About Michelle
Founded by Michelle Whitaker, Homegrown Art Co is the sister company of Botanicals by Sandy. A family owned operation, Michelle is Sandy’s daughter-in-law who saw an opportunity to expand the reach of Sandy’s hand pressed botanicals. Beloved by the southeastern design community for their artistic composition and quality, Botanicals by Sandy have been collected and commissioned by consumers and designers since 2011. Through the manufacture of small-batch high-quality giclée prints, Michelle is working towards her goal of further sharing Sandy’s artistic lens and genius by offering home retailers and interior designers readily accessible collections of prints for their stores and projects. Homegrown Art Co is trade-only resource for Botanicals by Sandy prints.
Born and raised in Atlanta, GA, Michelle is an organized and creative entrepreneur who pursued her passion to expand her mother-in-law’s expertise and hand craftsmanship through wholesale and trade-only print production. Coming from a tenure as an elementary teacher, Michelle established Homegrown Art Co in 2023 when she was ready for a career change. As a business minded individual and lover of bespoke works of art, the opportunity to dovetail into Sandy’s realm of artistry was a natural fit and one the two women have enjoyed building together as the businesses continue to grow.
Our Process
Sandy Whitaker has been perfecting the art of botanical pressing for over twenty years. As a nature lover and avid gardener, Sandy turned a beloved pastime of pressing into a full time artistic pursuit in 2011 when she launched Botanicals by Sandy. Leveraging centuries old techniques of preserving florals and ferns, each work of art is as unique and special as the plant showcased. Focused on elegant compositions and articulate hand-printed botanical names in the corner of each finished work, Sandy is always experimenting and adding to her oeuvre. Spring, as one might think, is the most bountiful season for the artist to experiment and add new types of works and compositions to her offerings.
For Homegrown Art Co., the sister company to Botanicals by Sandy, original giclée prints of Sandy’s pressings are made through a meticulous scanning process of originals to ensure the print showcases dimension and beauty in mirrored effect to the originals. Working solely with retailers and interior designers, Homegrown Art Co prints can be ordered framed – with the option to choose from nine different frames – or can be ordered unframed. The lead time for wholesale orders via Homegrown Art Co vary from 4-6 weeks depending on framing requirements and time of year.