2023 Succulent Art Workshop
On September 26th, a Succulent Art Workshop was held. It was hosted by Launa Gould. Members learned to layer gravel and sand as a base layer, followed by horticultural charcoal, and succulent mix. The base layers were topped by a piece of landscape fabric to prevent the sand, gravel and stones, that creates the background for our succulent art, from settling into the potting mix.
After the base layers were in place, the fun began. A variety of materials such as clay pots and branches were available to use as a starting point. A couple of clever attendees even brought a ceramic pitcher and a small milk jug, After placing the objects, succulents were added to the arrangements.
The Succulent Art came to life when the sand, gravel and stones placed as the final touch.
Enjoy the photos below!
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1 Creating Our Succulent Art
2 The Finished Succulent Art
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Creating Our Succulent Art
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The Finished Succulent Art
Sandy Henry created her Succulent Art using a branch to mimic a tree truck and succulents as leaves. A garden can be found at the base of the tree.
No sooner than Sandy arriving at home, look closely-Crows started landing on the tree!
Liz Roll created a succulent art Christmas Tree in a rectangular shaped container. This photo was taken prior to the placement of the background materials.
Here is another photo of Liz's Christmas Tree. Notice how the tree 'comes alive' with the addition of white gravel.
Mary Martinez created her one of a kind succulent art with the addition of a milk jug as the anchor to her arrangement.
Another photo of Mary's arrangement depicting the various types of succulents used in project.
Any type of container can be used to create succulent art. Sherry Christensen used a narrow, oval container for her succulent art.
Another photo of Sherry's finished project. Take note of the various materials used in her project. Various stones and gravel to create the background and an assortment of succulents growing out of the clay pot.
This is a perfect example of the rule of three. In Lana Doyle's arrangement, she used three clay pots to create various types of succulent arrangements in them. The finishing touch is the mini, blue ceramic cactus pot.
In Diane Murico's round ceramic container, she first placed a clay pot. After placing the pot, she began to build her arrangement using a varied selection of succulents to build up and to drape down.
Elyse Crane's tree is growing out of a bed of small black river rock that depicts the earth and grounds the arrangement. The trunk of the tree was formed using branches and succulents were added to form the leaves.
Teri Shilling brought her succulent art to life by placing a clay pot in the center of her container. From there she built her arrangement using various sizes and textures of succulents. She finished it by using two types of materials as her background, pea gravel and silica sand.
Joanne Moran's uniquely shaped container is a beautiful frame to the succulents growing up and out of the clay pot. The colors of the succulents range from muted to bright green and dark purple to black.
Rosa Kinoshita's colorful teapot has an arrangement consisting of various colors and textures of succulents growing out of the top and strings of pearls spilling out of the spout.
This close-up of Rosa's succulent art allows you to see the various type of succulents in her arrangement.
Chips and Salsa anyone? Mary Mohr thought outside of the box when she selected her container. Using a Chips and Salsa dish, Mary created succulent art using a variety of succulents. Continuing to think outside of the box, she placed Spanish Moss in the center 'salsa' bowl as a bed for the plants she placed in it. The outer 'chips' bowl was filled with a variety of succulents that are and will continue to spill over the rim.
The repeating design shines through in this succulent Christmas tree created by Deborah Spang. Rows of succulents draw the eye upward and helps each type of succulent to shine.
Deborah Spang's Christmas tree comes to life in its bed of white gravel.
Kim Neal created this Succulent Art arrangement. Adding artificial flowers to the arrangement provides a splash of color. This became a raffle item at the October General Meeting.