One of the local growers at the Portland Flower Market is a fantastic hybridizer for phalaenopsis orchids. Orchidaceae is located in Walla Walla, WA and we are so lucky that they sell a large selection of their gorgeous orchid plants here. Every year in the summer they have an excess of blooming plants; we benefit from being able to buy bunches of their magnificent orchids. I took advantage of this opportunity to design this orchid headpiece, fascinator and earrings.

It was another fabulous collaboration with photographer Theresa Bear, stylist Gwen Severson and model Sarah Jane Dillon.

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Spring flowers are such favorites! Love using the flowers and textures from the local growers. Here are some samples!

I made these during the confinement weeks – so we could not get models to wear them. I would drop them off at Theresa Bear ‘s  porch and we would visit, while social distancing. After I left, she photographed them in her beautiful studio.

Thank you  my friend for these exquisite pictures!

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A few weeks ago we did a photo shoot in my garden with photographer Ted Mishima and model Azelle Chang. It was the first time in many months that we got together to collaborate and it was such a treat to be working together again.

A couple of years ago I had seen a picture of a beautiful delicate fascinator that was designed by a talented jeweler. I was intrigued by the shape and figured out how to create the base and then decorated it with delicate birds nest ferns, pansies, violas, blossoms of allium christophii, blueberries and ripsalis.

It was delightful to wrap the long scarf,made with midollino sticks and bind wire and decorated with delicate botanicals, in so many different ways. We loved all the different options!

The mask/headpiece was decorated with gorgeous clematis, pansies  columbines and many seasonal textures.

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It all started with an idea to decorate a wine bottle; the base was kinesio tape; many small textures and a few flowers were glued onto it. It was easy to pull the tape off the bottle and adhere it first to a shoe and then to a piece of fruit. And of course, the options are endless!

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Thank you Ted Mishima for the beautiful pictures and Azelle Chang for being a fabulous model!

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Photographer Theresa Bear came up with the idea of doing a photo shoot, representing women of several races to have ‘a seat at the table’.

She gathered these wonderful models and we did a fabulous shoot in Minneapolis.

Gwen Severson and I designed these woodland  designs, using the fabulous bark that we harvested from her dad’s farm in Wisconsin

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The parents of my friend Gwen own a farm and several hundreds of acres of forest in Wisconsin. We visited them and took advantage of this beautiful setting to do a fun photo shoot. Our friend Theresa was our fabulous photographer.

Thank you to models Jessica Ecker and Sydney Severson

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This month it was the 9th time that I taught a 6 day workshop at Cohim in Beijing. Once again, the students displayed incredible talent and creativity. As always, pictures speak louder than words….

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“Just imagine…

Medieval villages, sweeping vineyards and cypress-lined lanes – all against the backdrop of the rolling hills of Tuscany. This is a land of exquisite beauty – a land of rich culture, vast history and delectable food. This ancient land with its characteristic landscapes and incredible light will envelope you, as it has countless creatives before you, including some of the greatest artists the world has ever known. Here you’ll spend magical days with Françoise Weeks, learning, imagining and creating in one of the most inspiring places on earth.”

Photos: Pamela Haack

Join me for a magical workshop at the idyllic Villa Poggio alle Trese in Tuscany! This 17th century old Tuscan estate includes sweeping vineyards, gorgeous olive groves and a beautiful lake tucked into the nearby forest. The villa itself sits upon the very border of Tuscany and Umbria and is reserved exclusively for our group. Tuscany is full of rich culture, vast history and delectable food.

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It was in the summer of 2018 that I found out that I would be part of the team of Holly Chapple, to create designs for the fashion show at the fantastic annual flower event Fleuramour, which takes place at a very old castle Alden Biesen in the province of Limburg in northeastern Belgium.

For years I had followed and admired this flower event on social media; it always takes place the last week of September. In 2017, I had the opportunity to volunteer at  this extraordinary event: it turned out that the workshop that I was teaching in Sweden was scheduled the week before Fleuramour. As I was in Europe, I could not pass up to be part of the large crew behind the scenes of this magnificent event. I was blown away by the experience: I met so many brilliant designers and the installations were magnificent. It was so interesting to see the evolution of the construction of all the installations over 4 days. Never did I dream that 2 years later I would have the opportunity to be part of this extraordinary flower show.

In the previous post you can check a couple of articles about Fleuramour 2019 as well as pictures of the fashion show.

I wanted to thank Mike Boerma for taking pictures of the designs that I made for this unforgettable experience.

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