Woodland in the Spring
When I was in Vermont last month to teach workshops at Green Mountain Floral Supply, Inc., Jayson Munn gave me an exquisite piece of wood that he had collected. It was beyond perfect for a project I worked on last week… My good friend Elizabeth Bryant with Rose Hill Flower Farm supplied the wonderful burgundy parrot tulips, ranunculus, fritillaria and pulsatilla as well as the hellebores, budding grapevine foliage and other wonderful textures.
Wedding Workshop in Burlington,VT
The first workshop, hosted by Green Mountain Floral Supply,Inc in Burlington, VT was the 3 day wedding workshop. A fantastic group of 20 talented designers participated; a handful of them were also flower farmers.
Students made woodland arrangements, wreaths and long arrangements, designed in cones and european bouquet holders and also made flower crowns and wrist corsages. We also had interesting discussions about business issues, from the perspective of shop owners, designers who worked in a studio and flower growers.
Feast your eyes on some of their beautiful designs! Thank you Jayson Munn for all your help!
Pictures below were taken by Jayson Munn and some of the designers.
Workshops in Burlington, VT (part 2)
Thank you Ashley Largesse for the images of the demos that I made for the workshops at Green Mountain Floral Supply in Burlington, VT. And thank you Jayson Munn for all your help!
botanical headpiece
Botanical Collar with Hellebore and Textures
Another fun photo shoot yesterday! Thank you to my friend Kate for giving me such a beautiful array of hellebore!
And a huge thank you to photographer Ted Mishima and model Phanthia McLamb.
Workshops in Burlington, VT (part 1)
About 8 months ago, Jayson Munn invited me to teach a workshop at the wholesaler Green Mountain Florists Supply, Inc in Burlington, VT. One workshop morphed into 3 and last month I spent a delightful week with the nicest group of people!
The selection of flowers and textures was fantastic and the display and variety of the containers and all the hard goods as well as the wedding showroom was very impressive! A large space for the classroom made it very comfortable to teach classes of 20 students. It was such a delight to share lots of ideas and mechanics and techniques to the 55 talented students who attended!
The botanical couture workshop was beautifully documented by the talented photographer Ashley Largesse. Thank you so much Ashley!
Enjoy the images that Ashley took on the last day of the workshop.
Woodland/Botanical Couture Workshop in Mexico City
Last year Olympia Frangos, with Allium by Olympia in Mexico City invited me to teach a woodland/botanical couture workshop in her studio in Mexico City. In February my friend Jo Jarvis and I went down south and we had the best experience teaching 28 very enthusiastic and talented students ; it was my first experience instructing with interpreters and it went seamlessly. Olympia, thank you for your incredible hospitality and for organizing this workshop so well; we so appreciated everything you did. You designed your beautiful studio perfectly to teach workshops; we look forward to coming back to teach again!
And a big thank you also to photographer Maureen Evans who documented the workshop beautifully.
Spring Flowers for Oregon Art Beat’s Fundraiser ( 2)
Katherine Sealy, with Event Cosmetics, and dA:dA HAIR hosted a fundraiser for OPB’s Oregon Art Beat this past weekend. Katherine invited me to do the flowers for this special event.
Thank you Andie Petkus for the great pictures!
Spring Flowers for Oregon Art Beat’s Fundraiser ( 1)
Katherine Sealy, with Event Cosmetics, and dA:dA HAIR hosted a fundraiser for OPB’s Oregon Art Beat this past weekend. Katherine invited me to do the flowers for this special event.
Thank you Andie Petkus for the great pictures!
Video for Wedding/Event Workshop in the Studio on April 6-8
Here are some examples of what you will learn during the 3 day, hands-on wedding/event workshop in the studio. You will learn many new mechanics and techniques, which will allow you to expand your repertoire, so you can offer your clients unique ideas.
In the intimate setting of the studio – only 5 students can attend – you will receive plenty of personal attention.
For more info or to register please go to https://francoiseweeks.com/wedding-design-workshop-in-francoises-studio-in-portland-or-2/
Susan McLeary, Ann Arbor, MI wrote what her experience was like to attend the 3 day workshop:
“I was lucky enough to attend her 3 day wedding workshop this fall in beautiful Portland, Oregon. It was so wonderful to finally meet and learn from Françoise, after admiring and following her work for years. I used to gaze at her incredible pieces and wonder ” how did she do that?!” It was so thrilling to learn the secrets behind her gorgeous designs.
The 3 days were invigorating, eye-opening, and restorative- exactly what my creative soul needed. I left feeling re-charged, inspired, and looking at flowers, foliage, and nature’s “textures” in a whole new way!
I can’t recommend her workshops enough, I am simply a better designer after spending time with her!”
Check out here what other students have to say about their experience at the workshops:
