Flowering: Art History & Arrangement at Ox Bow

Create a living sculpture with flowers while considering foundational historical floral styles, including Dutch Baroque, ikebana, and contemporary movements. Following a demonstration, participants will experiment with vessel armature techniques such as wire mesh, pin frog, and tape grid. Local flowers from White Barn Flower Company in Holland, Michigan, will be provided to each participant. The class will conclude with a group discussion, after which participants will take their ephemeral arrangements home. For a full-day making experience, during which you will make a painting of your floral arrangement, sign up for the second part of this workshop, Floral Still-Life Painting, led by James Brandess.

Plan to bring: a vessel, garden gloves, and a box to transport your arrangement.