Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Grandpa Eckersly

To the Eckersly and Allgood families:
We'll miss Grandpa!


This topiary is made with red gerbera daisies and white poms underneath. The number of daisies represent the number of he, his wife and 5 children.
I am just glad he's keeping my nephew Kyle some company.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Families are Forever

In loving memory of Dustin Murdock


For some reason, I really enjoy doing custom funeral pieces, they seem to be the most meaningful. This one, my mother and some of her friends hired me to do a more artistic piece. Soon I will attatch a letter I sent explaining the design.



Dustin was an architect, and I designed this piece around a building he did not too long ago. The colors and bamboo steps are significant.


The lego man. I was told that he played around with legos when he was in the hospital. Also are tags of family members, and if you look closely you will see his name at the top with his wife's name, Cammy, and his daughter's name Lilly close by.

The Mara

I should be able to get some professional pictures. I just wanted to get some pictures up. Here ya go!




So usually, I come up with a name for particular arrangements... and this one was named after it's bride: Mara.


Awesome, her colors were purple and black. Originally we planned to have some purple poppies with black centers, but they weren't available. Instead I substituted the orchids, and I'll bet you agree, they look amazing! Better than any poppy. I think Mara loved it too.

Bridesmaid bouquets were smaller but very beautiful, with a thin black wire and black ribbon as an accent.



Above is the bride's bouquet, and instead of plain black wire, there are black beads, which are also in the Throw Bouquet (below).





10 Centerpieces, very simple and beautiful. Each with a simple dark purple (black) calla lilly, and glass pebbles. At night they lit floating candles which made for a very romantic atmosphere.Above is Jae's (the groom's) bout. Unfortunately it blends a little too much into the jacket. But I Love the simplicity of the calla lilly and two grass blades. Below are the groomsmen bouts, a simple dendro orchid, with salal leaves and a couple of black beads.






Above is a Mother's corsage. Women's have at least two flowers in them, and these have small purple (or blue) aster blooms.


Here is the cake done by the awesome Granite Bakery, which by the bride's request, I topped with some fresh flowers.