WORKSHOP – FUSION | FLOWERS + ART – FLORAL DESIGN WORKSHOP IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

FUSION | Flowers + Art
a three day floral design workshop
Hosted by Françoise Weeks and Alicia Schwede
Seattle, Washington
October 11, 12, 13, 2019 

Get ready for a workshop that will be illuminating, productive and so much fun. Join Alicia Schwede of Flirty Fleurs and Françoise Weeks of Françoise Weeks European Floral Design for a three day intensive of floral mastery where you can expand your horizons as an artist and where flowers are your medium!

Create, learn, and explore your creative side as you try your hand at designing woodland inspired centerpieces, bridal bouquets, large scale arrangements, and botanical jewelry – to name a few of what we’ll be creating at this unique workshop.
Day 2 of the workshop will be dedicated to large scale and artistic designs. Students will be given the option of two different tracks.
Track 1 will be the super artistic Floral Dress and intricate masks.
Track 2 will be large scale wedding inspired designs.
We will be in touch with each student prior to the workshop to discuss which track the student will like to participate in.
This is a one-of-a-kind workshop where you’ll push the boundaries, learn valuable mechanics, delve into the art of floral design and have lots of fun!

These two talented floral artists are joining forces to share their diverse styles in one weekend. Attendees will be immersed in each artist’s unique vision in a way that will encourage the discovery of your own unique style. No matter what your personal style is, you will learn valuable skills from two seasoned teachers.

The workshop is being hosted at the famed Seattle Wholesale Growers Market on October 11, 12, & 13, 2019. Over the three days attendees will engage in hands-on instruction with both instructors, learning techniques for flower care, color distribution, and mechanics. Attendees will work in small teams to create fantastical botanical couture and an impressive woodland designed installation. The floral arrangements, wearable art and installations that are created during the workshop will be totally swoon-worthy.

Photographs shared in this post are from the Fall 2018 3 Day workshop, as you can see we shared a lot of laughs! All photographs are by Alexandra Knight Photography.

What is Included:
• Three days of hands-on instruction including personal time with each instructor. Explanation for why the instructors make each choice and which mechanics that are the best practice for the techniques being demonstrated so that the skills learned are easily transferable to the each attendees unique design style.
• A limited number of spaces will be offered so that each participant will have time to have meaningful interaction with each instructor. Feel free to ask about anything floral or business related during down time.
• The opportunity to work with foraged and locally grown flowers, many of which are grown by the instructors. All flowers, foliages, and containers used will be provided. You may keep every arrangement and wearable art piece that you create or the workshop team can donate it to a local women’s shelter if you are unable to take it home with you.
• A write up after the workshop on Flirty Fleurs Blog will mention each student with a photograph of their work and links to their website and social media accounts to increase their exposure.
• Lifelong friendships and community. Participants may decide what contact information and social media accounts they would like to share with the group so that everyone can stay in touch.
• Continental breakfast and a catered lunch each day.
• A gift basket of items personally selected by the instructors for their usefulness, helpful information, or because they are just plain fun.

Where:
The workshop is being held in the Seattle Wholesale Grower’s Market, a co-op of Pacific Northwest flower farmers located in the Georgetown neighborhood south of Downtown Seattle. This Seattle treasure provides locally grown fresh flowers, foliage and plants to the floral industry. You will want to arrive early on Friday so that you will have time to browse their amazing offerings, especially the enormous variety of dahlias that their farmers bring in. The Market will be closed on Saturday and Sunday.

Investment:

Registration price is $1,750
Save Your Space with a $500 Deposit, Balance Due on October 1, 2019

Make an investment in yourself by attending the FUSION | Flowers + Art workshop! We will be sharing tips and techniques that took us many years to learn. By the end of the workshop, you will gain tremendous confidence in your abilities. You will benefit greatly from two instructors who are extremely passionate about what we do. Combined, we have over 50 years of experience in the floral industry, and we want to share what we have learned with you so and watch you grow!
For registration after September 30th please email Alicia at workshops@flirtyfleurs.com to confirm availability.

What is not included:
• You will be responsible for all travel arrangement to get to the Workshop (including airfare and car rental/train fare/etc.). The market is an easy Uber ride from all parts of Seattle.
• Accommodations are not included. However, we are happy to recommend nearby accommodations or we suggest checking out AirBnB listings for the Georgetown Neighborhood. 
• Evening meals

Cancellation policy:
The FUSION | Flowers + Art instructors have spent a lot of time and energy planning and preparing for this workshop to give you the best possible experience at an incredible value. We regret that we are not able to offer refunds for any reason including but not limited to any kind of emergency, travel breakdown, no shows, or acts of God. You are strongly encouraged to purchase travel insurance for protection against natural disasters and unforeseen circumstances. You may transfer your registration to another person as long as the workshop team is notified by email of the transfer. Notification that the registration has been transferred may be sent to workshops@flirtyfleurs.com and must be received by midnight on September 30th. The initial registrant is responsible for collecting any payment from the person who is assuming their registration. The workshop team is unable to assume any responsibility for collecting payment for a transferred registration.
The FUSION | Flowers + Art team reserves the right to cancel the workshop if there are less than six (6) attendees. In the unlikely event that the workshop is cancelled all registration fees will be refunded within 90 days.

The Schedule Of The Day: Friday, October 11th8:00am  Browse the flowers at  Seattle Wholesale Grower’s Market
Start Time: 8:30 Gather for coffee, tea, and treats and get to know each other during introductions
Morning Session: Françoise will kick off our three days together with a design session on creating woodland inspired centerpieces.
Lunch Time: Enjoy a catered lunch
Afternoon Session: Start the afternoon creating Bodacious bridal bouquets with Alicia – design time to create your own work of art!
Second afternoon session: Surprise design …
Day Concludes, enjoy a free evening in Seattle!

The Schedule Of The Day: Saturday, October 12th
Start Time: 8:30 Gather for coffee, tea, and treats
Morning Session: Françoise and Alicia will share a variety of techniques and mechanics to create various installation pieces. Exact pieces will be shared on the day of the workshop – think big, think fun, and think educational.
Lunch Time: Enjoy a catered lunch and afternoon project planning
Afternoon Session: Continue with learning and designing how to create a variety of installations.

Day Concludes, enjoy a free evening in Seattle!

The Schedule Of The Day: Sunday, October 13th
Start Time: 8:30 Gather for coffee, tea, and treats
Morning Session: Ask the Experts! Get your pens & notepads ready as we’ll start the day with a business session. Your instructors spill the beans on anything that you want to know (almost).
Lunch Time: Enjoy a catered lunch
Afternoon Session: Botanical Wearable is the plan for our afternoon — get ready to have fun and try your hand at creating a variety of botanical wearables. Both Françoise and Alicia will share a variety of bracelets, necklaces, flower combs, halos, rings – if you can wear it we’ll show you how to make it!

Day Concludes, closing conversation, gratitude and send off

Françoise Weeks, born in Belgium, has infused her work with a quintessential European reverence for flowers and nature. Combined with creativity and mechanical ingenuity, she has crystalized her singular style of Textural Woodlands and Botanical Haute Couture pieces, garnering a global following.
Her generosity of knowledge and perspective in use of floral materials, structure and techniques, create rigorous and exciting learning opportunities for her students to explore all that nature has to offer.
Françoise’s studio is located in Portland, OR. She teaches workshops in her studio and offers online courses and skype classes as well. She also has taught in many cities in the US and in Mexico, England, Sweden, Iceland, Canada, China and Australia. Her dynamic work has been published in national and international magazines.
In December 2018 her book “The Herbal Recipe Keeper” was published by Timber Press.

 

Alicia Schwede practically grew up in a garden, playing amongst her grandmother’s roses and clipping sweet peas and lilacs from her neighbor’s yards. Alicia launched her floral career in 1998 in San Francisco, California. After a move to Denver, CO, she launched Bella Fiori in 2003. Within two years she was winning awards for her floral art and receiving the first of over 40 features in print and nearly 100 online.

Alicia launched her website Flirty Fleurs in 2010 as a blog to share her love of flowers with others, celebrate great floral designers, and support other florists. It has become one of the most heavily trafficked websites in the industry because of her passion and the wealth of information that is available. She has become a leader in the industry, presenting at Florabundance Inspirational Design Days every year. Alicia is a sought after adviser to growers, wholesalers and florists alike and has her own collection of bulb flowers offered by Longfield Gardens.

In addition to Flirty Fleurs, Alicia has published a book of bridal bouquets titled Bella Bouquets, and the magazine Flirty Fleurs. She has been sharing her passion for flowers since 2007 through more than a dozen workshops that she teaches each year, one-on-one instruction and mentoring. Alicia serves on the board of directors of the Seattle Wholesale Growers Market, a co-op of flower farmers in Washington and Oregon, as an industry liaison. Alicia takes on the occasional wedding through her studio, Bella Fiori in Arlington, WA outside of Seattle.

 

The Details:
Date: October 11, 12, & 13, 2019
Location: Seattle Wholesale Growers Market
Investment:
$1750
Save Your Space with a $500 Deposit, Balance Due on October 1, 2019
Email us at workshops@flirtyfleurs.com with any questions and/or you’d like to pay for your space with a check.
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