Category Archives: Art

Tree of a Different Kind

Posted on July 24, 2015 by liseannforeman

An American artist has found roots in his agricultural upbringing. Award-winning contemporary artist and Syracuse University art professor Sam Van Aken has created a tree that bears 40 different types of fruit. Through a process called grafting, the artist … Continue reading →

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Art in Bloom Took Over Edmonton! 2015

Posted on July 23, 2015 by liseannforeman

Edmonton hosted the first annual Art in Bloom Festival earlier this month. The four day festival featured five art galleries and five flower shops collaborating in a fun and unique event. Five talented flower shops teamed up with … Continue reading →

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Floating Flower Oasis

Posted on April 17, 2015 by flowergalore

The Museum of Experimental Science and Innovation in Tokyo is currently featuring an interactive flower installation, called Floating Flower Garden. A simple white space has been turned into a flower oasis; over 2,300 colourful and fragrant orchids, with their full … Continue reading →

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Queen of all the Flower Crowns!

Posted on March 26, 2015 by flowergalore

Flower crowns are all the rage these days. Fresh flowers in your hair just simply put a pep in your step. Brides, festival goers, graduates, birthday celebrators- there are many reasons to sport little lovelies around your tête. … Continue reading →

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Flowers and Ice

Posted on February 24, 2015 by flowergalore

Earlier this year, a talented Japanese artist, Azuma Makoto, put on an exhibit titled “ICED FLOWERS”. The exhibition featured compositions of beautiful flowers encased inside massive blocks of ice. Cymbidium orchids, anthurium, and helliconia were just a few of the … Continue reading →

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Flower Beards … Are they really a Trend now?

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Connor Lowry

Big, Bushy Beards are receiving a whole lot of media attention; recently many young men from all over the world (and internet) are adopting this interesting and scruffy look. The Large beards are often associated with a hipster culture,( though … Continue reading →

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New Trend Alert: Fairy Gardens

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Connor Lowry

Summer of 2014 is here and I have discovered a new “little” trend, made up of small plants and imagination. I have discovered the “Fairy Garden”. Don’t let the term scare you; there are no fairies needed. A “fairy garden” … Continue reading →

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How to press flowers

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Connor Lowry

Pressing flowers and/or leaves is a fairly simple process, you just have to be a little bit patient! 1) Use absorbent paper like newspaper or paper towel. Don’t use paper with an embossed pattern as that will give a waffle … Continue reading →

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A WW1 Soldiers Pressed Flowers

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Connor Lowry

This beautiful album full of pressed flowers documents one soldiers travels on the front lines of Europe during World War One. As this is the centenary year for WW1, items from the time period are becoming quite popular with collectors. … Continue reading →

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Making Moss in your Garden

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Connor Lowry

Adding moss to your garden can make a pretty unique look. It’s pretty easy to create moss and it can be “added” to a variety of items, like these clay posts… Or this purse that has been re-purposed as a … Continue reading →