to express her love for flowers, she uses various mediums to bring her floral creations to life.
ONLINE COURSES
DIVE INTO THE WORLD OF FLORAL CONSTRUCTIONS
Jessie's courses are designed to guide you through the magical process of constructing paper florals, to teach you the techniques she uses to create ultra-realistic paper structures, and ultimately, to inspire you to explore the limitless possibilities of making botanical sculptures with paper and wire.
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HELLEBORE
5.0 average rating (2 reviews)Make single, double, and anemone centred paper hellebores at every stage of maturity and learn to paint them in sophisticated muted whites, greens, pinks and purples.
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MONARCH BUTTERFLY
5.0 average rating (7 reviews)Create a delicate and realistic butterfly monarch using paper and learn the process of creating your own butterfly template.
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ICELANDIC POPPY
Easy and Advanced versions of summery Icelandic Poppies in one special course. Fun and engaging or detailed and challenging.
What is crepe paper?
THE MAIN INGREDIENT IN JESSIE'S PAPER FLORAL ART
With a few exception, the main ingredient in Jessie's floral art is crepe paper.
First introduced in the 1890, crepe paper was popular immediately. At one point, the first American crepe paper manufacturer, the Dennison Manufacturing Company, offered more than 140 solid and printed patterns of crepe paper. Due to its unique properties - its lightness and ability to stretch that was not dissimilar to crepe fabric - it was immediately adopted as an art medium for home and entertainment decor, decorative paper flowers, and even hand stitched costuming. It was also used by the medical industry as an alternative to gauze, and then promoted as so-called fabric for disposable garment. Interestingly, it was treated as a fabric and it was not considered paper until the mid-20th century.
Crepe paper is made by a special machine that gathers the paper to create consistent crinkles on its surface. It comes in various colours and in different weights. There are a number of companies that currently manufacture crepe paper. The highest quality crepe paper is manufactured by Werola in Germany, Dennison in the USA, and Cartotecnica Rossi in Italy, and they each possess properties that make them unique. Regardless of where it's made, the general properties of crepe paper, namely the crinkles on its surface - affords special opportunities to create three-dimensional forms including, but not limited to, flowers.
Read more about crepe paper: Piece Work Magazine
Experience the magic of paper flowers
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN JESSIE'S BEST-SELLING BOOK, PAPER FLOWER ART
The world of paper flowers is endless and magical. Learn how to make garden roses, Coral Charm peonies, ranunculus, hydrangea, sweet peas, phlox, fruit blossoms, dahlias, and foliage in Jessie's book, Paper Flower Art/Paper Flowers, Creating beautifully realistic floral arrangements. Plus, learn the principles of arranging as you follow step-by-step instructions of how to assemble 4 different arrangements in Jessie's signature dramatic and organic style.
