Demo pieces for the workshop in Devon, England – hosted by the Academy of Floral Art. Photos: Katie Collins Model: Lilia Darling Day 1: Botanical Couture

It was 18 months ago that my friend Jo Jarvis contacted Tina and Julie at the Academy of Floral Art in Devon about hosting a workshop.  I had anticipated this trip for a very long time but we could not have had  a better experience! Sid Valley Country Hotel, the beautiful venue where we stayed […]

photo: Ted Mishima Stunning floral millinery, jewelry, purses and shoes will set your designs apart. Delicate fascinators or bolder headpieces  will be eye catching and wouldn’t it be refreshing to make flower rings, earrings or necklaces for the bridal party instead of the more traditional corsages?  After demonstrations you will interpret the techniques and create […]

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 […]

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!

Last fall, photographer Ted Mishima and I decided to do a  show together. We have been collaborating for 4 years on botanical couture photo shoots and we thought it would be fun to showcase his photography and have some models who would showcase botanical headpieces, jewelry, purses and shoes. Mount Burns, owner of St John’s […]

Thrilled to have been invited by Claire Cowling with Thrive Floristry in Bury St Edmunds in England teach a Botanical Couture/Wedding workshop on May 22 & 23. For more information and to register please go to https://francoiseweeks.com/francoise-is-coming-to-england/ Here are some examples of what you will learn during this 2 day workshop.

Last spring, Olympia Frangos with Allium by Olympia came to a woodland workshop in the studio. The first day she told me that she wanted to host a workshop in her studio in Mexico City. I am so thrilled to have the opportunity to teach there on February 26 & 27! When I teach abroad […]

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, December 8, 9 & 10, 2014, 9AM to 4PM Class size limited to 5 students. Lunch 12PM to 1PM All tools will be provided.   Woodland Arrangements In this workshop you will learn the mechanics behind creating textural and detailed designs that will expand the way you think about flowers. We […]

Last month Oregon Bride Magazine produced their annual bridal show “Bridal Unveiled 2014” at Left Bank Annex. I was thrilled that they had invited me to do botanical couture for their fashion show. Here are some images that Moscastudio took at the show. Photographer Ted Mishima came by early to take close ups of some […]