More flowers + art today!  Which ones work for you and which ones don't?

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Personally, I really responded to a lot of the vessels that the floral artists chose.  It made me think about how much the container is a part of the overall arrangement — which also makes me think about how much frames are a part of the artwork.  I think frames are a thing that I neglect to think about.  But they do tell a story about the work.

I hope you're excited to see more flowers tomorrow!

Thanks for stopping by!

Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

Based outside of Boston, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer is a painter, printmaker, and collage artist who constructs vibrant compositions. Her artwork investigates the interplay of identity and perception, inviting viewers to take a longer look. Julie works in layers, both physically and metaphorically, exploring what is visible and what is concealed. Passionate about connecting with and inspiring other artists, she shares her expertise through in-person workshops and her online classroom at MyArtPractice.com. Julie's achievements include high-profile clients, multiple publications - including her book, “Carve Stamp Play” - and exhibits in New York City and throughout Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Brown University.

28 thoughts on “Art in Bloom: Part Two

  • The moss arrangement is a fav.

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  • The moss arrangement is a fav.

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  • The moss arrangement is a fav.

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  • The moss arrangement is a fav.

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  • The moss arrangement is a fav.

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  • The moss arrangement is a fav.

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  • The moss arrangement is a fav.

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  • Oh I love this yearly post! I need to get to this exhibit one of these times. There were a few that didn’t work for me: the first one that relates to the brown sculpture w the giant headdress- I’m not seeing the connection at all. Not seeing a connection, especially emotionally, with the round orange vessel one. I don’t care for the dancing Japanese girl w the fans one either- I feel like that one is almost TOO literal an interpretation, and the floral arrangement feels heavy and clunky compared to the painting where the girl feels like she is floating and dancing lightly in her feet and the fans are dancing/blowing lightly in the breeze. I LOVE all the other ones! So interesting to see the different levels of interpretations- were they influenced
    More by color or shape or emotion or all three? My faves are the mirrored one with tall white flowers that have silver metal spiral thingies at the top, that goes w the photo of the glass bottles. I also love the classical ones that go with the older classical type oils. It’s very visually satisfying to me to see these arrangements perfectly complement the colors in the painting and to seem like they would have fit in perfectly as part of the paintings. I love the digital ones as well- the shapes on the rear-view nude one and the Egyptian one are AMAZING. I also agree that in many, the vessel is a huge part of it.

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  • Oh I love this yearly post! I need to get to this exhibit one of these times. There were a few that didn’t work for me: the first one that relates to the brown sculpture w the giant headdress- I’m not seeing the connection at all. Not seeing a connection, especially emotionally, with the round orange vessel one. I don’t care for the dancing Japanese girl w the fans one either- I feel like that one is almost TOO literal an interpretation, and the floral arrangement feels heavy and clunky compared to the painting where the girl feels like she is floating and dancing lightly in her feet and the fans are dancing/blowing lightly in the breeze. I LOVE all the other ones! So interesting to see the different levels of interpretations- were they influenced
    More by color or shape or emotion or all three? My faves are the mirrored one with tall white flowers that have silver metal spiral thingies at the top, that goes w the photo of the glass bottles. I also love the classical ones that go with the older classical type oils. It’s very visually satisfying to me to see these arrangements perfectly complement the colors in the painting and to seem like they would have fit in perfectly as part of the paintings. I love the digital ones as well- the shapes on the rear-view nude one and the Egyptian one are AMAZING. I also agree that in many, the vessel is a huge part of it.

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  • Oh I love this yearly post! I need to get to this exhibit one of these times. There were a few that didn’t work for me: the first one that relates to the brown sculpture w the giant headdress- I’m not seeing the connection at all. Not seeing a connection, especially emotionally, with the round orange vessel one. I don’t care for the dancing Japanese girl w the fans one either- I feel like that one is almost TOO literal an interpretation, and the floral arrangement feels heavy and clunky compared to the painting where the girl feels like she is floating and dancing lightly in her feet and the fans are dancing/blowing lightly in the breeze. I LOVE all the other ones! So interesting to see the different levels of interpretations- were they influenced
    More by color or shape or emotion or all three? My faves are the mirrored one with tall white flowers that have silver metal spiral thingies at the top, that goes w the photo of the glass bottles. I also love the classical ones that go with the older classical type oils. It’s very visually satisfying to me to see these arrangements perfectly complement the colors in the painting and to seem like they would have fit in perfectly as part of the paintings. I love the digital ones as well- the shapes on the rear-view nude one and the Egyptian one are AMAZING. I also agree that in many, the vessel is a huge part of it.

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  • Oh I love this yearly post! I need to get to this exhibit one of these times. There were a few that didn’t work for me: the first one that relates to the brown sculpture w the giant headdress- I’m not seeing the connection at all. Not seeing a connection, especially emotionally, with the round orange vessel one. I don’t care for the dancing Japanese girl w the fans one either- I feel like that one is almost TOO literal an interpretation, and the floral arrangement feels heavy and clunky compared to the painting where the girl feels like she is floating and dancing lightly in her feet and the fans are dancing/blowing lightly in the breeze. I LOVE all the other ones! So interesting to see the different levels of interpretations- were they influenced
    More by color or shape or emotion or all three? My faves are the mirrored one with tall white flowers that have silver metal spiral thingies at the top, that goes w the photo of the glass bottles. I also love the classical ones that go with the older classical type oils. It’s very visually satisfying to me to see these arrangements perfectly complement the colors in the painting and to seem like they would have fit in perfectly as part of the paintings. I love the digital ones as well- the shapes on the rear-view nude one and the Egyptian one are AMAZING. I also agree that in many, the vessel is a huge part of it.

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  • Oh I love this yearly post! I need to get to this exhibit one of these times. There were a few that didn’t work for me: the first one that relates to the brown sculpture w the giant headdress- I’m not seeing the connection at all. Not seeing a connection, especially emotionally, with the round orange vessel one. I don’t care for the dancing Japanese girl w the fans one either- I feel like that one is almost TOO literal an interpretation, and the floral arrangement feels heavy and clunky compared to the painting where the girl feels like she is floating and dancing lightly in her feet and the fans are dancing/blowing lightly in the breeze. I LOVE all the other ones! So interesting to see the different levels of interpretations- were they influenced
    More by color or shape or emotion or all three? My faves are the mirrored one with tall white flowers that have silver metal spiral thingies at the top, that goes w the photo of the glass bottles. I also love the classical ones that go with the older classical type oils. It’s very visually satisfying to me to see these arrangements perfectly complement the colors in the painting and to seem like they would have fit in perfectly as part of the paintings. I love the digital ones as well- the shapes on the rear-view nude one and the Egyptian one are AMAZING. I also agree that in many, the vessel is a huge part of it.

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  • Oh I love this yearly post! I need to get to this exhibit one of these times. There were a few that didn’t work for me: the first one that relates to the brown sculpture w the giant headdress- I’m not seeing the connection at all. Not seeing a connection, especially emotionally, with the round orange vessel one. I don’t care for the dancing Japanese girl w the fans one either- I feel like that one is almost TOO literal an interpretation, and the floral arrangement feels heavy and clunky compared to the painting where the girl feels like she is floating and dancing lightly in her feet and the fans are dancing/blowing lightly in the breeze. I LOVE all the other ones! So interesting to see the different levels of interpretations- were they influenced
    More by color or shape or emotion or all three? My faves are the mirrored one with tall white flowers that have silver metal spiral thingies at the top, that goes w the photo of the glass bottles. I also love the classical ones that go with the older classical type oils. It’s very visually satisfying to me to see these arrangements perfectly complement the colors in the painting and to seem like they would have fit in perfectly as part of the paintings. I love the digital ones as well- the shapes on the rear-view nude one and the Egyptian one are AMAZING. I also agree that in many, the vessel is a huge part of it.

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  • Oh I love this yearly post! I need to get to this exhibit one of these times. There were a few that didn’t work for me: the first one that relates to the brown sculpture w the giant headdress- I’m not seeing the connection at all. Not seeing a connection, especially emotionally, with the round orange vessel one. I don’t care for the dancing Japanese girl w the fans one either- I feel like that one is almost TOO literal an interpretation, and the floral arrangement feels heavy and clunky compared to the painting where the girl feels like she is floating and dancing lightly in her feet and the fans are dancing/blowing lightly in the breeze. I LOVE all the other ones! So interesting to see the different levels of interpretations- were they influenced
    More by color or shape or emotion or all three? My faves are the mirrored one with tall white flowers that have silver metal spiral thingies at the top, that goes w the photo of the glass bottles. I also love the classical ones that go with the older classical type oils. It’s very visually satisfying to me to see these arrangements perfectly complement the colors in the painting and to seem like they would have fit in perfectly as part of the paintings. I love the digital ones as well- the shapes on the rear-view nude one and the Egyptian one are AMAZING. I also agree that in many, the vessel is a huge part of it.

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  • That should say “figural” not digital!

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  • That should say “figural” not digital!

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  • That should say “figural” not digital!

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  • That should say “figural” not digital!

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  • That should say “figural” not digital!

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  • That should say “figural” not digital!

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  • That should say “figural” not digital!

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  • It was so much fun to go and fun to re live it with your photos. I agree about both frames and vessels. Very much part of the overall art.

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  • It was so much fun to go and fun to re live it with your photos. I agree about both frames and vessels. Very much part of the overall art.

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  • It was so much fun to go and fun to re live it with your photos. I agree about both frames and vessels. Very much part of the overall art.

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  • It was so much fun to go and fun to re live it with your photos. I agree about both frames and vessels. Very much part of the overall art.

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  • It was so much fun to go and fun to re live it with your photos. I agree about both frames and vessels. Very much part of the overall art.

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  • It was so much fun to go and fun to re live it with your photos. I agree about both frames and vessels. Very much part of the overall art.

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  • It was so much fun to go and fun to re live it with your photos. I agree about both frames and vessels. Very much part of the overall art.

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