Bouquet by Francesca's Flowers and Garden, Santa Rosa, CA; Portraits of Elizabeth North Plumstead (Later Mrs. William Elliot), by John Wallaston, circa 1758
Bouquet by Plumweed Floral and Event Design, Monique Duncan; Art by Robert Henri, Lady in Black with Spanish Scarf, 1910
Bouquet by Francesca’s Flowers and Garden, Santa Rosa, CA; Portraits of Elizabeth North Plumstead (Later Mrs. William Elliot), by John Wallaston, circa 1758
Harriet Quarre, Betsy Dixon, Katherine Johnson, Elizabeth Ashman
Lorna Meyer Calas, Dennis Calas
Eva Fordham, Nina Verrochi, Elizabeth Heuser
Kelly Kinlock, Ashley Anderson
Once again, flowers surrounded the art from the de Young Museum‘s permanent collection for the 31st annual Bouquets to Art. More than 125 Bay Area floral designers produced arrangements that paid tribute to the paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, costumes and textiles. At the opening gala and preview event on April 13, models in floral fashions strolled among the guests. Students from the City College Environmental Design Program created the gowns and accessories almost entirely from fresh flowers and plants. The evening’s Scottish theme featured sounds from the Celtic Sands and Prince Charles Pipe Band while guests mingled and dined on a sumptuous Celtic buffet from McCalls.
Don’t miss the bouquets — they are on display for only six days — April 14 – 19.
Scenes from the opening night gala and preview event:
SoYeon Kim in a floral dress she designed with You Bin Kim for Bouquets to Art at the de Young
Jeff O’Neill, Fred Bestwick, Greg Price, Tom Price
Aimee Ruskewicz in a floral gown designed by Matthew Strader
Mary Hiller, Lynn Jason Cobb, Constance Hiller, Marianne Walters, Kristin Hiller
Gwen Price, Martha Woollomes, Judith Heuser
Colin Bailey, Lonna Wais, Jack Mettler
Aaron Saxe, Dorothy Saxe, David Saxe, Jen Sockolov, Dede Wilsey
Hee Joo in a floral gown and accessories designed by Young Pak
Marjorie Shank, Kaye Hiatt, Angela Wettstein, Eva Monroe
Carol Benz, Vera Carpeneti, Kay Benz
Gretchen Kimball, Julie Kimball
Shannon Cronan, Dan Cronan, Sandra Farris
Victoria Richardson, Jeff Ostrom, Merrill Kasper
Kelly Kinlock, Ashley Anderson
Kathy Barish, Michelle Keene, Susanne Lissak
Heide Betz, Ellen Coleman, Marcia Handley, Lisa Miller, Merrill Randol
Photos by Drew Altizer Photography
Bouquets to Art, presented by the San Francisco Auxiliary of the Fine Arts Museums:
Grand Patron: Diane B. Wilsey
Honorary Gala Chair: Lorna Meyer Calas
Exhibit and Floral Fashions Partner: Lonna Wais
Auxiliary President: Judith Heuser
Bouquets to Art Chair: Kate Sullivan
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