Flower Craft artist Manu Torres brings his rock-star Rococo aesthetic to MAD’s Flower Craft Atelier. Enjoy light libations in the bloom-filled Flower Craft gallery with Manu and fellow flower lovers followed by a 90-minute workshop exploring Manu’s avant-garde approach to floral design.
Participants are invited to arrive early to see the exhibitions on view.
6 pm light libations 6:30–8 pm workshop
Working with Manu, participants will:
Explore Torres’s maximalist style of floral design using unusual color palettes and outside-the-box materials.
Play with fresh seasonal blooms, dried and preserved botanicals, feathers, and synthetics (feel free to bring your own glitter and glam materials).
Create one jaw-dropping arrangement for the home of your own design.
Included:
All materials needed to create one arrangement
Carry box for your arrangement for easy transport home
About the artist
Manu Torres’s floral arrangements often involve a dialogue between the artificial and the natural, incorporating paper, fabric, paint, and feathers to imitate and exaggerate natural beauty in a hyperreal way. His work has been featured in Elle Decor magazine as “exotic floral cocktails [that] express the fullness of the Baroque style with a modern touch.“ He was also named by Domino magazine as a top new floral designer to follow. His recent solo exhibition at Russo Lee Gallery was an ArtForum Critic's Pick. Torres is based in Portland, Oregon.
