“With its natural and quiet aesthetic, this contemporary winter forest collection will bring calm to a season of stress and excess.”
Botanical artist Stacey Carlton, AIFD, EMC, owner of The Flora Culturist in Chicago, Ill., pulls from natural elements to create an alternative winter wonderland. With trees fashioned of wood excelsior, her contemporary enchanted forest brings an island of calm to an otherwise hectic time of year. Carlton tucked water tubes into the excelsior to make easy work of adding and changing out stems of lightweight fresh botanicals. A collection of these whimsical trees, which can be made in any height and arranged in either a horizontal row or a geometric grouping, makes for a versatile composite centerpiece, buffet piece or mantelpiece for home or office.