Amity Katharine Libby – ‘Festiva Maxima’ Paper Peony

Have you admired these large, white-with-a-touch-of-deep-pink double peony forms? In paper I will teach you how to make them using four different petal sets of 60 gram crepe paper on a base of sturdy 180 gram crepe paper. This ensures this large, fluffy, much-admired cut flower remains in paper as it should: fluffy, flamboyant, and forever! Take your botanical sculpture skills to a new level with Flower and Jane ‘Festiva Maxima’ Peonies!

This course, and the supply list, are to make two paper peonies at a time.

Your Instructor

Amity Katharine Libby

A Master of Science in Education with a dozen years in the classroom, plus roles writing curriculum, connecting classrooms, writing policy, and organizing data, Amity is a teacher, writer, artist, and friend.

She is the principal behind the creative education studio, flower and jane. Her online art school features teaching artists from around the world with over 1500 students enrolled in creative botanical education courses.

Amity and her family live on a 50-acre forest farm in the foothills of western Maine. They love to have adventures in nature!

Amity has been featured on Channel 8 News, DownEast, Veranda, and the Bangor Daily News. Her artwork is represented by the Good Supply.

Amity’s research on open educational resources was federally funded during the Obama administration. She has presented at the state level and internationally in the field of teaching with technology. She has written curriculum for Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens as well as for her own company and hosted two educational conferences on biodiversity and conservation for Maine teachers.