Creative collections

I was asked recently, to supply photos for a 'Meet the Maker' article on the Made in Bristol blog.  They wanted studio shots, tools of the trade stuff and also 'inspiration' shots.  I discovered that I really enjoyed gathering and recording the items that are currently inspiring me.  It could the beginning of a series of photos. 

The day job

I am temporarily working a couple of days a week for my friends Mandy and Vanina in their beautiful florist, Les Fleurs [it just happens to be next door to the MAKERS gallery I mentioned in my last post].

I have to admit there was a part of me that felt like coming back to floristry after nine months of making my own work in my studio would stop the flow of making and I would feel frustrated by this.  I am, however, finding it is a lovely refreshing change and I am really enjoying working with flowers again.  Its good for me to realise that creativity takes many different forms and not to let myself get too one track.

I made this little floral number at the end of the day with odd stems left over from other arrangements ultimately destined for the bin [some I literally swept up off the floor].  Its just a bit of fun and very much thrown together, but I couldn't resist borrowing one of the florist's decorative bird cages to 'stage' the flowers.

Take a look at www.lesfleurs.org.uk to get a taste of the lovely work they do.