The making of a floral arrangement, the making off

This is the second part of The making of a floral arrangement.

This is the making off of gathering material, all foraged in the landscape surrounding the arts center which means they are really local flora.  I just pick them because of the color and shape and having in mind I wanted subtle but powerful statements in each of the creations.  I dedicated time to work with them, and was happy with the pieces and the final results.
I hope you enjoy it!

 

 

 

The making of a floral arrangement

In the past months I have been travelling and working in different cities. It has been an exciting start of new projects that will continue after a short break for some days of vacation.  I did not have much time for blogging, but part of the work involved shooting many photos and I am still working on organizing the archive and albums.  I will be posting about some of the projects in the next days.

The weeks I spent working in some project in an arts center near Antwerpen (Belgium), gave the opportunity to also experiment with new ideas about foraged flora and the new floral movement using wildflowers, locally and sustainably harvested. I had the chance to create some floral arrangements to be used in various vernissages, and I admit, I had great time!

Here are some of the arrangements in a spectacular scenery, a former butterflies house that is a perfect  luxurious but very neglected background that I loved photograph.
Next post will be about the making off and close ups of materials.

I hope you enjoy it!

  

London walks, Camley Street Natural Park

 A visit a to a fantastic piece of nature inside a city,

a wildlife reserve, The Camley Street Natural Park, in the surroundings
 of King's Cross green areas and besides Regent's Canal.

Just in the middle of one of the busiest developing parts of London houses a 

two acre nature reserve that was once a "coal drop" and after being left misused,

 nature played its part in overtaking the space. 

One of the points of interest is the Floating Forest Garden, a fantastic forest

 create on a barge by the Regent's Canal, a perfect example of men working 

along with nature. 

London walks, Camden area, hidden gardens and nature spaces

This post is from London and is part of a activity I documented, a series of walks 

to some hidden green areas in the city: parks, community gardens, nature reserves,

that are providing the city with nature spaces for wildlife and leisure time.

It is late May, spring was blooming and shows some details of the first walk.

The area is Camden/King's Cross-St. Pancras, a vibrant and full of regenerating 

energy area in North London, that in late years has been designated to house 

new urban and creative models for the development of the metropolis.

The walk started at Camden St., just the first stop to experience a glimpse of 

what was going to be the rest of walks in subsequent days.  Here are few images, 

with details of nature overtaking some façades, buildings and even the streets, 

some times in very original ways!

This walk ended at the first proper garden to visit, St. Pancras Old Church Garden 

where you can visit The Soane Mausoleum, designed by Sir John Soane RA (1753-1837), 

architect of vary famous historic buildings.  He designed this site honoring the memory

 of his wife dead in 1815, and where he is also buried.

White Floral

An arrangement of foraged flora with Cardamine pratensis and Fumaria officinalis, a great match for a delicate bouquet, and they last perfectly more than a week.

Son Baulo, a country retreat in Majorca

I spent few days in Majorca last month, 

but I only carried my ipad with me this time, as it was a business trip.  

I had time to visited again Son Baulo in Lloret,

a place that is a tearoom in the afternoons 

and restaurant and events venue at night.

My first visit was two years ago, I was happy to confirm that 

it stays as natural and country-scenic as I remembered.