About Us:
Barbara
Gaffney
Barbara is the founder and owner of Everlastings
where she has preserved bridal flowers for
over 20 years.
She has also been preserving funeral flowers
for as many years and has now adopted her
own preferred method of pressing and drying
flowers.
In 1997, Barbara
was chosen as one of only 14 Americans to participate in "The
1st International Pressed Flower Exhibition" in Nagano, Japan.
In 1998, she participated in a touring exhibition throughout Japan.
Ms. Gaffney is currently working on two pieces that will be entered into
competition at the Royal Horticulturist Society, in the Lawrence Hall,
Vincent Square, Westminster England (June 2001).
The International
Pressed Flower Art Society will host this event and this large UK-Japan
cultural exchange is officially part of the "Japan Art of Oshibana
Exhibition". Ms. Gaffney states that "the Japanese have
brought our craft to a new level. With their love of nature, their
spirituality, combined with new methods and materials, pressed flower
craft is fast emerging as a true artform.
At Funeral
Flower Preservation we have invested in Japanese flower presses that will help the flowers
dry with a high degree of color and delicacy. Although Funeral
Flower Preservation employs others to help run the studio, the final artwork is done
entirely by Ms. Gaffney, and her highly trained staff.
