
Blooms sandwiched between the layers of a press await botanical artist Anne Blackwell Thompson’s dexterity. Specimens are carefully dissected with a scalpel, then painstakingly put back together on a canvas.
“For a dedicated gardener, there is nothing more heartfelt than a collection from their own garden,” Anne maintains. She has also created a grouping of marsh grasses for an avid duck hunter—procured from his favorite hunting spot.



