Jane Godshalk
AIFD Floral Designer, Instructor & Speaker
Writings
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Flower Arranging Secrets – Natural Designs for Everyday Living is dedicated to flower lovers across the globe and shares tips for making beautiful arrangements for the home. It uses supermarket and garden flowers and eco-friendly design techniques.
Workshops
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Learn from Jane through her teaching, demonstrating and hands-on workshops. Be educated and inspired.
Works
Discover Jane’s Diverse Career
From traditional to modern, Jane shares with you a full range of design styles interpreted in an inspiring American way.
Meet Jane
Designer – Teacher – Presenter
Jane Godshalk AIFD is an exciting and internationally recognized floral designer with a uniquely American style, fresh and uncomplicated. Her unique designs reflect a passion and connection with nature, it’s shapes, colors and textures. Each season’s materials are new inspiration.
An instructor at Longwood Gardens, Jane teaches a variety of classes from beginning to advanced and a collection of elective classes. Her lectures and workshops are a collaboration with each individual group, tailored to inspire a wide audience. This talent has been recognized with national awards from the American Horticultural Society and the Garden Club of America.
What I’m Up To
Learn a little more about what’s going on in Jane’s world of flowers. Here she shares experiences, thoughts, and ideas about flowers, designs, and events.
The Color White Can Inspire Awe
One of my favorite books is “The Secret Lives of Color” by Kassia St. Clair who begins her chapter on white with quotes from Melville’s Moby Dick. “The Whiteness of the Whale,” is a powerful chapter touching on the psychological effect of the color white. It can be...
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Couture Floral Design
All Photography By: Laura Pearson Couture floral design may be used when creating a floral design for a flower show or stylish event. We may look to the French for haute couture inspiration. Much like fabric, leaves and grasses may be folded into graceful shapes to...
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The Phoenix Design
One of the most useful designs for filling large spaces is the phoenix design. The name comes from an ancient Egyptian legend of a colorful bird called a Phoenix. It lives in the desert for hundreds of years and then self ignites. When the ashes rise to heaven...
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