Few things beat the joy of receiving an unexpected bouquet of flowers to the door. But how to best arrange them? That’s where\u00a0Judith Blacklock<\/a>\u00a0comes in! \u00a0Principal of The Judith Blacklock Flower School, she’s been professionally teaching the art of flower arranging and cutting-edge floristry methods for over 30 years.<\/p>\n
Judith Blacklock, floral designer and floristry expert<\/em><\/p>\n
DC: Have you noticed a rise in people joining your courses in recent years, with the focus on all things homemade hitting our TV screens (Great British Bake Off, Kirstie Allsop\u2019s upcycling shows, and Sewing Bee to name just a few popular programmes)?<\/strong><\/p>\n
Judith: Yes, I have. It’s rather lovely that there seems to be renewed interest in these skills, which our parents’ and grandparents’ generations took for granted. There is nothing lovelier than being able to step back and think\u00a0 ‘I made that’.<\/p>\n
DC: Who \u2013 in the flower world or otherwise \u2013 is a personal inspiration to you? And who would you encourage people to see at the Flowers @ Oxford event?<\/strong><\/p>\n
Judith: I take inspiration from so many.\u00a0 Joe Massie is a young British designer who is simply wonderful and a name to watch. He is coming to Oxford with other great British designers such as Lana Bates and Laura Leong. Jonathan Moseley is also taking part both as a designer and as organiser of the main theatre of design. He is the flower arranging judge on the Big Allotment Challenge and has brought flower arranging to a huge new audience which is great. All the international designers have been chosen for their skill and brilliance and I am inspired by them all.<\/p>\n
DC: So, you have a day off from work: Tell us how you\u2019d spend it?<\/strong><\/p>\n
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