At the recent Artists for Kids gala, we chose to use twigs and orchids in the centrepieces to honour Gordon Smith and his known love of twigs.
Twigs continue to have a prominent place in my studio and in almost every floral that leaves my table in winter.
Through my window, winter is frail birch branches with threads of pale moss like angel hair; darkest brown bark of cherry, plum and apple; bold, waxy laurels; dusky firs; and one camellia honouring winter, with its sparse translucent blooms.
A couple planning their June wedding, said as they were leaving my studio, "and could we also have twigs in the altar pieces?"
"Of course!"
Lois
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