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April 2015

Feature Designer, Floral Companies, Products

First Jewels|Joseph Massie

 

I’ve always had soft spot for Snowdrops, they’re unashamedly my favorite Spring blossom. Always blooming first, ahead of Crocus, Narcissi, Primroses and latent Hyacinth, and aside from possessing a personal significance to me,  they’re at once humble and delicate, yet strong and bold. 

 
Photo Property of Joseph Massie

Photo Property of Joseph Massie

Photo Property of Joseph Massie

Photo Property of Joseph Massie

This Spring I spent some time creating a selection of delicate floral jewels, fundamentally to portray an expression of the delicacy and sublimity of Spring.  In early January, I purchased one hundred Snowdrop plants (Galanthus) and nurtured them carefully from shoots through to delicate blossoms, whilst working simultaneously on the delicate structures for the jewelry bases. In this art series, I’ve combined the Snowdrops with a collection of other early Spring finds – dried seed heads, grey grasses, cracked Lunaria seeds and a spent snail shell collide alongside fragmented elements of early Spring gems.
 
Photo Property of Joseph Massie

Photo Property of Joseph Massie

Photo Property of Joseph Massie

Photo Property of Joseph Massie

All the pieces lasted for just twenty four hours ~ a fragile, yet appropriate time frame for this project, and afterwards, the remaining Snowdrop plants were donated to local care homes.  
 
Photo Property of Joseph Massie

Photo Property of Joseph Massie

Photo Property of Joseph Massie

Photo Property of Joseph Massie

Early Spring always feels so precious to me ~ something precious, something to be treasured. I hope that ‘First Jewels’ does this time justice.
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Floral Companies, Industry Events

Contests Happening Around The World

 

Prestige, prizes and recognition awaits all around the world in the form of floral industry contests and Floral.today has brought you just a few that are going on right now! From simply entering your name to vying for international design titles, there are many levels of contest just waiting for you to enter and show off your design skill!

We are going to start off with the contests that have the shortest expiration date and work our way from there!

Always remember it’s more than just trying to win money when it comes to these contests. This is a time to show off to the floral design industry professionalism representation or your utmost skill with floral designing. So good luck to those of you that take the leap with some of these amazing contests!

Image Property of The Florist

Image Property of The Florist

FloraBritain Logo Contest

Host: FloraBritain and The Florist
Country: United Kingdom
Closing Date: Friday 24th April at 23:59pm

Entry Cost: Free
Eligibility: Click LINK for terms and conditions! 
Prize: £1000 Worth Of Flowers
Logo Used in All FloraBritain Advertising and Marketing

 

Image Property of Mayesh Wholesale Florist

Image Property of Mayesh Wholesale Florist

The Mayesh Instagram Photo Challenge

Host: Mayesh Wholesale Florist, Inc.
Country: United States of America
Closing Date: Tuesday June 30th, 2015 at 11:59pm

Entry Cost: Free
Eligibility: Click LINK for terms and conditions! 
Prize: Mayesh T-shirt
Feature on the Mayesh Instagram Page

 

Image Property of Society of American Florists

Image Property of Society of American Florists

48th Annual Sylvia Cup Design Competition

Host: Professional Floral Communicators International
Sponsors: California Cut Flowers Commission
Oasis Floral Products
Country: United States of America

Contest Details: Contact SAF's Jenny Scala at (800) 336-4743; pfci@safnow.org

Prize: $3,000
The Sylvia Cup — an engraved silver trophy
Recognition during the Stars of the Industry Awards Dinner at SAF Amelia Island 2015
Complimentary registration to 2016 SAF Convention

 

Image Property of Fusion Flowers Magazine

Image Property of Fusion Flowers Magazine


Fusion Flowers International
Designer of the Year Competition 2015

Host: Fusion Flowers Magazine
Country: International
Closing Date: Monday November 30th, 2015

Entry Cost: £15
Eligibility: Click LINK for terms and conditions!
Prize: £500
Work Featured in Fusion Flowers Magazine

There are so many other contests and competitions we haven’t listed but make sure to share them to the Floral.today facebook and twitter pages so we can see what you’re up to and share your floral adventures with everybody else.

Till Next Time,

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