On Saturday October 18th several members and friends attended a workshop run by Ann Swain. The emphasis of the day was on stems – we only used 1-3 flowers all day! This was a challenge for some of us who feel we are less creative and artistic than others.
During the morning we concentrated on decorating a flower stem suitable for a modern bride to carry or to place in a narrow vase. For the afternoon we decorated stems we had collected from our gardens – the results, as Ann had predicted were experimental and very individual.
We had all arrived ‘with the kitchen sink’ of accessories including wires, sisal ,wire mesh, ribbons, wool, buttons, preserved plant materials and lots of glue and all thought we hadn’t the right materials but it was amazing what was produced.
Thank you Ann for a very enjoyable and ‘different’ workshop , for your encouragement , ideas and positive, constructive criticism. Thanks also to Ann G for organising it.
A few photos below but they do not do justice to the skill of the participants and the individuality of the designs.
