GABI BROWN
FINE ART AND CREATIVE EXPERIENCES FOR RECORDING, REMEMBERING, AND RETURNING, IN KEEPING WITH A NOTICING LIFE.A Curated Selection of Work for Magnolia
I’m Gabi Brown, a botanical artist working with gathered and preserved botanicals, printed textiles, and natural pigments.
My work begins with gathering and preserving plant material, then working directly with paper and cloth through botanical printing and natural dye. Some pieces remain close to their original form—pressed and held—while others are transferred through print, allowing the color and structure of the plant to leave its mark.
I work between Tennessee and Provence, France, where my studio is based for part of the year. The palette of that landscape—stone, soil, sun-washed color, and native plant life—has become deeply woven into my work, shaping both the tones I return to and the materials I’m drawn to use.
There is a quietness to this way of working. Pressed botanicals carry a sense of what has been held onto—something that was and, in another way, still is. The work invites a slower kind of attention, offering pieces that feel gentle, grounded, and at ease within a space.
This is a small, curated selection of my work, gathered with your spaces in mind.
Materials and Process
My work is rooted in material and process.
I begin by gathering and preserving botanicals, working closely with what each plant offers in its color, shape, and structure. From there, I work directly with paper and cloth through botanical printing and natural dye, allowing the plant itself to leave its imprint.
There is a balance between intention and release in this process. Some pieces are carefully composed from pressed elements, while others are shaped through the unpredictability of print and pigment—where heat, time, and material all play a role.
I return often to a restrained, earth-based palette, drawn from the landscapes of Provence and the natural materials I work with. The result is work that carries a sense of texture, softness, and permanence—pieces that feel lived with, rather than placed.