Satellite Studios at Mars Landing Galleries
37 Library StreetExperience a contemporary interpretation of Oshibana, the Japanese tradition of creating art with
pressed plant material. Pressing, unpressing, storing, creating, and sealing will be included in hands-on activities with take-home technique materials and resource information.
Create a 2D collage 5”x7”, sealed with lamination, matted and sleeved, and experience gel
medium sealing on 3D wood and cardboard objects.
All materials included.
Susan McChesney is a pressed flower artist living and working in western NC. A longtime
educator, she worked for 24 years at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Using pressed petals like
strokes of paint, she creates landscape images reminiscent of WNC. Producing originals, prints,
notecards and jigsaw puzzles, her work is in a variety of WNC galleries and shops. She also
presses Special Occasion Bouquets on commission.
Fri, Oct 17, 2025 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Satellite Studios at Mars Landing Galleries
37 Library Street
Arts center in the heart of Madison County, North Carolina, just 20 north of Asheville. We have a 6000 SF Contemporary Art gallery and art boutique, 2400 SF artist studios for private instruction and group classes, and an 90-seat Listening Room for music concerts. Enjoy plenty of free parking and a shaded outdoor garden. Contact us at 828-747-7267 or via email at contact@marslandinggalleries.com
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