Floral Arts

My work with flowers transcends the idea of "pretty arrangements." Each piece is an organic art installation, a provocation that invites us to reflect on some of life's most profound themes: trust, beauty, and death.

While I purchase a few flowers, most of my materials are foraged from the local forest. The process is unpredictable—nature decides what it will offer me. This uncertainty often triggers my nervous system, questioning if I should have prepared more. Yet, this creative journey mirrors life itself, teaching me that trust is more essential than preparation. Again and again, I am shown that I will always receive exactly what I need.

In my arrangements, I challenge conventional notions of beauty. I weave in elements typically dismissed as "weeds," asking: who decides what is beautiful? Beauty is not fixed—it exists in everything, revealed most profoundly when placed in the right context.

Foraged “dead” objects are a constant presence in my work, serving as provocations for how we relate to death. Once, while collecting a giant, decayed palm leaf, a neighbor asked me, “What are you going to do with that dead thing?” I replied, “Death is beautiful too, my friend.” By embracing death and decay as integral parts of the natural cycle, we can reframe our understanding of them—not as endings but as transformations.

Through this work, I hope to awaken a deeper connection to the natural cycles around us and within us, challenging the boundaries of what we trust, what we call beautiful, and how we face impermanence.