Flower Stand 2.0
Jenny Dowd
The Flower Stand is back!
The first time the flower stand showed up was in 2016. The original was made for a tiny art show, every piece included was required to be less than 12x12 inches. Since the show was at a farmer’s market I decided my art should reflect the vibe. (Check out the story here)
Since then the flower stand has had a few evolutions - a concessioner’s tray in 2017 and a full size flower cart in 2019 (that story is here)
Now I need a small portable flower stand that can sit on a table or a shelf and can accompany me to street fairs.
I love working with corrugated cardboard! I just dug through my recycle bin to find the right box to tear up. This flower stand has a little stage for vases and bouquets as well as a front area with blue foam for single flowers to be stuck into.
This time I decided to make nicer tiny vases, so I threw some on the wheel. These tiny forms were tough! That’s the first time I’ve thrown that small, for scale the cylinder to the right of the vases will be an espresso mug.
After making additional white flowers - porcelain flowers with wire stems get dipped in a powdery white solution with an acrylic medium - the fun part begins!
Each bunch of flowers gets wrapped up in scraps of colorful fabric with a bit of ribbon. Looks like this flower stand will be just right!
Merlin may be a studio cat, but he doesn’t like everything made in the studio. He hates these flowers. I have to store them far out of reach or he will destroy them. But I did let him sniff a bouquet. He was not impressed.
Bouquets will be available at street fairs and are also available on my web shop! They make a fun gift to send by mail, plus these flowers will last forever!
