Explore Floral Design 2-Evenings... begins August 19,2015

Explore Floral Design            Evening  Class Begins August 19th		Maximum 8 students Wednesday & Thursday Evenings 2015 August 19-20, 26-27 September 2-3,9-10,23-24 October 14-15,21-22,28-29 November 4-5, 11-12,18-19 December 2-3 84 class hours of hands on training 6pm to 9:30 pm                       with a small break

Overview This 12 day or 2 evening Exploration of Floral Design class will teach the basic principals of floral design, and so much more.  Each day will have a morning/evening lecture and afternoon/evening of hands on designing.  Students will participate in the processing and handling of fresh flowers each day for the lab session.   The students will be trained to execute all basic forms of design to apply for a floral designer position.  This is a required class for job placement.  The class offers business information on pricing for profit, daily sales, floral delivery expenses, and bulk purchases for profitability, and so much more!  The students will have a final exam on materials covered during lectures.  And every class day will be more fun than you can imagine and the amount of flowers to work with and industry information is fantastic! FLOWERS are beautiful creations, the curiosity and enthusiasm for information on FLOWERS is contagious.  Take yourself somewhere new….to the Flower Classroom.  Learn to be a FLOWER expert. This class enables you to become a FLOWER expert!   Having so much fun every class session. Objectives ·       Introduction to design ·       Color terms and theory ·        Processing and handling of fresh flowers ·       Flower & Foliage identification ·       Hands on design of basic forms of design ·       Techniques in design ·       Wedding Bouquets ·       Flowers to wear ·       Sympathy Tributes ·       Every day designs ·       Pricing of floral products ·       Salesmanship with FLOWERS ·       Handling Customer complaints ·       Tropical floral designs ·       Field trip to Floral Wholesalers ( day session only) Activities Each student will have materials provided to execute all designs.  The classroom also has additional books, supplies and flowers for purchase.  This allows students to practice additional designs at home. We will cover the Principles, Elements & Techniques of Design ·       Balance, Emphasis, Harmony, Proportion, Rhythm & Unity ·       Color, Form, Line, Space & Texture ·       Bailing, Banding, Binding, Bunching, Clustering, Detailing, Facing, Framing, Grouping, Hand Tying, Kubari, Lacing, Layering, Mirroring, Pave, Pillowing, Sequencing, Sheltering, Stacking, Terracing, Tufting, Veiling, Wrapping & Zoning. Floral Design Tools The Flower Classroom provides a Notebook of Floral information, Color Wheel and a California Flower Selection guide, and other industry catalogs.  Students should bring something for note taking and a calculator. You don't want to spill water on your phone!  The classroom has assorted tools available to use, new floral tools are provided for each student to keep, & additional types in the classroom for purchase.  All other tools necessary for the class will be available. Evaluation A certificate of completion of this class will be available with a passing grade on the final exam. Students that have enrolled and passed the Explore Floral Design and wish to enroll in the Advanced Floral design class that follows will be given a discount on that class price when combining these 2 classes. Christina Burton-Fox   AIFD   instructor

Materials Fresh flowers and foliage’s and the containers will be provided for all the designs.  These designs are yours to take with you at the end of each class day.  You will not take apart your designs to execute the next floral design. Flower selection will be seasonal.  The classroom will have a wide selection of flowers to choose from for design execution.  You will have permanent materials and all wire, tape, glue, etc. will be provided. Styles of Design ·      Botanical ·      Circular Mass ·      Formal Linear ·      Line-Mass ·      Triangular ·      Vegetative Class Registration 84 hours classroom time Registration & Class Materials for a       12-day class or 2 evenings for 12 weeks.                $1,864.50 This amount is due in full to reserve your design table.  Payment can be made with any major credit card or with Pay Pal. You can copy and paste this link for payment.  I will confirm your registration after the payment is received. PayPal link for payment of Class https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BKXUGEZDLPERA Cancelation of your space in the class is allowed up to 14 days before class for a full refund.  After that a credit will be applied for classes in the future. For this class or any classes of your choice.  Call for more information.           913-708-2988 Christina Burton-Fox  AIFD floral artist and teacher

Unsure how to view the class schedule or how to sign up for a class.....email me at: flowerclassroom@gmail.com I will be glad to answer any question at: 913-708-2988 thanks! Christina Burton-Fox AIFD