Flower Craft Atelier: Manu Torres

Tue, Jun 14, 2022

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.

Please review our health and safety protocols before you arrive. MAD strongly recommends all visitors six months and older are vaccinated against Covid-19 and visitors ages two and up wear face coverings, even if vaccinated. Thank you for your cooperation.

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