Unbridled Rustic Bouquet

Left overs in the fridge don't stay there long. Today I rummaged through to make a nosegay with a nostalgic and rustic tone. Adding pale blue Scabbiossas, some dried barley from the studio and a few wild peas I had planted out back provided just the right notes that were missing to soften the Echeveria, Heather, Dusty Miller combination we visited in the last post. Copper, gold and gray satin ribbons were a nice counterpoint to the wild roses and magnolia leaves. Perhaps this could serve as the bouquet to the centerpiece whose parts we revisited or simply call it what it is, a well distilled reimagining. I quite like it and may suggest it to a bride I am working with. Hope she likes it as much as I do.

Summertime

It's hot and sweaty in the city and the plum trees are relentlessly dense with burgundy leaves. I began with a study in dark burgundy which morphed into a purple and magenta story. It made me think of Billy Holiday, all bruised, sleepy eyed and woozy- where blood and tears collide and the mood is dark and saturated with longing and foreboding shadows but not without hints of innocence and fragility.

Grey Sky Mornings

Some grey sky

mornings refuse to

give up their form

until they've been

perfect vehicles for

our thoughts

.....R. Cowans

photo by Hannah Davis

Bouquet is composed of lemon scented geranium, scabbiossa and tweedia.

Pocket Full of Posies

This posy of Black Scabbiossas was created for a Bride's Magazine editorial feature. The ribbon was made of hand died frayed lavender organza cut on the bias.