Welcome to the Flower Thinking Galleries

Please enjoy the work of our many and varied Collaborators, participants and muses; Collections gathered from our Courses; and the Flower Thoughts Design of the Month.

  • Design Directions | Proportions

    Design Directions | Proportions explores different ways of directing proportions, using the unique constraints of each design style as a starting point.

  • Designing to Win | Uncommon Threads

    A group of floral designers, artists and arrangers will respond to a competition-style schedule with the theme Uncommon Threads.

  • Designing to Win | Glass and Grass

    As part of our Designing to Win short course for floral competitors, a group of floral designers, artists and arrangers responded to a competition-style schedule with the theme Glass & Grass.

  • Festive Thinking | 2023

    A talented group of Floral Designers and Artists drew inspiration from the eBooks Christmas Crescent and Layered Luxury - festive designs incorporating wrapped fibre sickles.

  • Festive Thinking | 2022

    As part of Flower Thinking's Festive Thinking program, a group of floral designers, artists and arrangers created festive designs inspired by the themes in Shooting Star and Star Up High.

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  • Keith Stanley | Momentum

    Structural botanical design is Keith Stanley's passion. In addition to creating large scale displays and conducting demonstrations and workshops, Keith is also an International Master Florist and a certified teacher of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana.

  • David Berger | Design Discoveries

    David has been engaged in every facet of the floral industry for over 30 years and has represented Australia in the Interflora World Cup on four occasions, gaining two Silver medals overall as wellas five Gold medals in individual sections. He is a highly sought after teacher and demonstrator.

  • Annita Bokobli | Juxtaposition

    Annita's work is characterised by bold structures balanced with careful placements. Twice champion of the Interflora Australia Cup competitions. In addition to running a successful retail florist, she is well regarded as a teacher and demonstrator of floral design.

  • Irene Brockwell | Meticulosity

    Irene has forged a career as a floral designer over thirty years, first in Scotland and now Australia. Her extraordinary attention to detail and craftsmanship have carried through to the education sphere, where she has coached and taught a generation of Australian florists.

  • Mark Pampling | Linear Precision

    Mark is the creative force behind Flower Thinking and a well regarded designer, educator and demonstrator globally. A veteran of many competitions, he placed 3rd overall in the Interflora World Cup (2004), A Gold Medal at the International Flower Show in Japan (2014) and Champion at the Beijing World Flower Art Contest (2019).

  • Flower Thoughts | Design of the Month

    Each month we choose and feature in this gallery one design. It is sometimes a design which exemplifies learnings, at others a class example by facilitator Mark Pampling; and sometimes a work by a collaborator or muse from which we may have gained insights, or inspiration.

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