my specialty is the hand-tied mixed bouquet. I never make the same bouquet twice, which I suppose is not terribly efficient as I can't crank out hundreds of bouquets per hour, but each is its own unique creation, a small, fleeting art object with flowers as materials.
I let the selection of the initial flowers dictate the mood and composition of the final bouquet, and I like creating the bouquet to fit the person. one subscriber likes romantic and pretty, another, a painter, likes vivid saturated color.
this week's selection of flowers from the garden afforded a wide range of bouquets. five months into the season, I finally picked up the camera to capture the ephemeral beauty. enjoy!
my oldest boy, atticus, has been working with me at farmers markets since the beginning.
he loves to make bouquets, and his work is getting much better.
he makes the small bouquets,
and I make the big ones.
yesterday, we passed the time playing 'hide the hobbit',
and making flower bracelets. having discovered the art of gluing flowers, atticus went to work on a flower monster, and happily gave it to a favorite customer.
she took it home and apparently added legs.
after the market, we raced home, unloaded the van, and dashed off to see "the sea of monsters" movie. sporting his homemade "camp half blood" t-shirt, and deep love of the percy jackson books, we sat holding hands and sipping root beer. this was a highly anticipated event.
we ended the day at his favorite restaurant, and while I sat diligently by my computer waiting to register for the ultimate in farmer florists' workshops (more on that later!), he spent his day's earnings at the local candy store, splurging on harry potter chocolate frogs to celebrate.
days just don't get better than this...
