Stoneblossom: July 2009

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

BREAKING NEWS!!!: The Floral Artistry Institute now open for registration!

Months in planning, STONEBLOSSOM is thrilled to announce our collaboration with RISD Continuing Education presenting: THE FLORAL ARTISTRY INSTITUTE!!!

The catalogues are hot off the press and we are just so excited to offer a comprehensive floral design program unique in the New England area! Workshops will be taught from our busy East Greenwich design studio - with plenty of hands on experience.
Registration is now open and we know these classes will fill up quickly so don't delay!!!

Whether you enroll in the full sequence of Floral Artistry Institute classes - or take individual ones for personal enrichment, you're sure to gain a foundation in floral design elements and techniques while pursuing your passion for flowers.

A Letter of Recognition is awarded to students who complete all six courses with satisfactory standing.

The Institute gets underway this Fall with Introduction to Floral Artistry: Beginning to Bloom with John Orton. It's a series of hands-on introductory workshops on selecting, processing and caring for flowers, as well as design mechanics and construction techniques.

Also offered is Wonderful Wedding Florals with Naomi Garcia. Participants get an overview of designing flowers and other decorative elements for weddings. Bouquet construction is covered at length, as are all elements of wedding decor. Not to be missed! Naomi is Stoneblossom's bouquet stylist. Learn from the best in the biz!!!

Sure to be wildly popular, Deck the Halls: Designing for the Holidays is taught by "Mr Christmas" himself - Dennis Delsignore! Explore new possibilities for your holiday decor as well as creating your own seasonal design to take home with this terrific single-session extravaganza!

In subsequent semesters, you'll learn about professional business practices, event planning and advanced floral artistry techniques. During a floral artistry externship, you may gain practical experience while aiding in the the preparations and execution of an actual Stoneblossom-designed event!

REGISTER PROMPTLY!
We anticipate these exciting workshops will fill up fast so don't miss out!
Click on this link: www.risd.edu/ce for the low-down and we hope to see you all in the Fall!!!

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Brilliant Ballet...

Last weekend's marriage of Yana and Dwight at Newport's Belle Mer was a dreamy, whimsical, creative tour de force! Flowers "danced" from table to table - creating a roomful of graceful contortions and statuesque displays!

The dicey weather held out for the gorgeous seaside ceremony. The aisle was lined with natural river stones and lanterns.

What a lovely couple they are - and isn't that gown a stunner???!!!

Inside the ballroom, Stoneblossom designer Dennis Delsignore did a brilliant job with his clean yet delicate touch - making each and every varied glass container absolute poetry!

Green Goddess callas....

The dramatic mantle all set to glow!

The Bride's vision was inspired by Jeff Leatham's book "Flowers". He was the resident florist for the Four Seasons Hotel Georges V in Paris and broke new ground with his use of flowers in totally new ways.

underwater....

completely out of water!

fondled and manipulated in and out of the vase - and even upside-down...

As the sun set, candles were lit - and the blue architectural lighting from Ormonde Productions kicked in - adding yet another layer of magic to the setting.