Consuming Cut Flowers
Initial Questions -
Q1: Where do our flowers come from?
Q2: How do we create empathy towards other species?
Consuming Cut Flowers
Initial Questions -
Q1: Where do our flowers come from?
Q2: How do we create empathy towards other species?
Video Interviews
Youtube links:
Isa
Location: Isa’s Studio Space @ The Textile Arts
- What inspired you to create such fluid forms in your textile pieces?
- When did you start working with flowers as a medium? What drew you to start working with natural dyes?
- You mentioned that you’re familiar with authors such as Stefano Mancuso, Donna Haraway, and Zoe Schlanger. How do you perceive the natural world after reading their perspectives? Did it shift how you live your day-to-day life?
- Can you remember the first time you grew something from a seed? Describe what that experience was like.
- What do you think you’ve learned about flowers from growing them?What have you learned about yourself?
- Can you tell me a bit more about Sewing Seeds? (or maybe a class you’re currently teaching)
- A part of my goal with this project is to dive deeper into humanity’s loss of connection with the natural world, as well as build an understanding that nature is being commodified for instant gratification, in this case, cut flowers. How do you recommend that people rekindle their relationship with the natural world? Do you believe that there are ways to rebuild that connection?
Mykalia
Location: Chipped Cup/ Florist Shop UWS
- We spoke a bit before about your use of flowers in everyday life. What cultural traditions or practices have you encountered that involve the use of flowers?
- What does this alter mean to you?
- Do specific flowers you use hold different meanings? Where or who did you learn about this practice from.
- Would you say the flowers you’ve used in these altars have shifted how you look at the flowers when you come across them in nature or at the store? Do you associate the flowers with their meanings?
- Do you feel that using flowers in this practice has connected you more with nature, or pulled you away from it? Do you feel you have agency over the flowers after you purchase them, or do you feel that you are an observer?
Chyanne
Location: Zoom
- Do you feel that your perspective of the natural world has changed after working directly with living organisms?
- What is your artistic process?
- Throughout your career, you’ve explored working with flowers as sculpture and other meaningful jewelry arrangements. What is your connection/relationship with the flower?
- What does it mean to be a sustainable florist? How do you ensure your flowers are sourced sustainably?
- What is it like working as a sustainable florist in the floral industry? Would you say many people have the same outlook as you?