My goal as a floral designer constantly revolves around creating beautiful innovative pieces while avoiding mediocrity. When the product is so beautiful to begin with, it is easy to fall into the rut of just putting flowers in a vase and calling it good. While it’s good enough for some, it’s never good enough for me.
This is an attempt at pushing the envelope. These leftover flowers having been sitting in bucket, withering away, just begging to be transformed into something more. I recognized and accepted the challenge and a challenge it was.
The result-- a work of art? Probably not. A big mess? Possibly. But the point of the exercise is to travel outside that plain old vase. Based on that thought, mission accomplished!
Yet after that same rainstorm this amazing tiger lily managed to survive with little visible stress. This beauty captured my attention while walking the Iron Horse Trail. While most people enjoy the amazing mountain views and rock climbing the trail offers, my eyes are always glued to the foliage, searching for beautiful new things sprouting on the scene. I’ve only seen lilies in my garden, in flower shops, and in books, but never growing in the wild. I couldn’t believe I saw a wild lily! The icing on the cake was that it was fragrant—what a surprise!
You might even see my flowers while you are at it. I had a wonderful time designing these pieces. When you find cool containers like these, its amazing how easily the inspiration flows!
While Joie de Vivre is my business and floral design is my passion, it all starts with the flower. Everywhere you turn it is possible to find nature’s beauty-- whether it be carnivorous flora flown in from Timbuktu at our local flower market, in an exotic design at a luxurious hotel lobby or a wonderful floral discovery on a leisurely afternoon hike. 