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Phylum Design, Inc.
P.O. Box 3407
Logan, UT 84323
ph: 435.787.0287
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At pressedleaf.com, we have been finding art in nature since 1999. We offer a wide range of green art using the simple beauty of nature... pressed leaves and pressed flowers. Our leaf jewelry and leaf presses make great eco-friendly gifts. We are proud to share our inspiration and artistic vision with you.

What started as a love of the outdoors and design, ten years ago, has blossomed into a full-time endeavor for artist and founder Owen Mortensen and his family. Every art piece and product on our website is made of the actual botanical specimen, pressed and dried. This guarantees you, the customer, a truly original work of art or gift.

About Our Art:

Natural found objects, such as leaves, seed pods, and flowers, have dramatic silhouettes as well as intricate internal designs. These organic specimens display a multiplicity of shapes, colors, and textures. We feel that these natural design qualities alone surpass any man-made aesthetic pursuit. Thus, the power of our work is the combination of these “natural design qualities” with the simplicity of the compositions we have created from them. Our customers frequently comment on both the beauty of the specimens and the intriguing designs and patterns formed with them. Often geometric in design, these patterns juxtapose with the organic properties of the botanicals to create repetition of both positive and negative shapes.

Our process is quite simple: Thousands of specimens are gathered in the height of their color and then pressed in custom-made presses. Once pressed and dried, each specimen is like a fragile paper and is ready to be selected for use in the design/production process. Using a strong adhesive, each specimen is hand-mounted and generously matted. Finally, a frame is selected to accentuate the dramatic elements of each collage. Each piece is also framed with a conservation glass designed to block much of the suns color-fading ultraviolet rays. Through this process, each piece becomes an original work of art.

Although not considered a traditional medium, Pressed Leaf has received a great deal of recognition and publicity due to its uniqueness in design and craft. In addition to further expanding our market and recognition, it is our hope that after experiencing our work others will recognize the intense beauty found in the often mundane objects of nature.

If a tree is treated as a living organism, with an understanding of its vital functions, it will be a constant source of profit and pleasure to men. - N.T. Mirov