Journal archive
May 20, 2021
Art in Bloom at Anderson House 2021 is an opportunity for virtual museum patrons to view an interpretation, not a re-creation, of a specific artwork or collection or theme (including architectural inspirations) rendered in a floral medium. Twenty-two of DC’s most creative and innovative floral designers have come together to each showcase their unique style, […]
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October 1, 2020
Who knew you could turn computer printer paper into something so pretty? Lots of folded and torn pieces of paper simply pinned onto a styrofoam wreath (a straw wreath would work also). Inside the construction a hand tied spiral bouquet is created.
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September 29, 2020
To welcome Autumn I created a design using the colors of the season. Starting with a beautiful ceramic container from Mobach I used foraged grasses to create natural flower supports. The container has two rings of small holes, in which placed bent grass stems in an inverted “V” shape. This form supports the flowers which […]
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September 28, 2020
Celebrating the end of summer with a design which began with a discarded Christmas wreath found on the street. I collected several this past January with the idea that I might find some new purpose for them. The frame was opened up a bit to create the “legs” and I covered the whole frame with […]
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April 10, 2020
This is the last design for the five day challenge, which I finished a few days ago on Instagram. I’m tempted to do more. Right now I am considering a new project to post here. I’m not quite sure I am up to a daily project, something weekly perhaps. A combination of European floral design […]
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April 8, 2020
Working with wire is something I greatly enjoy. It gives me the opportunity to make more unusual work, and to create things that I love. It’s more of a challenge these days with limited access to the right botanical materials, it this one worked out great. I hope these designs interest you and inspire you […]
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April 4, 2020
This is my design for day 3 of a five day miniature design challenge on Instagram. Posting a few days late, but you can see the current work on my Instagram account. For this piece I made a construction using black stub and winding wire (and a large water tube) to make a form that […]
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June 8, 2015
This is an arrangement I did for the Independent Floral Designers Association table at Potomac Floral for their annual flower show in March. I thought it would be a good chance to do something that was ikebana inspired using a basic ceramic container and floral foam. My only limitation was that it could be no […]
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April 2, 2015
The annual spring exhibition presented by Washington, D.C. Chapter 1 of Ikebana International begins on Friday, April 3rd at the United States National Arboretum. Today was installation day for the first week of the exhibition. My arrangement with the Sogetsu School of Ikebana is shown above. It features intertwining materials emphasizing line and space. […]
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November 30, 2014
Many years ago I took a great course learning european floral design techniques at the AFS Education Center (now Teleflora) in Oklahoma City, OK. It was a great experience, and at the time it was suggested to me that I should study with one of the other designers who taught design classes there, and her […]
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