CLASS SIZE IS LIMITED!
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DESIGN BUILDING BLOCKS
Four class. Series Only
$495 for the full four-class series ($450 if registered by December 1st)
Session 1: Saturday Mornings, January 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th, 10:15-12:30pm
Session 2: Monday Mornings, January 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th, 10:15-12:30pm
Session 3: Saturday Mornings, February 2nd, 9th, 16th, and 23rd, 10:15-12:30pm
Session 4: Monday Mornings, February 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th, 10:15-12:30pm
CLASS ONE: INTRODUCTION TO PROCESSING & CARE TECHNIQUES, HAND-TIED BOUQUETS
Our first class will get you comfortable handling and thinking about fresh flowers. Instruction on processing and care of materials, discussion on seasonality, vocabulary and defining primary, secondary and filler flowers. The origin and uses of hand-tied bouquets. Demonstration of types of hand-tied bouquets. hands-on experience creating your own hand-tied bouquet for you to take home.
CLASS TWO: THE BEAUTY AND DIVERSITY OF GREENS
This class will focus on the endless possibilities of foliage. Exotic leaves, variegated bushes, and slender grasses utilized in a variety of imaginative ways. A wonderful way to bring nature into your home. Focal arrangements, napkin treatments, candle treatments, wreaths, and more. Hands-on experience creating some of these projects. With take homes, of course!
CLASS THREE: CENTERPIECES
Building upon knowledge of hand-tied bouquets and leaf treatments, we will work together to create some of the most innovative centerpieces you have seen. You might be amazed that you will be able to accomplish some of these things by yourself. You will create your own centerpiece to take home.
CLASS FOUR: PERSONAL PROJECT
This class will require some homework turned in the week before: color swatches and a few snapshots of a particular area of your home-dining room, entryway, living room, as well as your favorite container for that area-perhaps a silver bowl, a ceramic cache-pot, an old copper pitcher. We will have discussed throughout the entire four class session your personal style and taste. We will now add to that your environment, the importance of bringing nature into it, and ways to do so. In this class you will conceive and create a custom-made floral design for your home.
THE LIFESTYLE SERIES
Series of six-classes, classes may also be purchased individually.
$140 per class, $750 for the full six-class series (a $90 savings)
Class 1: Wednesday Evening, January 9th, 6:15-9:00pm ~ Ikebana
Class 2: Wednesday Evening, January 23rd, 6:15-9:00pm ~ Field Trip
Class 3: Wednesday Evening, February 6th, 6:15-9:00pm ~ Wedding Design
Class 4: Wednesday Evening, February 20th, 6:15-9:00pm ~ Floral Art
Class 5: Wednesday Evening, March 5th, 6:15-9:00pm ~ Home Entertaining
Class 6: Wednesday Evening, March 19th, 6:15-9:00pm ~ Container Garden
The Lifestyle Series will offer an exciting combination of classes that will enhance your every day life. We will explore floral design through multiple disciplines and areas of interest. Each class will include demonstrations, as well as hands-on design with a finished product for you to take home and enjoy. The classes will be devoted to a single design theme: Ikebana, container gardening, home entertaining, wedding design, and floral art. This series also includes an exclusive after hours field trip to a flower market where students can purchase whatever materials they choose and produce their own personal design.
The Lifestyle Series is recommended for everyone. These are all new classes, so even students who have taken our Design Building Blocks and Advanced Design I and II series will enjoy the opportunity for continued learning. The level of difficulty will vary and can be tailored to individual needs.
CLASS ONE: IKEBANA ~ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9TH
Join Keiko Kubo as she teaches her contemporary approach to traditional style ikebana. Keiko is the author of “Keiko’s Ikebana: A Contemporary Approach to the Traditional Japanese Art of Flower Arranging.” With a Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture Keiko has designed flower arrangements by combining her knowledge and appreciation of both of these art forms. She describes her approach to ikebana as a freestyle mix of classical principles and contemporary Western design.
CLASS TWO: FIELD TRIP ~ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23RD
Come and join us for an informative and memorable experience as we take an exclusive after hours field trip to one of our favorite wholesale flower markets. The market will be ours as we explore the wide variety of fresh flowers, plants, and containers. Each student will be given a class allowance to purchase materials for that evening’s design and the freedom to create something completely unique and individual. Botanicals designers will be on hand to offer suggestions and guidance when needed. Students are welcome to (but certainly not required to) purchase above and beyond their class allowance at wholesale pricing for that evening’s project or for their home.
CLASS THREE: WEDDING DESIGN ~ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH
Kara Hillier and Jesse Deckard, two of the most exciting and innovative wedding designers in Chicago, will share tips, inspiration, and hands-on design in an action packed evening all about weddings. They will cover personal flowers, centerpieces, and the clever little details that truly make a wedding unique. Kara and Jesse’s most recent work will be seen in top bridal publications such as Chicago Social Bride, Grace Ormonde Wedding Style, and The Knot.
CLASS FOUR: FLORAL ART ~ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH
Casey Cooper, President of Botanicals and author of “What’s Your Bridal Style?”, will lead you through an exploration of your style through a floral art project. Working with a variety of fresh and dried materials, each student will put their personal stamp on a permanent project to display in their home. Botanicals will provide the framework for your art piece, along with an array of mosses, exotic woods, manzanita branches, pods, hydrangea, and more.
CLASS FIVE: HOME ENTERTAINING ~ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5TH
“A beautiful table is a gift you give your guests, one that thanks them for coming.” In this session, Diane Mahon, dinner party stylist and consultant, will share with you her expertise in home entertaining. Covering menu planning, table appointments, linens, and, of course, flowers, Diane will have you hosting like a pro. With entertaining insights, resources, and practical knowledge, Diane will also guide you through the steps to create your own personal entertaining style, so every party comes off with ease and your guests--and you!--enjoy a truly relaxed and memorable evening. Diane has been featured on the Daily Candy website, in Chicago Social, Crains Chicago Business, the Chicago Tribune and will be featured in the upcoming January issue of InStyle magazine.
CLASS SIX: CONTAINER GARDENING ~ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19TH
“The container gardener is limited only by imagination”. Kim Kozimor, of Kim Kozimor Garden Design, will offer you everything you need to know to construct a lush, seasonal container garden installation. Kim is an award-winning designer who specializes in gardens for small urban spaces such as rooftops, terraces and balconies. She is a certified Master Gardener (University of Illinois Extension), has taught at the Chicago Botanic Garden and appeared on gardening segments on CBS and Fox Television.
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