Bouquets to Art Photo Journal

Bouquets to Art Photo Journal

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Sunday marked the final day of the 33rd annual Bouquets to Art exhibition, hosted every year by the de Young Museum in San Francisco. This event pairs artwork in the museum’s collection with flower designers from the Bay Area (and beyond) who then create a floral interpretation of their particular piece.  More than 120 designers were asked to participate this year, creating flower art ranging from the elegantly abstract to the intricately complex.

 "Rainy Season in the Tropics" by Frederic Edwin Church, 1866 | Flower Design by Jenny Tabarracci, AIFD

The event is the largest in the country, and the week-long floral exhibition is visited by fine art connoisseurs, design aficionados and flower lovers alike.

We, of course, we went to check it out!  Each year we supply this event with some our fabulous flowers, and we love to see what kind of floral alchemy is created with them.  We were not disappointed--not only did we get some great photos, we were also able to see what is trending in the floral design world right now, and what we saw were orchids, zantedeschia, and tulips, tulips, tulips!

 "Two Figures in a Landscape" by William H. Brown, 1960 | Flower Design by Alena Jean Barragan

 "Prometheus Bound" by Thomas Cole, 1847 | Flower Design by John Andrew James

Right: "V Series" by Frank Stella, 1968 | Flower Design by Yu-Mei Chen

Left:  "Our Lady Refuge of Sinners" (unidentified artist) | Flower Design by Fine Arts Museums of SF Flower Committee...Right: "Crusades" by Helen Frankenthaler, 1976 | Flower Design by Heather Dunne and Mari Tischenko

Left: "Bouguereau's Atelier at the Academie Julian, Paris" by Jefferson David Chaltant, 1891 | Flower Design by Daisy Rose and Jim Rose

There were even some flower costumes

We love Bouquets to Art because of its ability to bring the not-so-different worlds of fine art and flowers together. For centuries, flowers have served as inspiration for artists, and now, fine art inspires modern flower design.  You could say the two are as interconnected as Peace and Love.

The floral peace sign above honors the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love, which the de Young will commemorate starting April 8th. 

Peace, Art, and Flowers,

Pieter Landman Video Series

Pieter Landman Video Series

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"Use a picture, it's worth a thousand words."
                    -Newspaper editor Arthur Brisbane in 1911. This is the first recorded use of this adage.

Anyone who knows flowers, knows Pieter Landman. His designs inspire and delight audiences across the globe, and his style is refreshingly clean and simple.

When Pieter handles flowers you see a master at work, it's obvious Pieter has been working with tulips since before he could walk. There are even rumors that he was actually discovered as an infant curled up in the tulip fields on Holland.

We were lucky enough to have Pieter do a series of videos with our flowers. Learn from an expert, these 5 clips are full of tips, tricks and ultimately gorgeous flower design ...and don't forget we have a great selection of fall tulips, iris and lilies ready to work with after you get inspired!

Tulips, Telstar Iris and Greens:





Tulip Bouquet with Greens:




Parrot Tulips with Bear Grass:




A Posy Bouquet




Tulips, Asiatic Lilies and Telstar Iris:




Have we piqued your interest about Pieter? Read our interview with him from last year.

Enjoy, and be sure to Share!