When a friend sent a box full of paper thin bark, I knew that the time finally had come that I had enough bark shavings to design a woodland dress. As simply as the dress was decorated, I decided to go all out to design the large mask/headpiece with gorgeous hellebores, mahonia berries, mushrooms, lichen […]

Usually I design the base of the headpieces with wire mesh; for this one I used an old hat that I had not worn in years, manipulated the shape a bit and covered it with palm net before decorating it with a variety of textures as well as with cymbidium orchids, ranunculus, strawflowers and leucodendron. […]

Small fascinators are fun alternatives to flower crowns. There are many different ways that they can be designed. Recently I explored how to make the base with pipe cleaners.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

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

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….

“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 […]