Image courtesy of Arthur Williams.
Floral Art with Mixed Media
This class uses inspiration from the DAM’s artworks on view to inspire contemporary floral design. The approach is very out-of-the-box: breaking down an existing artwork into shapes and colors, then recreating a mixed media 3D version with fresh floral elements. Students will learn flower care and handling, as well as the mechanics and various applicable philosophies of floral design. This class is suitable to beginners or advanced floral designers.
What to Expect: Pulling inspiration from the DAM's collections, students will create collages interpreting artworks for form and color. Next, students will be use wire, middollino and yarn to create flexible armatures as bases to add our fresh materials to. Lastly, students will use their collages as a map of placement, form, and line for our finished floral designs.
Creative Classes are taught in a studio art environment and offer an opportunity to learn from professional creatives through traditional and experimental approaches. Each class is uniquely designed by a creative educator for an adult audience, designed to help you learn a new skill or expand your own creative practice. Explore the Summer/Fall 2024 class schedule.
About the Educator
Arthur Williams (AIFD, EMC, CFD, CPF) is known for his floral headdresses and the use of natural tension in his work. With a background in gardening, sculpture, and photography, he entered the floral industry in 1996, and opened his own business, Babylon Floral Design, Inc., in 2004. One of the first seven people in Colorado to become a Certified Professional Florist, he is also a Certified Floral Designer at the national level. Arthur was inducted into the American Institute of Floral Designers in 2015 and just completed EMC, the European Master Certification program Cycle 3 in 2016.
Arthur has been featured in International Floral Art, Nacre, Florists’ Review, 50-Mile Bouquet, and many other publications. In 2018, Arthur took home a Bronze Medal for his work for the annual World Flower and Garden Show in Japan. He is a past Creative-in-Residence at the Denver Art Museum and has been on the selection committee for the program.
To request a sign language interpreter or any other accessibility service, email access@denverartmuseum.org at least ten (10) business days in advance of the program. We will make every effort to provide accommodation for requests made outside of that window of time.
Class Cancellation Policy: If a class or workshop needs to be cancelled due to inclement weather or teacher illness, a “make-up” day will be scheduled on a Friday or Saturday as the educator’s schedule allows.
