tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848360954218054222.post1360014152555532882..comments2024-03-14T13:30:13.313-07:00Comments on SAIPUA: Flowers and luxurySarah Ryhanenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12606570701894786970noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848360954218054222.post-23541511955740716282018-10-25T15:30:39.770-07:002018-10-25T15:30:39.770-07:00In Australia there is quickly becoming a feeling o...In Australia there is quickly becoming a feeling of what local flowers?! Our rose growers seem to drop out weekly...the trend based nature of floristry here at the moment demands slick, perfect roses that can be “peeled” open, and only the rubbery Kenyan or Columbian roses can handle that sort of abuse! Having said that, I’ve been 100 bunches short of 150 because a local grower couldn’t end up coming through. Or been told to just turn up at market and see what’s there when trying to order large quantities for a wedding. In these situations the desire for something that can be relied upon is understandable. There are also flowers that America has (shout-out to fritillaries) that I’ve never seen in my life here. But growers also resist planting things that look like “weeds” or are brown “like shit”. Which again plays in to the fear and risk of planting something for a trend the industry is experiencing and then being left with a crop once the trend has passed...feels a bit like damned if you do damned if you don’t sometimes. Morganahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07588800658590546360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848360954218054222.post-8696108637899137782018-10-25T04:51:18.664-07:002018-10-25T04:51:18.664-07:00Just two of my own thoughts that run along yours.....Just two of my own thoughts that run along yours... I've also been "bored with pretty" all the while still depending on it every single day working as a designer (architect). I don't think "pretty" is without value but if you work too hard at it (looking at you Instagram) it becomes superficial. So your logic that aspiration keeps us engaged is one of the only non-cynical arguments for it that I've heard and believed in a long while....hmmm, thinky thinky...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00212331881923663211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848360954218054222.post-31765014721437336382018-10-24T01:06:55.827-07:002018-10-24T01:06:55.827-07:00Really stunning photos, beautifully retouched as w...Really stunning photos, beautifully retouched as well :)chrishttp://www.photorestorationretouching.com/contact/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848360954218054222.post-74312073551417745002018-10-23T14:14:28.300-07:002018-10-23T14:14:28.300-07:00Is it possible that both art and aesthetic taste h...Is it possible that both art and aesthetic taste have a perceived exclusivity with wealth? Where does that leave the mason jar with zinnias? How do I fit this all into my mind?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com