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A GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA MAJOR FLOWER SHOW
April 26-27, 2023
Division I: Floral Design
Evolution
Class 8. Reconstruction
award
1st
show No.
FD48
Exhibitor(s)
elizabeth wozencraft 315,
Mundi Elam 315,
Statement of Intent

In high society your dresses should be tight enough to show you are a woman and loose enough to show you are a lady. - Jane Austen
Plant(s)
Helleborus — Christmas RoseMolucella laevis — Bells of IrelandHypericum andrasaemum — Hypericum berryLiriope muscari — LiriopeGalax urceolata — GalaxChrysanthemum morifolium — MumBetula — Birch
 

William Merritt Chase
The Emerald Lady, c. 1896–1900
Size: 60” × 39”
Judges' comments

The line, container and plant material evoke the graceful figure of the Emerald Lady.
A GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA MAJOR FLOWER SHOW
April 26-27, 2023
Division I: Floral Design
Evolution
Class 8. Reconstruction
award
2nd
show No.
FD49
Exhibitor(s)
Jennifer Kempner 315,
,
Statement of Intent

Her youth gave autumn new life
Plant(s)
Hydrangea macrophylla — HydrangeaRosa — RoseAlstroemeria aurea — Peruvian lilyBetula — BirchRanunculus — Ranuncula
 

Cecilia Beaux
Cynthia Sherwood, 1892
Size: 24” × 18”
Judges' comments

The painterly use of dappled color and placement of plant material leads the eye through the design.
A GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA MAJOR FLOWER SHOW
April 26-27, 2023
Division I: Floral Design
Evolution
Class 8. Reconstruction
award
3rd
show No.
FD50
Exhibitor(s)
Martha McClellan 307,
Neill Townsend 307,
Statement of Intent

Color reassembled
Plant(s)
Cymbidium — OrchidCymbidium — OrchidCordyline fructicosa — Ti Leucadendron — Ti
 

William Merritt Chase
Portrait of Mrs. H. (Howell), c. 1886
Size: 16” × 10 1/2”
Judges' comments

The rich color and textural quality of plant material beautifully reflect the collar. The detail of plant manipulation is lost in the dominance of the yarn.
A GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA MAJOR FLOWER SHOW
April 26-27, 2023
Division I: Floral Design
Evolution
Class 8. Reconstruction
award
Honorable Mention
show No.
FD51
Exhibitor(s)
Chucki Bradbury 309,
,
Statement of Intent

The artist’s loose brush strokes, bold colors and symmetrical figure enable a powerful Metamorphosis of the subject producing a totally reconstructed Florence Pierce.
Plant(s)
Leu cospermum cordifolium — Pincushion ProteaAnthurium andraeanum — AnthuriumLeucadendron — Safari sunsetRosa chinensis minima — Mini roseRosa chinensis — Rose, whiteEucalyptus polyanthemos — Silver dollar eucalyptus
 

George Bellows
Portrait of Florence Pierce, 1914
Size: 38” × 30”
Judges' comments

The palate and textural quality of floral components beautifully reflect the face of Florence Pierce. The depth is affected by the flat plane of the structure.