WS04 – Arranging Flowers and Foliage from Your Garden

Craig Sole is known for his joyous floral creations and a more natural look in floral design. Learn the concepts of floral design and how to incorporate fresh cut flowers and foliage from your garden into creative displays. Select, snip, clip, design . . . come and express your creativity with nature’s bounty as Craig shows the tips and tricks of the trade to artfully design and arrange a vase. You’ll leave the workshop with your own floral creation using a variety of mixed flowers and foliage. Funny and fun . . . creative and talented . . . delightful to be around. You’ll fall in love with Craig Sole just like all his customers do.

Length: 2 hours

Max participants: 40

Materials: Provided

As the owner of Craig Sole Designs (craigsoledesigns.com), Craig has created art with flowers for over 37 years. He is one of the regions must recognizable and respected floral designers. Craig says the job gives him an outlet for his true obsession: color. He can’t help but convert others to his love of color. “I cried when I saw Monet’s Water Lilies.” He uses his floral arrangements to help others see the bright side of life. His motto: “Life is too short to be boring.” Walk into the bungalow in historic downtown Overland Park that is Craig Sole Designs and you’ll experience a colorful wonderland of all things floral. He sources his flowers from local growers whenever possible. In 1992, Craig was accepted into the prestigious American Institute of Floral Designers.