I finally took the opportunity to attend EMC Part I in San Francisco this past October. I told everyone at work that this was
not a vacation because I had heard that there was homework and studying involved. I was right but it was a fabulous opportunity to learn floral design from an "European" perspective. It was an analytical process which forced me to think differently and to view design in a precise way.
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Wonderful studio at City College with a great array of containers! |
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Lesson number one. |
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Finished products. |
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Homework to analyze. |
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Decorative with vegative vines. |
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Lesson on horizontal line.
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My assignment: horizontal, symmetrical design. |
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Lesson on upward movement. |
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Zero Point lesson. |
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Imploding design with several growing points. |
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My assignment: Asymmetric design with the Growing Point outside of the container. |
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My assignment: Zero point design |
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Demo on armature, spiraled hand-tied bouquet. |
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Demo on Active Color. |
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Final demo on Passive Color. |
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Thanks to Tomas, Hitomi, Aniko and Ania, City College and everyone else who contributed to this amazing, challenging workshop. |