Jenni Bloom brings her finest floral magic to The Hambledon for the launch of the Falcon Enamelware Project. Pick up some handy flowery hints as Jenni builds her installations in the shop window and the project space.
Hedgerow blossom makes a striking suspended starburst. Using forsythia and genista, wrap a circular moss bundle in chicken wire and suspend using fishing wire. Post your cut blossom branches through the chicken wire frame (this keeps them in place), until the metal form is covered in blooms. Water the moss using a long spouted watering can. Maybe don’t water the moss if you’re worried about the drips on the furniture!
For something similar for a table top, fill a plastic pot with moss and wrap the whole thing in chicken wire. Post your stems into the mossy pot.
This is a celebration of Spring colour. Using the Falcon Small Tray and Niwaki Long Flower Frog, Jenni chose Icelandic poppies, ranunculus including buds and tulips for a Japanese inspired arrangement. Stick the kenzan to the base of the vessel using floral fix. Build up using the larger flowers cut shorter and in the foreground, with the smaller buds standing tall and sculptural at the back. This is a lovely clash with the red enamel and the peach poppies.
THE FLOWERS
Icelandic Poppies, Ranunculus & Tulips
THE FLOWERS
Icelandic Poppies, Ranunculus & Tulips
"Red and yellow is such a bold and misunderstood palette"
TOP TIP
Reflex the Tulip petals
TOP TIP
Reflex the Tulip petals
Jenni and Falcon: a match made in heaven. And Jenni’s secret weapon: chicken wire or a pin frog so you don’t need to stuff the vessels full of flowers. This is a tip I will most definitely be using. Wild blackthorn blossom and poppies in a utensil pot; yellow ranunculus in a pinch pot; tulips (with the petals reflexed) in a tumbler.
To find out more about our Falcon Enamelware Project or to buy the wherewithal for your own floral displays, it's this way please ►
