I went to school in this building for 4 years. Four years of critiques and friends and inside jokes. A dark, awkward, uninviting building, which has now undergone a tremendous renovation at the hands of Lake/Flato Architects. The art building at UT is now something inspiring. I am so pleased I was able to do the flowers for the opening of the new Visual Arts Center.
I'll give you a little sneak peak of the wedding we did at Kali Kate last weekend. Suzi took some images of the bouquets, centerpieces and other details for me, so I can't wait to see what she captured... I loved working with this family, they really gave me free reign to create some amazing details.
How often do you get to do flowers for a great painter's birthday? Well, since the Blanton was throwing Monet a party, I got to do the flowers! Vintage containers filled with lavender, pincushions, hydrangea, ranunculus, anemones, pieris and moss. It wouldn't be complete without snail shells and vintage artist's pigment vials.
A fun new client asked me to fill her containers with flowers for Thanksgiving. I used some of the most beautiful garden roses-Baronesse and Piano-along with white peonies, antiqued hydrangea, Pink Tiger and purple mokara orchids, and pieris. The light in her house is amazing! Can I shoot all my arrangements there?
I had a great time hanging out with Katie and gang Sunday before the demo at Solid Gold. The weather held out, and I just needed a scarf, not a rain jacket! I started off by creating a non-traditional centerpiece for a Thanksgiving table out of mossy branches, wasp nests (of course), and apothecary bottles-both new and vintage. Also on the slate was a taller buffet piece created in a vintage Haeger vase with driftwood, succulents and Dutchman's Pipe. Fall is pretty mild here in Texas, so I used a lot of fresh greens... not that I don't like fall foliage!
