A botanical art practice by Sherin Siew using pressed plant material as medium and subject.
Dryopteris filix-mas (Male fern)
— Sori formation
Papaver rhoeas (Common poppy)
— Foliar gradients
Corymbia eximia (Yellow Bloodwood)
— Lanceolate leaves
Florascopic is an invitation to slow down and look closely; to read a plant’s form, growth, and response as it is preserved and composed.
Hydrangea macrophylla
— Sepal chromatics
Calocedrus decurrens (Incense cedar)
— Strobili density
Cotinus coggygria cf. 'Grace' (Smoke tree)
— Mineral venation
My work sits at the intersection of art, design, and botany. I grow and gather plants—most satisfyingly those raised from seed in my garden—selecting them at moments of peak form, then preserving and composing them through careful arrangement to bring their structures into focus.
Inspired by flora as self-organising life forms shaped entirely by time and place, the work reveals pattern as the visible logic of growth and invites close observation as an ethical act.
If attention defines value, then learning to see plant life more clearly influences how we care for the systems that sustain us.
S E L E C T E D W O R K S
Upcoming solo exhibition
18 APR - 10 MAY 2026 | Wyre Forest Gallery, Bewdley Museum
‘Pressed Impressions’ explores the aesthetic and scientific intricacies of plants, inviting viewers to look closer and recognise beauty not only in appearance, but in the underlying logic of living form.
Scientific perspectives by Dr Radhika Desikan accompany selected works.
Open Thursday–Sunday, 10am–4pm
Artist present Friday-Sunday