Who We Are

Photo by Ashley Rae Photography

I’m a small town girl who grew up in a military family. We traveled a bit when I was younger, but I spent most of my time in the mountains of Tehachapi, California. As a young girl I spent many summers watching my grandmother grow beautiful flowers, veggies and fruit trees. During those summers with her I gained a passion to grow and create from nature. She taught and shared the pure joy of being outside and working with our hands in the dirt. Later in high school I had the opportunity to learn floral design from a sweet family friend who owned a local flower shop. She planted the seed of design and creativity into my world.  My design education continued in college in studying both graphic arts and working at a  local flower shop while attending school in Chico, California. This is when I realized how easily my artistic visions could be expressed in floral design. I was lucky enough to have amazing coworkers and a mentor who taught me design principles, color theory, mechanics, and what it takes to be a creative floral designer. Throughout my life creativity and the passion to design have always been a common theme and one I’ve always been drawn to.