Festive Floral Arranging with Gerald Lucena

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Title: Festive Floral Arranging with Gerald Lucena

Instructor: Gerald Lucena

Schedule: Saturday, December 15 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Location: Lawn

Level: All Levels (Youth 12+ welcome!)

Tuition: $43 Member / $55 Non-Member

Supply: $12

Full class description: Combine cut and live plants for an enduring arrangement that will brighten your home throughout the holiday season. Master floral designer Gerald Lucena will demonstrate various approaches to creating a floral design highlighting the elements of shape, color, and texture. By including living plants as part of the design, arrangements can last throughout the holidays. Replacing cut flowers as they begin to fade provides an opportunity to play with the overall look. Perfect for holiday centerpieces or gift-giving.

Instructor bio: Gerald Lucena (b. 1967) was born and raised in Captain Cook, Hawaii. He earned his BFA in drawing and painting from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He also attended the State University of New York at Stony Brook and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. Since then, he has exhibited in Hawaii, California, and Massachusetts and has created public murals for the West Hawaii Community Health Center in Kealakekua and Innovations Public Charter School in Kailua-Kona. He also designs sets and costumes for the Aloha Performing Arts Company at the historical Aloha Theatre in Kainaliu, Hawaii. Gerald Lucena has taught drawing, painting, papermaking, and mixed media to all ages for over a decade and currently teaches at the Donkey Mill Art Center in Holualoa, Hawaii.

Supply fee includes:

Floral foam
Greenery
Some dried textural materials

Students should bring:

1 basket, measuring at least 12”L x 6”W x 8”H
1 live potted plant (poinsettia, orchid, ferns, bromeliads, anthuriums, etc.)
1-2 dozen fresh cut flowers of choice
Garden shears (label with your name)
Optional: additional greenery and textural materials

Minimum Enrollment: 5

Maximum Enrollment: 15