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So much fun in Panama! So many great moments from

So much fun in Panama! So many great moments from @gatewaytoamericascup especially with task 2 Bridal Bouquet Competition. Here’s my modern take on a hand muff bouquet inspired by the yin yang symbol. Thank you to @detailsflowers for sponsoring! I have been using your software since the beginning. Thanks to @deborahdelaflor for putting on an amazing show!

We love May and Mae! So many Amaezing things happe

We love May and Mae! So many Amaezing things happen in May. So many special celebrations like Graduations, Mother’s Day, Anniversaries, we’re just enjoying one day at a time.

Flowers: Cattleya Circle of Life, anthurium scherzerianum, Nigella, Celosia, Autumn Fern, Tillandsia

#hakulei #flowercrown #redorchid #graduationflowers #graduationcap #classof2024🎓

My everyday work is in the commercial and event fl

My everyday work is in the commercial and event floristry where I do a lot of lush seasonal designs. It’s hard to find time to do the labor intensive or discovery work. But when I do, I think it is one of the most exciting and important part of your art. Those unique moments that happen when you are figuring stuff out.
“The work reveals itself as you go” - Rick Rubin

Flowers: Vinca Minor, Muscari, Ink Phalaenopsis, Delphinium, Lotus Leaves, Dyed Bunny tail

Sunday morning reminds me of my childhood. I wake

Sunday morning reminds me of my childhood. I wake up to the smell of pho and Vietnamese music playing in the background. This song permeates the air, and it’s so beautiful, one of my favorites.

Flowers: Vanda coerulea, Sweet Peas, Frittalaria, Hellebores, Muscari, Forget me nots, Tweedia, Rice Paper

#cascadingbouquet #vietnamesemusic #orchid

It’s been raining and then snowing here in Salt

It’s been raining and then snowing here in Salt Lake, I put my coat on and take it off. I go in the cooler because I’m hot then I go the greenhouse to warm up. The weather is menopausal like me! Here’s a little sunshine before it changes again. ☀️

Flowers: Poppies, Sweet Peas, Butterfly Ranunculus, Kangaroo Paw, Daffodils, Poppies, String of Turtles, Wheat Grass, Dried Bracken Fern

#springbreak #spring #poppies #nest #armature #floralart

My oldest is graduating from college next month, a

My oldest is graduating from college next month, and my 30 year high school reunion is around the corner. Can we slow time down just a little bit. Feeling reflective. Happy muted spring!
Same flowers design 3 ways.

Flowers: Fritillaria persica, Sweet Peas, Lilac, Tinted brown Tulips, Jasmine, Anthurium Clarinervum, Philodendron Magnificum, Hellebores

Dreams that transcend time ✨ Six months ago, I h

Dreams that transcend time ✨ Six months ago, I had a vivid dream of my father-in-law, who left us in 2019. In the dream, he transformed from a majestic hawk to a fiery Phoenix, eventually evolving into a cosmic being with white hair and a striking black streak. He often visits me in my dreams, clad in his consistent black tank top and cargo shorts.

This weekend, we bid farewell to his incredible mother, who graced us with 99 remarkable years. As I designed a wreath for his memorial, an overwhelming sense of familiarity embraced me. Life’s journey may be unpredictable, but the connection with loved ones, even beyond the veil, persists.

Flowers: Playa Blanca Roses, black callas, semper black anthurium, privet, pieris japonica, agonis, phalaenopsis, dendrobium roy tokunga

#blackwhite #blackflowers #wreath #memorialflowers

Some up close video promo for the upcoming AMF sho

Some up close video promo for the upcoming AMF show. So excited, it’s been too long!

Video: @hmgproductions @bchendrix
Hair/MUA: @kategiddings
For @amffoundation

I was a little busy this week with Valentines and

I was a little busy this week with Valentines and the All Star Games, but I wanted to design something with the amazing Cymbidium Mem. Marvin Gaye before the flowers fade. Simply designed on a perfect piece of foraged driftwood.

Flowers: Cymbidium Mem Marvin Gaye, Anthurium Semper black, String of hooks, Begonia Rex, Bromeliad Cairo

#floralart #greenhouse #cymbidium #driftwood #anthurium

Facial expression is probably the oldest form of h

Facial expression is probably the oldest form of human communication, I’m sure we understood each other through our faces long before we ever uttered words. I was first drawn in by the intricate layers of Seths work then by the utter simplicity of the message- portraits expressing raw emotion captured in thick black lines, smudges and tears. I was haunted by the images and his process. The way he lifted color by using tape to remove, and at times even erase what he created previously, contributing to the many layers upon layers. This is the magic of his art- translating each persons story clearly without words., right there in black and white

It reminded me of my own process, and I drew similarities to my own experience. The act of placing and designing flowers unbeknownst until a single line of thought comes into mind, where does the next flower go, how will it lay, how will it grow or change over hours or days or weeks. I work through constantly editing- a flurry of adding then a gradual removal, I’ve always looked for ways to remove, in a way contributing to ENTROPY

Entropy of Time always move forward, non-reversible. Without effort or energy, even relationships change. Entropy is all around us.
For the floral installation:

I used aged bamboo poles and placed them randomly, some are hung with out thought, some were left to sway, and some were left untouched after they were brought into the space.
I hung 1 bamboo horizontally to capture the low entropy nature of order,

I selected flowers that were dried, altered with color, forcefully changed, fragrance dissipate and let the flowers sit.

For the Interactive Art: Entropy in Relationships

I curated 3 songs that were downloaded to MP3. Viewer must select 1 song randomly.
I placed to 2 chairs in the middle of the installation facing each other.
My intention is to have the viewers pick an undisclosed song and listen to the music while looking at each other.
Entropy is created at this particular moment, they just don’t know it.
#floralartist #entropyart #driedflowers #interactiveart

It snowed yesterday and to my surprise the Japanes

It snowed yesterday and to my surprise the Japanese Anemones in the yard were still blooming. It’s getting cold so I don’t think it’s going to last much longer. In the moment of Ahhness, I designed an arrangement using the elements from the yard and a few orchid cuttings. November is here.

Flowers: Habaneria Medusae, Japanese Anemone, Snowberries, Ruby slipper Hydrangea, Tillandsia usenoides,

#autumnflowers #habaneria #orchiddynasty
#flowers #japaneseanemones

It snowed yesterday and to my surprise the Japanes

It snowed yesterday and to my surprise the Japanese Anemones in the yard were still blooming. It’s getting cold so I don’t think it’s going to last much longer. In the moment of Ahhness, I designed an arrangement using the elements from the yard and a few orchid cuttings. November is here.

Flowers: Habaneria Medusae, Japanese Anemone, Snowberries, Ruby slipper Hydrangea, Tillandsia usenoides,

#autumnflowers #habaneria #orchiddynasty
#flowers #japaneseanemones

The Catasetum orchid is a very sexy orchid, the po

The Catasetum orchid is a very sexy orchid, the pollen trigger is so sensitive that a light touch will shoot the pollen onto the pollinator. Shortly after that the bloom fades…purpose fulfilled.

Flowers: Catasetum, Carnation, Begonia Heartbeat Rex, Red Ti leaf, Scabiosa +pods, Tillandsia Spanish Moss, Japanese Holly, Repurpse rubber remnants

#flowers #orchid #flowersofinstagram #bodyflower #floralart #wearableart

I’m extremely lucky to be able to go into the gr

I’m extremely lucky to be able to go into the greenhouse and be inspired by anything that grows, this deep chestnut color vanda is not in cut flower production.

Florals: Vanda Greg Scott, Rex Begonia Hybrid, Cholla wood, Montbretia Pods, Trumpet vine and seed pod.

#handtied #vandaorchid #begonia #floralartist #flowersoftheday #flowers

Lady of the night-Brassovola nosoda, they are famo

Lady of the night-Brassovola nosoda, they are famous for being nocturnally fragrant. I love the delicate blooms mixed with summer grasses and Clematis pods. So fun and furry…

Flowers: Explosion Grass, Stipa grass, Clematis pods, Brassovola nodosa, Calycina, Asclepcias, Cosmos

#flowersofinstagram #summerflowers #clematisflower #orchid

1 hour challenge continues, I wanted to edit and r

1 hour challenge continues, I wanted to edit and redo a few times but it’s about accepting what I was able to do in a short amount of time. (And be ok with it) I’ll store the exercise into my brain and maybe pull it out on a different project.

:flowers, Oncidium Phymatochilum, Scabiosa, Explosion Grass
: Drieds, lunaria, lotus seeds, lotus root, Chinese herb

#flowers #floralart #orchids #tropicals

FTD congratulates the 10 individuals selected to c

FTD congratulates the 10 individuals selected to compete in the 2022 FTD America’s Cup! From July 4–8, they will compete at the AIFD Symposium in Las Vegas battling time, pressure and each other for the privilege of representing FTD and USA in the 2023 Interflora World Cup, the world’s most prestigious floral design competition.
Meet the Competitors: www.ftdi.com/ftdamericascup/competitors.htm

The last time I was a finalist for anything, was i

The last time I was a finalist for anything, was in the 5th grade spelling bee contest so I’m delighted just to make the top ten out of 60+ competitors in the FREESIA Challenge.

This challenge was all about sustainability.
My approach to the 100 % handed bouquet was to explore unconventional materials.
For this design I used rice paper sheets over recycled cardboard as my base. I love using this material as it is natural, translucent, and seals blooms in place. Most of the botanical materials used are cuttings from our greenhouse- including Dendrobium teretifolium, Begonia maculata, and Monstera adansonii. The Cherry Blossom and Dogwood branches are from my backyard and a few stems from California- Scabiosa, Lilac and Callas Lilies.

Laced everything and just let things fall into place.

Congrats to everyone!!

#wearefreesia #handtiedbouquet #organicbouquet

Rest, recover and refresh! It took me so long to u

Rest, recover and refresh! It took me so long to understand the importance of rest when it came to the creative process. The mere act of expanding and contraction helps clears the mind so we can design with intent, spontaneity and intuitively.

📸: @shadna_final.jpg
Styling/HMU: @la_vie_en_frenchie

#over40 #selflove #flowerstowear #floraldesignersofinstagram #orchiddynasty #asianrepresentation

Cattleya Opalescent-the color and fragrance stoped

Cattleya Opalescent-the color and fragrance stoped me in my tracks. Designed an over the shoulder body piece with cuttings and blossoms from the design room.
Flowers: Garden roses from Green Valley, Jasmine Vine, spray roses, Camellia, Peperomia foliage
Cattleya Opalescent- @orchiddynasty hybrid

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