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Okay. We have nearly recovered from the epic week revolving around Mother’s Day 2020...& will start to share some of the lovely or unusual local offerings that went out into the world from our studio. Like the 6 earthy, natural looking bunches ordered here, from one man, to the 6 mothers in his extended family; his Mother, Mother-in -law, sisters & sister-in-laws. A loving, respectful & generous gesture for sure...

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Where we live, harvest & play...as the world wakes up again (sort of, & perhaps), whilst winding itself inwards towards mid-Winter. I for one have been enjoying the slow...

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Old wood and fresh blooms
rest in warm companionship
on a sculptor’s bench

Autumnal centrepiece by us, original Haiku by local writer Samara Mitchell.

Commission your own personalised Haiku to order: follows the traditional 17 syllables (usually in 3 lines of 5|7|5), usually references the season, or a natural element, and infers deeper meaning without obvious metaphors or similie. Magic.
Provide us with your unique context for your personalised botanical sculpture & poem to accompany it.

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We love late Autumn...& have lots of gorgeous materials flowing in & out of our door through the week right now.

General hours: Monday to Friday 10-3 (sometimes longer) or by appointment.
We can deliver or leave flowers for collection outside of these times, if you order ahead.
You are always welcome to ring (or pop in) & see what special things we can create for you, on a given day...

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The claret vine curls
in the late afternoon sun
It's heart on it’s leaves

We now have a local writer (& dear friend), Samara Mitchell, writing personalised haiku poems as offerings to sit alongside our flower orders. $10 gets you a unique haiku, beautifully written up & delivered as a scroll, with references to your person/context & usually a nod to the season or nature, within the chosen parameters of this traditional form of Japanese poetry.

Please order & supply your context info a day in advance.

More of these word-treasures to come soon...

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When parents/ grandparents, children & creatives work together...(mostly)
From our herbal flower crown/wreath workshop for the Willunga Chilli Festival held in late Summer this year.
Thanks @_ruby_jones for flexible artistic & child-wrangling support.
We are looking forward to community events in our lovely village again soon...

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“I have found ones that highlight your amazing designs the most and give the best idea of our special day 🙂” (from the sweet-as bride of the last 2020 wedding we did, before the rest of our events were postponed)

We look forward to creating unique, local event responses again soon... Photos: @frostinfusion

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We are in the studio 10-3 Monday to Friday (& often earlier & later), making sculptural botanical statements to order or dreaming up magical installations & event responses for sometime in the future...
If you order ahead we can often make or deliver your local offering outside of these hours.
Please make an appointment if you absolutely want to catch us, as we may be off-site collecting materials or doing a site-visit, installation etc.
Have a wonderful, expanded week as you potentially move out & about in your world a little more :)

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Happy Mothering Sunday tomorrow to all the Mothers & motherers in the world...
We are open until sold out today. Big thanks to all those wonderful locals who ordered ahead for unique, sculptural, local flowers. :)

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We are open today, & tomorrow until sold out...please order ahead to not miss out.
Recent birthday flowers here; the last lot for a local turning 99 years young :)

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We send local wine, chocolates & beeswax candles out into the world with our unique local arrangements... @waywood_wines @tarongaalmonds @bushorganics
And we also have a metropolitan/city courier (when booked a day in advance). We are currently doing contactless bookings, deliveries & pick-ups if you require them too.

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We create sculptural, one-of-a-kind flowers to order. We also have vouchers & make bespoke subscriptions for people’s workplaces or homes...if someone fancies gorgeousness, wonder & cheer on a regular basis.

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Love...from Ireland to Maslin Beach, from yesterday.
The world is vast (& also small thanks to technology), & especially right now, it is wonderful to chat with people from elsewhere, moving from engaging in the Arts in Ireland to the weather in Brisbane, in one day... I do love (& miss) the tangible & deep-time fellowship of other humans.

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We make botanical responses for many contexts & reasons, & sometimes as tributes & loving reminders of things that were not to happen or were “lost” to people...honouring the profound highs & lows of a life fully-lived. (Last pics contain our flowers, with structures made by a friend of the giver)

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We love a good (old-school) chrysanthemum actually...& relish making utterly unique botanicals to order, for pick-up or delivery.
Remember all the Mums in the world next week, as well as all those who Mother...on Mothering Sunday.

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We are getting Autumn-cosy at our studio, crafting beautiful botanical responses to meet your needs & imaginings...
And are so grateful for the sometimes (when not homeschooling & at the appropriate distance) company of our wonderful studio colleagues @rebeccamcewan.artist @anatolypatrickarchitecture & #janeheronkirkmoe, especially in these times, as well as for the ongoing care (& exciting things!) from our local pickers, growers & gardeners, including quite often, amazing & thoughtful donations of materials. And I am honoured daily to have been “homed” by this gracious Inn, that has enabled so many creative things to be brought to life...
Our community is strong, perhaps stronger than ever, & more noticeable now when much else has fallen away, & I am feeling very fortunate to live & work where I do...& in the way I do.

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The way bringing the outside inside, can transform & enliven a space... Photo in our studio colleague’s space @anatolypatrickarchitecture - they do this with their architecture too 🙂

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For tomorrow, Lest We Forget...
Today we are making ANZAC wreaths (& floral gestures) from local bay, rosemary & olive (for courage, honour & peace), woven into glory vine from our studio garden.
We give thanks to our family members who lost their lives & to all those who serve or served, for their country.

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We have had lovely phone chats with people from New York to Norway, & all around Australia, in the last few weeks...ordering our unique, sculptural flowers curated from a seasonal mix of local materials, that changes every week. We are taking orders now for Mother’s Day too...for pick up or delivery (on the Saturday or before).

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The most beautiful thing for me, as first & foremost an installation artist, is to see how our interventions transform a space & make possible for a certain kind of experience... Such a joy to see a space we care about activated in this way & filled to the brim with love. The last pic is my fave...with everyone truly enjoying the atmosphere.
Photos @frostinfusion
Venue #russellspizzawillunga