tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53272499213876661552024-03-06T12:04:38.104-08:00Jenny TabarracciJenny TabarracciJenny T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18390053173299216448noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327249921387666155.post-18843699001288511842017-05-15T09:02:00.001-07:002017-05-15T09:02:55.731-07:00Mercedes Pilgrim - CCSF Featured Alumni <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Special Events class (RF 88) at City College of San Francisco <a href="https://www.ccsf.edu/">https://www.ccsf.edu/</a> was delighted to have <strong>Mercedes Pilgrim</strong> present a program on Wednesday, May 10th, 2017. Mercedes is an alumni from the Retail Floristry Department at City College of San Francisco. She was an award winning SAIFD member who competed on the college's floral design team. Mercedes was an outstanding student in all aspects during her time in the department. She also completed the European Master Certification program with Tomas De Bruyne and Hitomi Gilliam AIFD <a href="http://emcprogram.com/">http://emcprogram.com/</a>. Mercedes is now the Floral Department Manager at McCalls Catering & Events <a href="http://www.mccallssf.com/">http://www.mccallssf.com/</a>. McCall's is a leading catering and event management company located in the San Francisco Bay area that provides in-house floral and event design specialists.<br />
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Mercedes spoke about her career path beginning as a CCSF student and now working in the industry for several years. She explained the benefits and importance of freelancing for different event companies to keep busy, learn the business and eventually working with a regular team of designers. She discussed the current wages in San Francisco for a freelance floral designer. Mercedes described her current job operations from consultations and pricing to the logistics of setting up and striking an event.<br />
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Designing an elevated centerpiece for a themed event is each students final semester project. Mercedes presented many different themed designs the company does in popular venues through out the Bay Area. She explained the hot trend of <strong>"Futuristic Tech Events"</strong>. Her expertise inspired the students further for their final projects and gave them more insight into this type of designing.<br />
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Mercedes explained how this centerpiece has a mushroom shape which is currently popular with brides. The flowers are designed in a lomey designer dish that is attached on top of the vase. The mechanics are floral foam, chicken wire and waterproof bowl tape.<br />
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Mercedes gave tips on how to transport/deliver elevated arrangements by using mache containers upside down. Then placing arrangement inside a custom wooden delivery box. The arrangement is initially attached with floral clay to the mache.</div>
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The popularity and effectiveness of Illuminated designs was discussed and how this design works well for cocktail tables. </div>
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Floating flowers are another quick and simple way to decorate an event. The cymbidium orchids are inserted with 12 gauge aluminum wire and reinforced with decorative wire.<br />
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This Futuristic Event prop can be used with or without flowers.</div>
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Themed centerpiece design for a fundraiser at the San Francisco Zoo. Mercedes explained how the arrangement coordinated with the animal print linens on the guest tables.</div>
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"Yosemite National Park" themed centerpiece design. Christmas greens, rocks, lichen branches, hydrangea, hypericum berries, feverfew and tiny clusters of waxflower are used to achieve the environmental look of that area.</div>
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Mercedes gave tips on making handtied bouquets and rubber banding them so the flowers don't fall out on delivery or set up. She also discussed using waterproof faux greenery to cover the mechanics in a clear vase. The faux greenery does not create bacteria and is reusable.</div>
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Mercedes plans to attend the American Institute of Floral Designers National Symposium <a href="http://aifd.org/">http://aifd.org/</a> in July. She was invited to test for their PFDE. This is the on site process/step to become an AIFD member. We applaud and congratulate her on the beginning of this great journey and all of her remarkable accomplishments. Thanks Mercedes, for presenting and visiting us. We wish you great things with all your future endeavors.</div>
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Jenny T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18390053173299216448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327249921387666155.post-67130811744831767052017-04-27T19:46:00.001-07:002017-04-27T19:46:39.025-07:00Leopoldo Gomez - Floral Interiorism<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong> Leopoldo Gomez</strong> is a renowned international teacher of Floral Design. He is the co-founder of Centro de Arte Floral located in Mexico City which provides an in depth curriculum of floral design classes. <strong>City College of San Francisco's Environmental Horticulture/Floristry</strong> <strong>Department </strong>and the <strong>American Institute of Floral Designers North West Region</strong> partnered together to host and coordinate an amazing program that featured this exceptional new talent who is rising quickly in the Floral Industry. The program was sponsored by the <strong>Master Florists Association <a href="http://www.masterfloristsassn.org/">http://www.masterfloristsassn.org/</a>, City College of San Francisco <a href="https://www.ccsf.edu/">https://www.ccsf.edu/</a>, United Wholesale Flowers <a href="https://unitedwholesaleflowers.com/">https://unitedwholesaleflowers.com/</a> and Accent Decor, Inc. <a href="https://www.accentdecor.com/">https://www.accentdecor.com/</a></strong>. Many thanks to these wonderful industry sponsors for the beautiful fresh product, unique containers and supplies.</div>
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<strong>Floral Interiorism</strong> was the program topic which is described as "Creating multi-use designs that your customers can enjoy again and again. Leopoldo explored this topic using his striking color palettes, vivid combinations of textures and masterfully-crafted armatures and structures. Many of Leopoldo's designs are influenced and inspired by the culture of Mexico where he lives. </div>
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The stunning Aura Planter from Accent Decor, Inc. above was used for a featured design in the program. Wooden dowels were inserted and glued into styrofoam and then floral foam was placed on top for the water source. E<strong>mil Yanos AIFD</strong> assisted by creating a band of woven raffia to compliment the texture of the planter. Leopoldo completed the design by adding gorgeous snowball viburnum harvested from the department gardens.</div>
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<strong>Susan Ishkanian AIFD</strong> glued, stacked and layered beautiful Wood Slices from Accent Decor, Inc. The green vase was used as a mold to create the shape for this unique container.</div>
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<strong>Susan</strong> and SAIFD student <strong>Jungwa Han</strong> created water tubes from hot wax and then added crayons for striking color effects.</div>
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Leopoldo completed the design with stunning materials provided by <strong>United Wholesale Flowers</strong>, <strong>Repetto Nursery</strong>, <strong>Blossom Valley Floral, Inc.</strong> and <strong>Mt. Eden Floral Company</strong>. Thank you sponsors!!</div>
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SAIFD student<strong> Dahee Han</strong> gluing marbles on a glass mold to create a unique container.<br />
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Leopoldo creates dancing flowers. </div>
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CCSF Alumni <strong>Imelda Iraeta</strong> created a container designed with Leopoldo's custom chicken wire technique. This was achieved by twisting and shaping bale wire. The Reclaimed Wood Base is from Accent Decor's collection. Orchid grass was adhered with wood glue to complete the container.</div>
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Water tubes covered with orchid grass and gold wire is the technique for the water source. Tubes were glued into container with oasis glue.</div>
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SAIFD student <strong>Sohyun Kwak</strong> assisting with Leopoldo's creation. Pencils were used to achieve order in disorder. <br />
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Attendees enjoying working together on the group projects. Great learning atmosphere. The Riva Tray by Accent Decor was use as a water source and base to this design. 12 gauge aluminum wire was used to bind birch branches together. </div>
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Leopoldo explaining a group project using galax leaves and a Reclaimed Hollow Stump from Accent Decor's collection. Holes were drilled into four large dowels then galax leaves were wired with binding wire and inserted into holes. Water tubes with flowers were added.<br />
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Technique using nails, yarn and water tubes.</div>
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Christmas ornaments covered with pine shavings and used as a decorative water source.<br />
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City College Student <strong>So-yeon Kim</strong> creating one of Leopoldo's designs by gluing tiny branches into flat cane.<br />
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Many thanks to <strong>Leopoldo</strong>, <strong>Sponsors, Steven Brown AIFD, Katie McCormick AIFD, AIFD NW </strong>and all <strong>assistants</strong> for making an amazing program come to life. You and the <strong>attendees</strong> created the most wonderful learning environment. I wish great things for you in our industry!! </div>
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Jenny T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18390053173299216448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327249921387666155.post-518665860768040262016-12-10T22:38:00.000-08:002016-12-11T07:37:49.748-08:00Accent Decor Inspires Floristry Students<br />
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The fall semester at City College of San Francisco ended with an exciting and inspirational floral design competition in the special events class. We were thrilled and excited to collaborate with <strong>Accent Décor</strong> <a href="https://www.accentdecor.com/">https://www.accentdecor.com</a> on this fun and challenging project. <strong>Accent Décor</strong> provides such diversity and beauty to our industry with their vast selection of vases, containers and all the must haves for styling and decorating in the design world. I highly encourage you to visit their website and blog. It's a great resource to see what's trending in the industry.<br />
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The students were assigned to create a floral arrangement in the <strong>Accent Décor</strong> <strong>Lush Vase 6" x 7"</strong> shown below. The style and materials used for the arrangements were <strong>Designers Choice</strong>. The designs had to include some type of floral material and must be deliverable. The students were able to completed the designs at home and bring to the classroom for judging. <strong>Steven Brown AIFD </strong>(Department Chair of Environmental Horticulture/Floristry) judged the competition. There were seven categories that the students were judged on: <strong>Best Overall Composition, Best Use of Color, Best Artistic Inventiveness and Originality ("Creativity"), Best Use of Container, Best Sellable Appeal, Best in Trending, and Best Production Design</strong>. The categories were chosen to go along with some of the topics that were taught through out the semester. The competition was held on November 19th, 2016 at City College of San Francisco and 20 students participated.<br />
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I explained ways to begin this creative process, showed sources for inspiration and emphasized the importance of mechanics. I demonstrated a sample for a point of reference and encourage the students to explore their own style. The students had a chance to experiment with the vase and develop their ideas weeks before the competition. We critiqued and collaborated as a class on many options for each student before the competition. Below is the demo and the construction process that was presented to the class. I explained how the demo design could fall into any of the competition categories.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Styrofoam, banking pins and magnolia leaves used for construction of demo design.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Finished demo design by Jenny Tabarracci AIFD using floral foam as the water source for first layer of fresh materials. First layer of materials were designed in a curved fashion around the perimeter of styrofoam with stems inserted into foam initially. Mini cymbidium orchids and pepper berries were then glued to construction. Angle hair was woven in the design for light contrasting accents.</span></div>
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The students in the Environmental Horticulture and Floristry Department at City College of San Francisco <a href="http://www.ccsf.edu/">www.ccsf.edu</a> were intrigued, fascinated and inspired by internationally renowned master designer Hitomi Gilliam <a href="http://design358.com/hitomi">design358.com/hitomi</a> at their annual fall semester Artist in Residence Program. Hitomi focused on new and exciting mechanics in the industry, trends, and how to be a profit minded floral artist. She discussed the importance of education, investing in yourself and charging appropriately for creative talent and time. Her designs and presentation enabled the students to gain insight and encouragement to explore possibilities within the industry and to reach their full potential.</div>
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The photo above is a horizontal construction displaying the importance of the handcrafted look and her artistry with interesting materials and line. The fresh materials were gathered from the horticulture greenhouses and gardens of City College with beautiful specimens of Adiantum tenerum, Jasmine polyanthum, Agapanthus africanus and Senecio cineraria. Hitomi purposely accents her materials to show the pleasing imperfections which is a sought after trend. One way she does this is wrapping water tubes and the wooded supports with natural twine such as jute in an uneven manner. She also discusses the importance of transparency in her designs. This is an important topic taught and learned in the European Masters Certification Program (EMC) which Hitomi and Tomas De Bruyne <a href="http://www.tomasdebruyne.com/">www.tomasdebruyne.com</a> have partnered and jointly run together. <a href="http://emcprogram.com/">emcprogram.com</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wonderful opportunity and privilege for the students to work with floral artists such as Hitomi. (above) Students of the American Institute of Floral Designers (SAIFD) Hee Joo and So Yeon Kim assisted and demonstrated in Hitomi's presentation. Also Sue Tabbal-Yamaguchi AIFD assisted with Hitomi's presentation.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Hitomi sketched in large scale the beginnings of her design process for the group on the chalk board. This provided a clear vision for all. Sketching your designs before executing them is a fantastic way to initiate the creative process.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Hitomi shared her designs and concepts with the European Master Certification Group that was visiting City College.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Hitomi's construction and mechanics for a chandelier design.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">City College of San Francisco has won the <strong>Overall School Award</strong> four consecutive years. This is a tremendous team accomplishment and all students must score high to achieve this great recognition and award. This Student Design Competition is held every year at the AIFD (American Institute of Floral Designers) National Symposium. This year it was held in Denver June 30-July 4, 2015. The Student AIFD (SAIFD) maintains chapters at 15 colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada. </span></span></div>
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Each student received the above bucket of materials for their competition designs. They were not required to use all the materials. There were four categories in the competition: <strong>Arrangement </strong>for a place card table, Bridal Bouquet for a <strong>Wedding</strong>, Two identical <strong>Duplicate </strong>centerpieces for high boy cocktail tables and <strong>Body Flowers</strong> necklace for bridesmaid. The Students had 1 hour for each design except the Body Flowers category was 45 minutes. There was also a <strong>People's Choice</strong> category which the viewing public had an opportunity to vote for the table with their favorite student designs.</div>
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<strong> </strong>Aquascaping<strong> is "garden designing under water". </strong>The goal of Aquascaping is to create an artful underwater landscape. There are many technical factors that come into play for a true Aquascape . But for now, put that aside and start brainstorming, creating and sketching. Think of the popular tablescapes we've been doing in the floral/event industry and combine them with flowers that are being submerged (orchids, roses, callas......). Think of the European Landscape and Vegetative designs and turn them into Aquascapes. Let this historical craft inspire you just like the Dutch/Flemish paintings did. Yes, there is a <strong>Dutch Style Aquascape </strong>that was developed in the 1930's. Many of the same characteristics that a Dutch/Flemish floral design would have with lush and multiple types of plants having diverse leaf colors, sizes, and textures.</div>
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There is also a <strong>"Nature Style"</strong> which is a Japanese style, introduced by Takashi Amano in the 1990's. This style in contrast to the Dutch Style focuses on minimalism, with rules of placements creating miniature landscapes with a limited color pallet. Many parallels to Oriental Floral Design.</div>
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I highly recommend taking a seminar with <strong>Tomas De Bruyne</strong>. <strong>The Floristry Department</strong> at <strong>City College of San Francisco</strong> was privileged to host at their facility this Brilliant Belgian Floral Designer. Special thanks to<strong> The Northwest Region of the American Institute of Floral Designers(AIFD)</strong> who presented and coordinated his program/workshop.<br />
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The seminar was aimed at students and flower shop owners wishing to stand out from the rest by using the <strong>3 creative M s: creative mechanics, creative merchandising and creative minds</strong><br />
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Tomas being a floral designer, teacher, author and entrepreneur has a rich source of knowledge/experience with much to share. Visit his website <a href="http://www.tomasdebruyne.com/">www.tomasdebruyne.com</a> for more information on his many accomplishments,upcoming seminars/projects and European Master Certificate.<br />
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Tomas teaching techniques for a cascade bridal bouquet.</div>
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The completed cascade bouquet that City College of San Francisco Student Cynthia Woods won after attending the workshop.<br />
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City College of San Francisco's SAIFD President and First Place Winner for the SAIFD Competition in Las Vegas "Ineke Moss" enjoyed assisting and learning techniques from Tomas.<br />
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Tomas discussing the mechanics of his design and the opportunity to tap into the Special Event Industry with our specialized skills as Floral Designers.<br />
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City College of San Francisco Student Jennifer Rossi concentrating and learning the intricate detailing for one of the designs Tomas shared in his program. This was such a wonderful opportunity for CCSF students learning hands on with Tomas.<br />
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Emil Yanos AIFD one of the coordinators and assistants for the seminar prepping a design for Tomas's program.<br />
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Thanks to the<strong> Northwest Region of the American Institute of Floral Designers</strong>. This inspiring program and workshop happened because of their efforts and passion for flowers. Thanks to <strong>Wil Gonzalez AIFD and his committee</strong> for all their hard work! This year the American Institute of Floral Designers are celebrating their 50th anniversary. If your interested in experiencing these types of programs, workshops and presenters go to <a href="http://www.aifd.org/">www.aifd.org</a>. The next <strong>AIFD Symposium is in Chicago Illinois, July 3-7, 2014.</strong></div>
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This <strong>Fabulous Floral Group</strong> contributed to the success of Tomas's program. Thanks to all of you for a wonderful experience. Special thanks to the sponsors of the program who provided their product: <strong>Accent Décor, Brannan Street Wholesale, Smithers-Oasis, KB Flowers and The Sun Valley Group.</strong> </div>
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This year <strong>Bouquets to Art celebrated their 30th Anniversary</strong>. The design above by <strong>Dominique Pfahl </strong>owner of <strong>Floreal </strong>in San Francisco captured the essence of the exhibition. Her design displayed the heart and soul of so many who are part of this premier event in San Francisco. Dominique wrote the following about her design<strong> " I thought it would be fitting to create a tree that started as a little sprig in the ground, grew as a beautiful blossoming tree, every year, thanks to the indefatigable hard work of the hundreds of volunteers, the creativity of the floral community of the Bay Area and beyond".......</strong><br />
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The exhibition included a one-night showing of <strong>Floral Fashions designed by the City College of San</strong> <strong>Francisco Floristry Students</strong>. These talented students were the talk of the town after the Opening Night Gala on Monday, March 17, 2014. Above City College of San Francisco Student <strong>Hee</strong> <strong>Joo</strong> models the creations she made with <strong>Young Pak</strong>. Six other student design teams created floral fashions inspired by artwork in the museum's collection. The guests were captivated by the live models and designs.<br />
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<strong> Floral Fashion Inspired by the Artwork of Louis Comfort Tiffany</strong></div>
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<strong>Floral Fashions for Bouquets to Art 2014. CCSF Student Designers: Nicole Kastle, Oxana Sanukova, Imelda Iraeta, Hee Joo, Young Pak, Carolyn Manan, Takhmina Akramova, Fiona Li, Maria Pettyjohn and Ariel Ermatinger</strong></div>
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The exhibit is a great way to visit and catch up with your floral friends. I enjoyed viewing the displays and sharing design experiences with the above <strong>Floral Designer Emil Yanos AIFD</strong>. He chose the artist Otis Oldfield and was inspired by the Artwork from his series "Building the Bay Bridge". I loved his interpretation.</div>
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The exhibit allows me to try new techniques and expand on what I know. The challenges are coming up with a new idea, logistics, selection of appropriate/acceptable material and working the exhibit into your schedule. There are limitations with materials you can and cannot use in the museum. This year the show was extended one more day. The designs need to last for seven days. One of my goals was to come up with a design that would not require a water source and to select materials that dry well. I also like to use new materials in the industry and include trends into the design. </div>
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Above are the beginnings of the designs leaf work. I found the metal frame at the department store Ross a few years back. The frame was cemented in a plastic bucket for stability. The leaves on the body are dusty miller glued on their backside and the same was done with the lemon leaves glued on the plastic bucket. Tack 2000 was used for all leaf gluing. </div>
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Above is the completion of the gluing process. The square pedestal is made out of plywood. The lemon leaves were glued both front and back sides for this part of the design. The gallery is very dark and small. So I wanted to keep everything light, bright and a manageable size to accommodate the large crowds in the gallery. I focused on clean detail for this design.</div>
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This is the completed design displayed in the gallery. I was happy the lighting crew could spot light it! I used a double coil technique with bullion and decorative wire for the smaller necklace. Tiny succulents were sprayed G<strong>old </strong>and glued on with clear floral glue. <strong>Fresh Floral</strong> <strong>Jewelry</strong> is a popular trend in our industry and I learned many tips in <strong>Wendy Andrades</strong> book on this topic. The medallion was made out of craspedia accented with a massed bullion lace coil technique. The larger jewelry garland was sculpted with M<strong>ega Aluminum Wire</strong> a newer product to our industry. I sculpted this with my hands and pliers. I was able to make the shape without any additional mechanics, it holds itself together. I then wired <strong>Gold </strong>succulents onto the garland frame and glued craspedia for the finishing touches. G<strong>old Chain</strong> is used in the design. Another new product to our industry. The <strong>Oasis </strong>company supplies it. The jewels were given to me from Steven Brown a few years ago and I was happy to make use of them in this design. Some of the artwork was made with <strong>Gold </strong>thread so I focused on this element for my floral design and also because <strong>Gold is a trend</strong> now.</div>
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It's always a thrill to see how everything you imagined and planned turns out. Above is the artwork I chose for inspiration. The title is <strong>"Athena with Medusa and Gold Snakes" by Marilyn Pappas</strong>. I hope you got a chance to see this fabulous show. If not, there's always next year. You can view this beautiful piece of artwork that was hand-embroidered on linen at the de Young museum in San Francisco. <strong>Jenny Tabarracci AIFD</strong></div>
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For more information about the show go to: <a href="http://deyoung.famsf.org/deyoung/exhibitions/bouquets-to-art">http://deyoung.famsf.org/deyoung/exhibitions/bouquets-to-art</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How and<strong> </strong>where to begin as a <strong>Florist</strong> are questions often asked to me. I regularly give a classroom lecture to these questions, but if you want to skip the lecture, go to an<strong> ISES (International Special Events Society)</strong> event. I recommend and encourage individuals seeking to become <strong>Florists</strong> or <strong>Special Event Professionals</strong> to attend a local chapter event. You can attend an event without being a member. I attend events at both the Napa - Sonoma and Northern California Chapters. The "Designer Showcase" is an Educational Program that is always a good introduction to <strong>ISES</strong>. This month I attended the Northern California Chapter's Designer Showcase at "Bimbos" in San Francisco.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>ISES</strong> encourages a collaborative exchange of ideas whether it is by a panel discussion of event designers, inspirational displays by florists, rental companies, special effects experts or sampling many delights of local caterers menus. Networking can start at these events which leads to industry relationships and an excellent opportunity to build your business.</span><br />
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Innovated and exciting cake artistry is often showcased at these events. The above cake was designed by The Whole Cake a boutique located in Oakland, CA. Once again we see how linens can inspire and influence your designs. Visit <a href="http://www.thewholecake.com/">www.thewholecake.com</a> for more information about this companies cake artistry.</div>
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The brilliance of balloon artistry is showcased above. The possibilities are endless with Bijoux Balloons. This fun and fabulous display was enjoyed at the event. Loved the sculpted mushrooms, and the passion/energy Robin Bosma brought to the room. She was the representative and certified balloon artist. Visit <a href="http://www.bijouxballoon.com/">www.bijouxballoon.com</a> for more information.</div>
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<strong>ISES</strong> is an opportunity to build relationships and strengthen those that have developed over the years. It's also a way to keep current in the industry. If your not sure where to start, try an <strong>ISES </strong>event. You just might click with someone who is also beginning which can lead to support and collaboration. There are many mentors to help you along the way. These events allow you to look out side your profession for inspiration. There is so much knowledge and artistry in all special event fields.</div>
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Above I'm sitting with two industry professionals that find <strong>ISES</strong> a fantastic networking outlet. Nixon Tran was a City College of San Francisco Student and now is the Operations Manager at Michael Daigian Design. Michael Daigian owner of MDD generously shares his wealth of knowledge and graciously has assisted Nixon, myself and many more florists and special event professionals with the development of their careers/businesses. Visit Michael's website <a href="http://www.michaeldaigian/">www.michaeldaigian</a> to experience why he is another one of San Francisco's premier floral design companies. Hope to see you at an <strong>ISES</strong> event. Visit <a href="http://www.ises.com/">www.ises.com</a> for more information and their next event in your area.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The above bouquet is designed by Heather and she themed her final wedding project "A Mod Loves a Rocker" She envisioned and was inspired by Vintage 60's fashion and design. The bouquet is composed of craspedia , artistically curled Ti leaves, succulents, tillandsia and a vinyl record collar with stems covered in slate gray satin fabric. The solid colors, groupings, geometric shapes and choices of materials categorize it as a contemporary style. <strong>Emerald Green</strong> the color of the year is dominate in this bouquet and this is another factor that makes it current. This bouquet is designed for that special bride who would enjoy this themed styled wedding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paula designed the above scepter bouquet in a clear lomey column. She has impeccable taste and a natural flair for fashion and trend spotting. Moss, branches and decorative copper wire are designed inside the column and through out the design. This is pure, clean, simple designing which is difficult to achieve. The gorgeous succulent grown from my home garden is the only specimen used because this diva stands on her own. This is also a contemporary bouquet featuring a succulent which is still considered a trendy material. Shades of <strong>Emerald Green</strong> are also used in this bridal bouquet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The above design by Jennifer displays another scepter concept for a bridal bouquet. Today the handle treatment for a bouquet is just important as the bouquet it's self. The bouquet was designed in a pvc pipe which was then wrapped in ribbon and then finished with curly willow and decorative wired pearls.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial;">The treatment adds a woodsy flair and a "Once Upon a Time" element. This would be fantastic for a winter wedding. The bouquet is designed mainly with white calla lilies and accents of <strong>Emerald Green</strong> trick dianthus.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Royals and Celebrities such as Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have a huge influence on style and fashion. It's hard to forget Lady Diana's breathtaking cascade bouquet. This will be a classic to live forever. Floral and fashion change is evident in Kate Middleton's bouquet above compared to Diana's. Today we see something in-between these two iconic bouquets with more emphasis in color, texture, unique specimens and accents regardless if the bouquet is structured or loosely design. Many bouquets of today are themed and tell a story. Historical periods of time and cultural traditions are influencing designs more than ever. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Paula designed this hand tied bouquet and matching hair piece in a chic Victorian style. A popular look with brides. Feathers, Lace, jeweled accessories and high petal count flowers such as David Austin roses and peonies define this style along with antique hydrangeas and a dusty miller collar. Soft and feminine this look is a sure win.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A wedding trend I discuss in class is the revival of the cascade bouquet. We've seen a new popularity in this classic style. Many designers are incorporating themed elements and styles into this bouquet along with the brides favorite colors, flowers and foliage's. Wire and taping were the mechanics used for the above cascade bouquet. The cascade segment is wired one calla blossom into the other. The materials used are calla lilies, dusty miller, ranunculus, peony, decorative wire and rhinestones. What a show stopper this is! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Olga has challenged her self even more by orchestrating this European influenced cascade arm bouquet. Circular shapes are designed with decorative wire and midollino sticks. Phalaenopsis and rose blossoms are incorporated into the design with accents of eucalyptus pods. This bouquet is for the forward thinking bride that wants to make a unique statement on her special day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Another stunning cascade bouquet by SAIFD student Fiona. She brings a modern flair to this design by using air plant material which is in high demand. The circular collar backing, simple clean lines and decorative wire accents make this bouquet contemporary and unique.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An important aspect to this final project was to accomplish Unity and Harmony with the bridal bouquet and coordinating hair adornment. Fiona has achieved a beautiful cohesive relationship between these two designs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The picture above shows the handle and collar wrapped with wool and decorative wire. Wool is one of the latest trends in the United States that we see in designs. This detailing completes the bouquet and is pleasing and comfortable for the bride to hold. An important factor a professional florist should do for their client.</span></div>
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Moving forward to the trends and styles of 2014 we can study the above unique designs, textures and materials with the forecasted color harmony. The suspended arrangement is a beautiful garden display of ferns and orchids. We are seeing this look now and even more in the next year. Designers and brides are loving ferns and featuring them in designs. </div>
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As we end the semester, I reflect on the astounding development of the students technical, practical and theoretical skills. I applaud each and everyone one of you for completing the semester and achieving your goals. I look forward to new beginnings in 2014. Hope to see many of you in classes again next semester and those of you who are now leaving the City College nest, I wish the best to you with all your floral endeavors!! Keep on trending because you are the individuals who will start new exciting floral trends!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The<strong> STEAMPUNK</strong> trend is a curious area to explore. The are many definitions and variations of this trend. <strong>Adventurous, Victorian, Industrial, and Whimsical</strong> are words that come to my mind when I think of this trend. <strong>Steampunk</strong> started off as a sub-genre of science fiction writing. Today it's a fictional celebration of steam- powered machinery, spring gadgets and modern marvels that can exist during the Victorian era or at any time in the present, past or future. Think of watches and their parts, top hats, corsetry, goggles, winged jewelry, lamps, computers, robots, weaponry, vehicles, bicycles and books. Brass, copper, glass, polished wood engravings, etchings, leather and lace all play a part in this trend. The possibilities in this genre are endless.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SAIFD (Student American Institute of Floral Designers) <strong>Ineke Moss</strong> and <strong>Oxana Sanukova</strong> were assigned a special project of creating <strong>Steampunk</strong> designs for the floral industry with concentration on weddings. I knew this would be a challenge and these two talented students would bring their passion to the project. The bouquet above displays a <strong>Steampunk</strong> flair with the mysterious detailing of whimsical charms, chains, lace and leather. These elements begin to tell the brides unique story along with this fascinating genre. The bouquet was composed with eucalyptus pods, </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">seeds and foliage. The dominate lotus pod captures our attention and is a fantastic specimen for this theme. Roses, dusty miller, accenting glass flowers and feathers all bring this trend alive for a Victorian styled <strong>Steampunk</strong> wedding.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The naturalistic color pallet, lace and micro machinery details of this curious boutonniere bring us into the world of <strong>Steampunk.</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></strong> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The American "Wild West" also plays apart in this trend and I go back to my childhood memories with the television series The Wild Wild West. The show can be credited as being one of the more visible origins of the <strong>Steampunk</strong> subculture with its fantasy elements, trains, fashion and technologically advanced devices used by the characters of the program.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The tarnished brass lamp above is a brilliant way to incorporate <strong>Steampunk</strong> into a wedding or event. This adventurous design begins a story with the accenting details of scrolls inside hanging glass vases. Reception guests will be intrigued of what is written inside these suspended time capsule like adornments.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Floral chandeliers and suspended arrangements can enhance the ambiance of an event. They've</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> gained popularity in wedding and event design. Oxana's eye catching design above displays her interpretation of a <strong>Steampunk</strong> floral design. Using jeweled toned flowers such as hanging amaranthus, tulips, dianthus and roses in deep burgundy, red and a hint of blue eryngium, these materials compliment the antique fixture. These saturated jewel tones are an iconic color pallet for this trend and a favorite of todays bride. This beautifully crafted machine like fixture finds its place in the<strong> Streampunk</strong> genre with key shapes, chains, brass, polish wood and spherical shapes that resemble machinery in motion. </span></div>
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The powerful bridal bouquet design above displays the contrast of soft beauty and industrial texture. Mechanics of inside a clock are incorporated boldly into the center of the bouquet. The design characterizes the <strong>Steampunk </strong>style that would complement a daring bride.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Steampunk</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> is an inspirational source for all designers. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">I encourage you to explore this genre and become a trend setter in the floral world. Bravo and many thanks to Ineke and Oxana my assistants this semester for the outstanding work and joining the <strong>Steampunk </strong>train with me. </span></div>
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City College of San Francisco Champion Student Sungmun Ryu modeling designs by Jim Dempsey AIFD, CFD from his program "Hand/Craft" presented at AIFD Symposium in Las Vegas, July 1st, 2013.<span style="font-size: small;">
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FIRST PLACE CHAMPIONS</h2>
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professional designers/attendees from all over the world as their designs are
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fifteen awards and are now the AIFD Student Chapter Champions for the second
consecutive year. Seneca College from Ontario Canada placed second overall and
Joliet Junior College from Joliet, Illinois place third overall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were fourteen SAIFD College Chapters
throughout the United States and Canada that participated in the competition
with 48 students in the competition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
design categories were Wedding, Sympathy, Arrangement for an art opening and
Body Flowers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The students had 3 hours
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City College of San Francisco Student Ineke Moss was the First Place Overall SAIFD Champion at AIFD Symposium in Las Vegas, 2013.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">City College of San Francisco team member Ineke Moss won
four individual awards including first place overall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oxana Sanukova won first place Arrangement
and third place Sympathy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nicole Kastle
won second place Sympathy and Ariel Ermatinger won second place in Body Flowers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The intriguing designs executed by team
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passion, and diverse backgrounds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
were five consecutive weeks of practice sessions before the competition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was a tremendous commitment and
dedication of time for the students and instructors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It takes a certain type of student to compete
and make this commitment. The pure passion and talent for floral design is a
key ingredient that instructors look for and are able to recognize in their
students as they enter and go through the Environment Horticulture/Retail
Floristry program at City College of San Francisco.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instructors encourage, mentor and lead the
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Francisco are AIFD members and have an extensive background in student
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City College of San Francisco Students Nicole Kastle, Ineke Moss and Oxana Sanukova during summer practice sessions before SAIFD Competition in Las Vegas.</div>
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produces individual uniqueness and a dynamic creative force.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have students from all over the
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and outside organizations such as the San Francisco Garden Club assist with
scholarship funding for the student incurred competition expenses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kitayama Brothers Inc., one of the largest
growers in the USA with over one million square feet of greenhouse and over 20
acres of outside production in Watsonville, California, invites students to
participate in their annual open house competition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This provides an excellent opportunity for
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Robert Kitayama and Kitayama Brothers Inc. are a major factor in the success of City College of San Francisco's First Place Teams. Robert stands next to the design of student alumni Julie Harris. She was a 2012 SAIFD Champion on the First Place Team when the AIFD competition was held in Miami, Florida. Currently, she is the Designer and Owner of her business Julie Harris Floral Design.</div>
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Syndicate Sales Inc. displaying Flexwrap at The American Institute of Floral Designers National Symposium in Las Vegas, July 2013 on Partners Day.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Amazing how things happen!...... I attended <strong>Hitomi Gilliam AIFD</strong> and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Tomas</strong> <strong>De Bruyne's Flower Trend Summit</strong> at the Dallas Market in January, 2013. Hitomi requested we bring a new, innovative or clever item to use in Floristry and share it at the Summit. During my brainstorming process to come up with something new for my fellow designers and industry, <strong>Co-Flex bandages for horses </strong>popped into my head.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a bandage that is wrapped around horses legs for protection and decoration. It comes in all different colors and sizes. I thought the material was very clever and I decided to play around with it. I found that it adheres to itself, covers surface fast, and doesn't bleed when put into water or on other surfaces. These are all good traits for a floral design product. I tested it more with floral foam, styrofoam, vases, water tubes, bouquet holders and stems. It provided new techniques to cover mechanics quickly and aesthetically. I especially like the way it covers plastic water tubes and is great to use in sympathy work for wreaths, crosses and other forms. </span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">I decided this would be the innovative and clever item I would bring to the Floral Trend Summit. I shared the product and my experimentations with the group. <strong>Trent Harshman the Senior Product/Design Manager from Syndicate Sales Inc.</strong> was at the Summit and was interested in the product. I gave him a sample and he went to the manufacture and was able to create lines exclusively for Syndicate Sales Inc. Wow!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong> "Flexwrap" </strong>was born and is available with <strong>Syndicate Sales Inc.</strong> It comes in different sizes, many colors and exclusive prints. They have three lines: Primary Plus, Wrappin Rainbow and Safari So-Good which comes in a zebra, camo and leopard print. You can visit <strong>syndicatesales.com</strong> for more information and they have a couple of videos on youtube showing how to work with the product. <strong> Leanne</strong> <strong>Kesler AIFD of Floral Design Institute</strong> has a great new video on the product titled: Garden Hand-Tied Bridal Bouquet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The most exciting part of this product development was seeing it on the design tables at the SAIFD Student Competition in Las Vegas. This was a surprise to me. I did not know it would be a material provided for the students. The whole process had come to an amazing full circle for me and it was a thrill to see AIFD Symposium attendees flocking the Syndicate Sales Inc. table on Partners Day to get a sample of Flexwrap. </span><br />
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Flexwrap at the American Institute of Floral Designers National Symposium for the SAIFD Student Competition in Las Vegas, July 2013. City College of San Francisco Student Imelda Iraeta preparing her materials before the competition. Thanks to Syndicate Sales Inc. for providing their great product for the competition.</div>
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Beautiful designs by City College of San Francisco Student Oxana Sanukova. She used the Flexwrap that was provided by Syndicate Sales Inc. in the SAIFD Student Competition at the AIFD National Symposium in Las Vegas, 2013. These competition designs were for the Body Flowers category. What a great and innovated way to use this new product!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It's so important to share your knowledge and think forward. Thanks to <strong>Hitomi Gilliam AIFD </strong>for inspiring forward thinking. <strong>Trent Harshman </strong>for recognizing the potential of the product and forward thinking with development. <strong>Leanne Kesler AIFD </strong>and many other designers who expanded with even more knowledge. This is what it's all about. We need to work together to make our industry strong. I encourage you to try this new product <strong>Flexwrap</strong> and see what exciting techniques, tricks and trends you can invent.</span><br />
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<b>Hartmann Studios</b> held their Client Appreciation Event Wednesday night March 27th, 2013 at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, CA. If you want to have a blast and see what's the latest in trendsetting for special events this is the party to attend. The design possibilities are truly endless at Hartmann Studios. They are located in Richmond, CA and you can visit them on their website at hartmannstudios.com.<br />
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I was fortunate to work for <b>Mike Guelfi </b>one of the owners of Hartmann early in my career. When I was employed by Podesta Baldocchi which was San Francisco's oldest floral company (established in 1871) he was the general manager. This was a valuable experience in my career, I have much respect for him. He is one of the brightest professionals I've worked with in the industry.<br />
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This year Hartmann had four areas <b>" Pop Art Room", " Library", " Oval Salon"</b> and the <b>"Night Club" </b>flowing with embellished decor, delicious catering and fabulous ambiance. Many prestigious floral designers from the Bay Area displayed their talents along with Hartmanns extraordinary lounges, stunning environmental elements, unbelievable candelabra structures and Gatsby style settings. Just to name a few of the decor highlights of the night.<br />
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<b>Michael Daigian Design </b>was invited to display their tremendous talents for the night. Michael's creative design team is top notch and it includes Marisa Tsikounas, Jennifer Lato AIFD and Nixon Tran. They included part of my Bouquets to Art design in the entrance to their show room. The appropriate modifications were made to my design and it was exciting to see how it coordinated with their room decor. They took on the challenge of working with the Pantone color of the year <b>"Emerald" </b>and hit it out of the park with<b> sophistication</b> and <b>radiance</b>. Michael Daigian is a mentor and dear floral friend that I share many ideas and designs with. It's so important to have supportive and creative individuals like this in your life. It was great to see the design used again with different elements. <br />
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Table display by <b>Nicole Ha Designs</b></h4>
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Magical detail at it's finest! What a joy it was to explore these Alice in Wonderland motifs.<br />
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Hartmanns theme was to <b>"INSPIRE, IMAGINE, IGNITE"</b>. This display captured these words and the attention of so many guests. Bravo! </div>
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Thanks to Hartmann Studios for another spectacular night and Kudos to so many talent designers, planners, caterers and patisseries in the special events industry.</div>
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<br />Jenny T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18390053173299216448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327249921387666155.post-12761546355833215812013-03-24T18:04:00.002-07:002013-03-24T18:15:15.540-07:00Bouquets to Art 2013 - "Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>BOUQUETS TO ART 2013</b><u><b><br /></b></u></h3>
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<b>Exhibitor:</b> Jenny Tabarracci AIFD, City College of San Francisco</div>
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<b>Assistants:</b> Imelda Iraeta, Sungmum Ryu, David Cushing </div>
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<b>Artist: </b> Richard Diebenkorn</div>
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<b>Artwork: </b> Miller 22, 1951</div>
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"Something Old"</h4>
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These garlands of abaca black mesh, pearls, silver beads and decorative wire were used 4 years ago in an AIFD presentation and ISES event. I consider this my "Something Old" in the design. I packed and stored them and was able to use them for the third time for Bouquets to Art this year. The mesh comes in a roll and originally came from Accent Decor. You can also buy it at Shibata at the San Francisco Flower market in different colors. It was cut in half and shaped into garlands with decorative accents. This is a great mechanic that can be used over and over again. This was the main mechanic that held the Bouquets to Art design together. It was attached to the metal stands with black cable ties.</div>
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The design concept, combination of materials and the way they are used represents the "Something New". The materials were chosen because in my eye they portrayed a similar feeling and characteristic as the shapes, colors and lines of the painting. I was also influenced by the other paintings in the room and wanted to create a design that would blend well. I designed the materials in an organic repetitious fashion with lots of depth, layering and circular motion. The floral materials used in this design were silver dollar eucalyptus, tillandsia and anthuriums. The anthuriums were the only material that had a water source which was a water tube sprayed black. </div>
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Detail work through out the entire design.</div>
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The floral design was also inspired by the art work of Robert Motherwell titled "At Five in the Afternoon"</div>
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Prep work for the silver dollar eucalyptus garlands. Leaves are cut off branches, put in piles and then strung on black 12 gauge aluminum wire with a stacking technique. The wire is curved tightly at the beginning and end of each section so the materials will not slip off.</div>
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Silver dollar eucalyptus garlands completed in different sizes. Then attached to metal frames and mesh with black cable ties. Garlands sculpted around and into the design for final technique.</div>
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I borrowed these metal stands from the Retail Floristry Department at City College. You can buy them at Accent Decor. They are the frame work to the design. Holes were drilled at the base and secured with screws into custom pedestals made out of plywood.<br />
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Blue "Co-Flex" a cohesive flexible bandage was used to wrap around the metal frames. This is something I came across riding horses. It is used in the horse world regularly and comes in all different colors. It works well in floral design and does not need glue. The painting has small accents of blue and I wanted to portray the same effect with the floral design.</div>
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Jenny T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18390053173299216448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327249921387666155.post-42810792816386351402012-11-18T17:55:00.001-08:002012-11-18T19:27:52.022-08:00 "Bruce Pagacz" - Exciting New Designer!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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It's hard to believe finals are almost here and students can register for the Spring Semester. So many talented students at City College, I could write a blog every week about them. This semester I want to share the talent of a wonderful student that I've had the privilege to instruct and watch develop into an exciting designer. <b>Bruce Pagacz </b>was a Floristry student a few years ago and then went to work for Floral Supply Syndicate at the San Francisco Flower Market. Bruce decided to come back to City College's Floristry Department and take the RF 85 class (Intro to Flower Arranging) so he could practice his passion to design again. Students can take this class twice for credit and they bring their own materials. I demonstrate a different design every class session. Bruce's interpretation of the lesson is always intriguing. He passionately designs in his own unique style with fascinating textures and materials that bring a smile to every one's face in the class. <br />
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Last month Bruce participated in the <b> Festival of Flowers </b>at The Cathedral of St. Mary's<b> </b>in San Francisco. I encourage the students to attend this show. Many talented and accomplished Bay Area designers are featured. Bruce being a humble individual did not tell me he was an exhibitor. Unexpectedly, I came across Bruce's displays. I was delighted to see his work and thrilled the public had the opportunity to enjoy his talent. I want to share his designs and thank him for making the RF 85 class an extra special experience for all of us. <br />
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<b><u>Bio - Bruce Pagacz</u></b><br />
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My initial interest in floral design is largely due to the
encouragement and influence of my friend Linda Hartley, who studied
Ikebana.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have an MFA in Painting and
Mixed Media from the San Francisco Art Institute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My previous employment in visual
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backgrounds that have been of value to me in pursuing my floral design career
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Early on in the process I realized that additional education
was needed in order for me to understand the full gamut of the industry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In searching for the educational component I
was pleased to find that City College of San Francisco offers an exceptional
program in Floristry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have learned a
great deal from the program they offer and have advised other people who may be
in Floristry to consider the program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
have also met some wonderful people who have been of inspiration to me.<br />
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years I have been employed in floral retail at Floral Supply Syndicate in the
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employment there and my presence in the market has allowed me to interact with
shop owners, designers, event planners and individuals who are just trying to
do it themselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This has added another
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My future goals include assisting in working and installing
events, working in a shop or floral studio and pursuing my own business
adventures and designs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5327249921387666155" name="_GoBack"></a>I
also desire to expand my floral knowledge base by spending some time in Europe
and taking a series of classes from European designers in the industry.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Succulents are trendy and popular with designers and consumers. Their an extraordinary material that is contemporary and interesting. The design possibilities are endless whether it be in a floral arrangement or landscape design. Oddly as it sounds, the latest trend in the floral design world is to spray paint the succulents. It's fascinating to see this new technique being used in design. I gravitate toward environmentally friendly specimens, but I'm always on the look out for whats new and different. Vertical and hanging plantings of succulents are popular in garden design. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The succulent garden above has been a four year project. This labor of love is used as a <b>decorative cutting garden.</b></span><b> </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've used these succulents from garden to arrangement to garden again (<b>reusing, recycling</b>). The garden is propagated by stem cuttings and some of the species include Echeveria, Crassula, and Aeonium. The garden is 90% Echeveria which is known to have 150 species. Succulent and cacti mix was added to the soil. The garden is watered once a week in the summer and much less in fall, winter and spring. Watering depends on climate temperate and rainfall. These succulents like sun/part shade.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The garden is great for my demonstration designs or large event designing. It's an ongoing wonderful process that is <b>green, organic and local</b>.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I highly recommend designers to have their own succulent cutting garden. If your limited on space, container gardens could work just fine. I have a few small container gardens included in my garden. <b>Pillows</b> and <b>Demijohn bottles </b>are incorporated</span><b> </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">into my design. These decorations add the element of surprise to the garden and give restful breaks between all the wonderful succulent textures. The bath is a fabulous way to bring native species of birds into your garden.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The succulent garden is between two outside lounging areas. The placement of the garden makes a great focal area and does not disrupt the flow of conversation</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or views</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">between the two areas.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <b>Demijohn </b>jugs in the garden were left over from wine brewing.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The glass is a beautiful accent that enhances the garden.</span></div>
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<span class="vshid"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
<b>concrete pillows </b>are from <b>Cottage Garden of Petaluma, California</b>.<a href="http://www.cottagegardensofpet.com/">http://www.cottagegardensofpet.com/</a>. This is one of
my favorite places for design inspiration. I highly recommend everyone
to visit this location. These stepping stones are sold under the name<b> Tuffits</b>. They come in different colors and styles. Fabulous garden
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Small wire fencing is placed around the garden for protection from animals. Athena has been known to lay, roll and even dig up the succulents. The succulents were easily replanted because of their hardness. I hope you experiment with your own <b>succulent cutting garden</b>. It's great to have that extra special specimen at your finger tips through out the year. Have fun with this <b>Eco-Friendly Garden.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seray Diep alumni of City College of San Francisco in the Environmental Horticulture and Floristry Department and Daniel Yee of San Francisco are the new owners of</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> West Portal Floral Company located in San Francisco, CA. Diep with his expertise in flower shop operations and floral design has joined forces with Yee who excels in business and marketing. This is Dieps' second floral business and location. He also owns an operates Lady Bug Flowers in Sausalito, CA. They are excited, passionate and enthusiastic about this new venture and welcome all to the new location at 51 West Portal Avenue in San Francisco, CA. We wish them much happiness and success! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">West Portal Floral Company is a full service flower shop with High Style European floral design, fresh cut flowers, orchids, weddings, business accounts, funerals, all occasions and delivery in the Bay Area. Contact information: 415-661-7277 and westportalfloral@gmail.com</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">City College of San Francisco Students made the above broaches<b> </b>for a project we were involved with recently. These armature structures are made out of aluminum wire, bullion wire, pearls, beads and ribbon. A broach style pin and clasp were wired on all the backs to make them authentic. All they need are floral accents to complete the design. Fresh floral adhesive works great for gluing the materials on.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">City College of San Francisco presented in <b>Talmage McLaurin's 2012-2013 American Floral Trends Forecast</b> program. We were requested to design a wedding bouquet for the <b>"American Gypsy" </b>Trend<b>.</b> This hit home with us and we ran with it. The process was truly exciting! I even nicknamed the team <b>"American Gypsy's"</b>. The City College students are wonderfully diverse in so many ways. They have unique expression, individual talent and so much culture to share . This just fits right into the Trend. Each student has their own style with characteristics of cottage shabby, retro, country or global chic. I truly saw each of them in this Trend. I encourage you to visit Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters, if you haven't already. These retail stores display a good feel for this Trend. I asked Oxana Sanukova the youngest member of the team to led the design because this Trend has a youthful look. It's important to see how the youthful mind is thinking. Oxana had the freedom to explore and create after the</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> framework, mechanics, colors, elements and flower choices were decided by the team. I was thrilled to see how she handled this project with such sophistication. Below are pictures of the process of this design. I hope you get a chance to explore the possibilities with this exciting Trend.</span><br />
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The original model design done on a smaller scale. We experimented with this first and then welded a larger bouquet frame to expand the size for the actual design. The frame was wrapped with fabric and then larger buttons and fabric decor were added. The technique of inserting through the button holes and wrapping onto the frame was used with silver decorative wire.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">City College of San Francisco's Menzies Chapter competed against 11 other Colleges located throughout the United States at the American Institute of Floral Designers National Symposium. The Symposium was held in Miami, Florida July 12th - 16th, 2012. This was a student competition with 34 competitors. City College received 8 of the 15
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">City College of San Francisco Student AIFD Chapter along with 12 other SAIFD Chapters were requested to create designs for the <b>2012-2013 </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>American Floral Trends Forecast </b>program. The program was presented at the American Institute of Floral Designers National Symposium<b> </b>in Miami, Florida on July 15, 2012.<b> </b>The program was presented and led by Talmage McLaurin who is the publisher of Florists' Review Enterprises. Each college had a student representative present the design on stage with Talmage. Julie Harris spoke about the <b>" Garden Club"</b> container design and Oxana Sanukova spoke about the <b>"American Gypsy "</b> wedding bouquet . These American Floral Trends of Rural Route, Garden Club, Sea to Shining Sea, American Gypsy and New Victorian were also explained and shown in the January, 2012 issue of Florists' Review magazine. <a href="http://www.floristsreview.com/home">http://www.floristsreview.com/home</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The biggest challenges for us were conceiving a fresh and innovated design that translated the Trend and getting the props and mechanics to another state. Each college was provided the concepts, color swatches, possible flowers combinations and elements for their Trend</span>.<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The concept for<b> "Garden Club" </b>is a progressive and modern approach to the local garden clubs of America. Think in terms of micro and vertical plantings, modernized garden tools, colorful garden boots, gilded wood, spheres and stylized birds to name a few of the Trends characteristics. Below is the process of the design in the workroom at Miami. The students did a phenomenal job working individually and as a team. I had a smile on my face from ear to ear during the program. It was so exciting and joyful to see all the students interact with Talmage on stage. This was a wonderful experience for everyone. </span><br />
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Join us for lots of fun at the <a href="http://www.kbflowers.com/index.php/2012-kitayama-open-house">Kitayama Brothers Open House and Design Contest</a> on Saturday, June 16th. I’m thrilled to be a judge for the Competition and can’t wait to see all the new talent. I’m especially excited to judge the new division with the student competitors. I competed in many floral design competitions in the beginning of my floral career and learned so much from each one. Being a competitor teaches you how to make the quick decisions which are necessary in any successful floral business.<br /><br />The CCSF students are ready for the Kitayama Cup! I’m holding an <b>Inverted Hand Tied Bouquet</b> designed by Gwen Cabangis last night who is one of my students in the wedding class this semester at <b>City College of San Francisco</b>.<br /><br /><b>Wine & Vine Design</b> is the competition title this year and the competitors will design two pieces, a centerpiece and a bottle adornment. <b>The Open Division</b> is for all floral designers with more than five years of professional design experience. The new <b>Level I Division</b> is for all floral designers with less than 5 years professional design experience and <b>students of floral design</b>.<br /><br />Cash prizes are awarded to First, Second, and Third place competitors in both Divisions. There is also a <b>People's Choice Award</b>. This is where all attendees have a chance to pick their favorite floral design. We hope to see you all there to share this wonderful educational experience! Please email: <a href="mailto:information@kitayamabrothers.com">information@kitayamabrothers.com</a> for contest details. <b>Deadline for registration is June 1st</b>. Jenny T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18390053173299216448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327249921387666155.post-91190730332383607562012-04-01T19:26:00.000-07:002012-05-30T16:23:44.981-07:00AIFD "ARTIST IN RESIDENCE" PROGRAM<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<b> AIR</b> STANDS FOR <b>"ARTIST IN RESIDENCE"</b>. This is an exciting program that student members of AIFD coordinate with their advisor. Student AIFD (SAIFD) maintain Chapters from 13 colleges and universities throughout the U.S. The Chapters are required to host AIR programs at their instructional facility. AIFD designers are invited to teach, demonstrate and share their expertise. Local suppliers/wholesalers and growers can participate by donating product for a program. The latest trends, techniques, and styles are implemented into these programs and student interaction is essential. An important objective is to build bridges of community and career opportunities while also helping industry designers become more acquainted with the colleges training programs. The Menzie Chapter at City College of San Francisco is strong and competitive. The Chapter has produced many award winning students that became AIFD members and industry leaders.Jenny T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18390053173299216448noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327249921387666155.post-29795812376716159222012-03-30T11:03:00.000-07:002012-05-30T16:16:31.099-07:00BOUQUETS TO ART 2012 - BEHIND THE SCENES<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Ruth Asawa's wire sculptures and her concept of classic shapes<br />with unexpected materials was the inspriration for the floral design.<br />Her weaving and tying of wire, circular shapes inside each other and the<br />shadows they project are brilliant techniques for floral designers to<br />expand and explore." <i>Jenny Tabarracci </i><br /></td></tr>
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Twenty years ago I experienced my first <b>Bouquets to Art</b>. I was lucky to assist a talented designer of a wonderful flower shop that was located in Mill Valley, CA. (Hastings and Hastings). This experience was exhilarating and I dreamed of being a designer in the show one day. My first opportunity exhibiting was in1998 and each year is just as challenging and inspiring as the next. The creativity of the show is amazing. I wanted to address some of the most common questions asked to me about the show. I hope this provides more insight on what happens behind the scenes for a floral designer at Bouquets to Art.<br /><br />1. <b>How do you decide on the art work?</b><br /><br /> The floral designers pick their top 5 choices and the BTA<br /> committee selects one of these.<br /><br />2. <b>How does one go about exhibiting in the show?</b><br /><br /> The floral designers are selected and invited by the BTA<br /> committee. You can ask the committee to be an<br /> exhibitor or you can be recommended. They may want <br /> to see your work and meet with you.<br /><br />3. <b>How often do you refresh the design?</b><br /><br /> This depends on the materials one uses. The designs<br /> can be refreshed an hour before the museum opens or <br /> closes.<br /><br />4. <b>Who pays for the flowers and materials?</b><br /><br /> The exhibitors pay for all of their design expenses.<br /><br />5. <b>Can you use any materials that you want?</b><br /><br /> No, the museum prohibits the use of some materials.<br /> The BTA committee provides the floral designers with a<br /> list of what is acceptable.Jenny T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18390053173299216448noreply@blogger.com0