Sculptural Botanical Design
An artist-led practice creating original sculptural botanical work, exhibitions, demonstrations, and workshops.
For organizations & groups
Bring a distinctive botanical program to your audience.
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I create botanical work where construction and nature hold equal weight—each line intentional, each material given room to speak.
The studio is dedicated to original artwork, exhibitions, education, and select commissioned or collaborative projects.
Selected work
Each work will be documented individually with its title, year, materials, story, and photography credit.
2026
A sculptural study organized around a handmade wax disc.
Botanicals: Alocasia sp., dried Strelitzia leaf, Leucospermum cordifolium, Jatropha sp., Asparagus setaceus, and Schoenocephalium teretifolium.
Photography: Keith Stanley
2026
Created from a surprise package during the International Master Florist Plus examination.
Botanicals: Allium giganteum, Phalaenopsis hybridum, Vanda hybridum, Fritillaria imperialis, Scabiosa caucasica, Cornus alba, Anthurium andraeanum, Delphinium elatum, Asparagus setaceus, Dianthus caryophyllus, moss, Xanthorrhoea hybridum, and Phlebodium aureum.
Photography: Keith Stanley
2026
A competition submission for the theme “Bridges,” constructed using an overlapping-wire technique.
Botanicals: Vanda hybridum, Cornus alba, Jasminum polyanthum, Hypericum × inodorum, Eryngium planum, and Thaumatophyllum xanadu.
Photography: Keith Stanley
2026
An interpretation of the word “playful,” created during the International Master Florist Plus course.
Botanicals: Salix sp., Salix udensis ‘Sekka’, bamboo, Leucospermum cordifolium, Anthurium andraeanum, Kniphofia uvaria, assorted bromeliads, Strelitzia leaves, Xanthorrhoea hybridum, Rhipsalis sp., and Pycnosorus globosus.
Photography: Keith Stanley
2026
A formal linear study emphasizing directional growth, proportion, and negative space.
Botanicals: Anthurium andraeanum, Kniphofia uvaria, assorted bromeliads, Jatropha sp., Leucospermum cordifolium, Pycnosorus globosus, Thaumatophyllum xanadu, Strelitzia leaf, Epidendrum hybridum, Vaccinium ovatum, and assorted branches.
Photography: Keith Stanley
2026
A vegetative-inspired composition exploring natural growth and plant relationships.
Botanicals: Allium giganteum, Cornus alba, Polianthes tuberosa, Eryngium planum, Sanguisorba officinalis, Hedera helix, and Asparagus setaceus.
Photography: Keith Stanley
A displacement study in which the botanical composition extends away from its container.
Botanicals: Malus sp., Alocasia amnicola, Anthurium andraeanum, Zantedeschia elliottiana, Nerine bowdenii, Salvia sp., Vanda hybridum, Protea magnifica, Asparagus setaceus, and Typha leaves.
Photography: Keith Stanley
2026
A hand-tied bouquet study exploring displacement and contrasting lines.
Botanicals: Allium giganteum, Aspidistra elatior, Cambria hybridum, Chamaedorea elegans, and assorted branches.
Photography: Keith Stanley
2026
Constructed using a handmade chicken-wire armature, woven Australian flexi grass, and supporting branches.
Botanicals: Leucospermum cordifolium, Thaumatophyllum xanadu, and Australian flexi grass.
Photography: Keith Stanley
2025
A slanting hand-tied bouquet supported by a construction of branches.
Botanicals: Pycnosorus globosus, Rosa hybrida, Sticherus flabellatus, Xanthorrhoea hybridum, Jatropha sp., Astilbe sp., Scabiosa caucasica, Hippeastrum hybridum, Strelitzia leaves, and Rhipsalis sp.
Photography: Keith Stanley
About Keith
Keith Stanley is a Washington, DC sculptural botanical artist and educator. His work combines strong mechanics with an instinct for movement, negative space, and the expressive possibilities of natural material.
This is an artist’s studio rather than a retail flower shop. The practice centers on original work, exhibitions, education, demonstrations, and select invited projects.
Keith is a Teaching Coach and member of the Education Team for the European Master Certification Program, an International Master Florist Plus graduate with cum laude distinction, and holds a Teacher’s Diploma, Second Grade Sanyo, from the Sogetsu School of Ikebana.
Exhibitions & recognition
Selected exhibitions, public recognition, and professional study supporting an artist-led practice in botanical sculpture.
Queering Sound
Rhizome DC · Washington, DC
Art in Bloom DC
Anderson House · Washington, DC
Hoogstraten Groenten en Bloemen
Belgium
Floraliën
Ghent · Belgium
Fleuramour
Alden Biesen · Belgium
U.S. National Arboretum & Torpedo Factory Art Center
Washington, DC · Alexandria, Virginia
Arts and Humanities Fellowship Program Grantee
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
International Master Florist Plus
Cum laude · Boerma Institute
First Place
Friends of the Canadian Academy of Floral Art Design Competition
Teaching Coach & Education Team
European Master Certification Program
Mentor Program Director & Alumni Director
European Master Certification Program
International Master Florist Plus
Boerma Institute
Teacher’s Diploma, Second Grade Sanyo
Sogetsu School of Ikebana
Demonstrations & workshops
For botanical gardens, garden clubs, floral organizations, art centers, schools, conferences, and private groups.
As a Teaching Coach on the EMC Program Education Team, Keith combines the presence of a practicing artist with the clarity of an experienced educator. Programs reveal how an idea becomes a finished botanical work.
An engaging, visually led program for audiences of many sizes.
Guided learning adapted to experience level, format, and available time.
Focused sessions for organizations, schools, exhibitions, and professional groups.
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From the journal
August 12, 2026
It has been nearly a year since I shared my experiences creating a botanical installation for Hoogstraten Groenten & Bloemen in Belgium. Although the website has been quiet since then, my life in floral design has been anything but quiet. This past year has taken me back into the classroom, onto the stage as a […]
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September 21, 2025
September 17, 2025
Each year, creating a piece for Hoogstraten Groenten & Bloemen is both a challenge and a privilege. It’s a chance to step beyond daily practice and let construction itself carry a story. For me, a botanical construction is never just a support for flowers — it is sculpture, rhythm, and movement, already alive before the first bloom […]
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Occasional notes on new botanical work, creative process, upcoming workshops, and exhibitions.
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