Dozens of members attended this workshop on November 14 where our GCM bounty of top tier designers explained everything from the creative process of flower design to the nitty-gritty of necessary tools and techniques. See the photos taken by Barbara Baletti and Amy Poster, below.
Blue ribbon winner Cynthia Corhan-Aitken explained her own creative process, from writing meticulous notes of her ideas to her unexpected dreaming of wild solutions. Tova Narrett showed us how she puts her intricate wired designs together with the aid of hundreds of ordinary plastic bag ties, Fran Ackerly tortured some large leaves by bending, wiring, and tearing them, and Karen Fricke showed us a simple way to create a reusable staging panel with interchangeable fabric (see printout). Floss O'Sullivan took us through the genesis of three of her very unique designs, shown in posters with a written explanation of each. The fourth shows aide memoires that percolate through Tova's brain to emerge as the designs that are filling up the homes of Montclair residents.
Three tables were covered with important stuff: Karen Fricke showed us many different ways (see printout) to replace Oasis (including a new product from Oasis); Barbara Baletti emptied her toolbox and explained how she uses each item (see printout); Floss O'Sullivan displayed clever ways to transport our delicate designs to their place of judgement..
There was so much to see that our heads were spinning. Karen Fricke kindly put printouts together for everyone who was there and those who were not. And, as always, our experts are more than happy to share their knowledge with those of us still finding our way. Education, beautification, fellowship: that's the Garden Club of Montclair way.
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