The Dogwood Dog

If you are familiar with my work, you know I love to create floral sculptures! The topiaries I have designed include a lemon leaf elephant, a rose lion, a petal and gold leafed cow, a mini-sunflower pineapple, and my dogwood dog.

This was for an event in the Pool Room at the Four Seasons. We created this sculpture- modeled after the client’s actual dog- to greet guests as they entered the restaurant. If you look closely, you will see an original Pablo Picasso mural on the wall behind the topiary. My idea was to have a guard dog protecting the painting! To make these statues, we have a sculptor create the frame out of Styrofoam and chicken wire. Then the individual dogwood flowers are applied directly to the frame. This is one of the few times when I use silk flowers. Because of the size of the dog (it is four feet tall and almost six feet long), it usually takes about two hours to adorn, in addition to the time it will be on display at the event, so silk makes the production possible. I also love the idea that my clients can keep the sculpture forever as a memento of their event.

Bride-o-rama Video

Thought I would share this interview that I recently did with Bride-o-rama:



You can find more videos and lots of helpful information at http://www.brideorama.com/.

Welcome!

Welcome to my new blog! Lately, I have been getting a lot of requests for ideas and tips, so I decided to start writing a little bit every week to let you know what I am working on and designing. I just got back from the Hotel du Cap (http://www.edenroc-hotel.fr/) in the South of France where my team and I spent two weeks installing an event. It was more than just a wedding, it was an extravaganza! The elegance of the hotel and the natural beauty of the area made my job that much harder! How could I improve on this?

But I always say that we are in the business of making dreams come true, so we designed an aisle treatment that would compliment the look of the hotel and also create an elegant frame for the ceremony. The bride wanted traditional white, but with a hint of something more playful. So for the ceremony, we came up with this:

I like to thing of them as over sized wedding bells! I also liked adding something so structural to the lush natural environment. So, if you have not already, check out the website. I have changed the whole look of it, and added a bunch of new photos to the portfolio! I hope you like it...