The journal
Notes from the studio.
This is what the studio is making, what's gone wrong, and what we're still testing, recorded as it happens.
At the bench
Photography pending
Rows of hand-shaped petals resting on a studio bench beside the tools used to make them.20 July 2026
A hundred and forty petals at the bench
Repetition is not the same as sameness. The difference is where a bouquet becomes convincing.
Photography pending
An empty studio bench with tools set down and one unfinished stem in the centre.16 July 2026
What a quiet week makes possible
A slower stretch is when the studio resets the work that busy weeks do not leave room for.
Photography pending
A bouquet part-built, with stems set at the widest points before the centre is filled.24 June 2026
Why we set the outline first
The silhouette is decided before the centre is filled, so the whole piece has a shape from the start.
Things that went wrong
Photography pending
Two pink fibres held together under daylight, close enough to show that they do not match.28 June 2026
Forty stems in the wrong pink
The shade looked right at the bench and turned mauve as soon as it was carried into daylight.
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A binding point pulled hard enough to flatten the fibre around the wire core.30 May 2026
What happens when a bouquet is bound too tightly
A tight bind flattens the fibre and leaves a dark band that cannot be brushed away later.
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A snapped stem with a wire core broken cleanly, both ends resting on a studio bench.26 April 2026
Why wire is retired after three bends
Wire can look perfect after repeated adjustments and still become too brittle to trust.
What we are trying
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An araliya beside three studio attempts at its five-petal structure.8 July 2026
Working out an araliya
The five petals are possible. Keeping their twist through the binding is the part still being tested.
Photography pending
One flower built with two fibre densities, with the change visible across its petals.14 June 2026
Testing two fibre densities
Dense fibre at the centre and a lighter nap at the tips can create a gradual colour shift across a petal.
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A phone beside studio tools, with an enquiry waiting for a considered reply.8 May 2026
Why we say no early
An exact copy of a fresh bouquet asks this material to hide what makes it worth making.
Pieces and people
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A finished bouquet held at waist height as it would be carried through a ceremony.5 June 2026
A bouquet made to be carried
A bridal piece is a question of weight and balance before it is a question of decoration.
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A wrapped floral piece, boxed and labelled, waiting on a studio shelf before delivery.11 April 2026
When the right time is later
A gesture for a loss does not become meaningless because the first week has passed.
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A small posy arranged on a simple windowsill in soft daylight.22 February 2026
When less is the kinder gift
A keepsake should not become one more thing that someone has to find room for.