Durban Floral Art Club

We held a fundraiser Floral Extravaganza event at the St Elizabeths Church and hall in Westville, showcasing floral art at its best, with 17 designs through the Church as well as 53 in the Hall and filling the stage. Although it was not a competition, our members participated in 8 classes of designs ranging from petite to large floor freestanding designs, traditional, modern, contemporary and hanging designs, as well as creating a garden on the stage and filling the church with beautiful masses and other designs. Visitors were then asked to vote, and these are to be tallied and prizes will awarded to the 3 designers receiving the most votes at our next meeting at the end of June.

One of our objectives in doing this was to encourage our new members to try their hand at a ‘competition’ title without being judged and hopefully by doing this gaining more confidence to enter our monthly club competitions. We also wanted our members to feel free to try out new ideas and to showcase our work to the public, and we did achieve all of this! Judging by the length of time it took for people to leave, it was obvious that the public were intrigued by the vast array of work on display, so much so that many found it very difficult to vote for just one design!

The atmosphere in the hall during the set up and exhibition days was one of fun and friendship. The church members also helped to create a relaxed and social feel with their delightful tea garden and scrumptious eats!

We are very proud of our members who gave of their best and thank the public who supported us so generously!

The raffle was won by Geraldine Cominos.

CHURCH DESIGNS:

ENTRANCE DESIGNS BY GREG BAPTIE AND ANU GOUNDER

WINDOW DESIGN BY SNOOKS COLE

TABLE DESIGN BY VERONICA LAVOIPIERRE

FONT DESIGN BY LEILA PARUK

CHILDREN'S DESIGN BY SHEILA ASTILL

MODERN MASS BY LEILA PARUK

PULPIT DESIGN BY OLGA CAINE

CHURCH MASS BY ROSEMARIE BLAIR

LADIES CHAPEL MASS BY LAUREN MICHEL

CHURCH PILLAR DESIGNS BY COGIE THAVARAYAN

HALL

STAGE DESIGNS

WIGGLY WORM BY TREVOR HUMAN AND TORTOISE BY TANIA VAN DER WATT

TEDDY & GUITAR BY PATSY NAIDOO. BUTTERFLY BY LEILA PARUK

PARROT BY HILDA SWAN. EAGLE BY COGIE THAVARAYAN BIRDBATH BY MONICA CAMPBELL YOUNG

DRIFTWOOD & FLOWERS BY MARGARET HUMAN AND CHERYL GRIFFITHS

GARDEN TABLE AND CHAIRS BY PAULA MONK

CLASS 1 - SIMPLY DELIGHTFUL

A PETITE DESIGN – MORE THAN 10CM BUT NOT EXCEEDING 25CM IN WIDTH, HEIGHT & DEPTH

MARGARET HUMAN PAULA MONK

LAUREN MICHEL ELIZE MEYER

SHEILA ASTILL COGIE THAVARAYAN

BARBARA HOLLINGSWORTH PAM HARVEY

MAYTHREE RAMLUCKEN RINA MASON

GLYNNIS MOODLEY ROBYN LAPIN

OLGA CAINE NYANAM KISTAN

REHANA ALLY SAROJ KISTEN

CLASS 2 - DECIDEDLY DIFFERENT

FLOOR STANDING DESIGN

BEV WESTHOF MARGARET HUMAN

ANU GOUNDER GREG BAPTIE

JACKIE FLEURIOT ANTOINETTE LITKIE

CLASS 3 - FABULOUS WITH FOLIAGE, ONLY

A HANGING DESIGN

SANDY TALBOT ANU GOUNDER

REHANA ALLY GLYNNIS MOODLEY

MAYTHREE RAMLUCKEN LYNN CLARK

LEILA PARUK KEVIN WEBB

CLASS 4 - AWESOME AUTUMN

NEW NOVICES IN A NICHE – Never entered a competition before!

MONICA CAMPBELL YOUNG JILL GIRDWOOD

BARBARA FOUCHE BABES CHELLAKOTTY

SHEILA NAIDOO

CLASS 5 - CELEBRATION

A TRADITIONAL DESIGN

RINA MASON BABES CHELLAKOTTY

CLASS 6 - WIRE, WOOD & WOOL (Incorporating Flowers)

A CONTEMPORARY DESIGN

KEVIN WEBB SUE MEADOWS

BEV WESTHOF VASSIE NAYANAH

VERONICA LAVOIPIERRE HILDA SWAN

NORMA COMMINS PAM HARVEY

CLASS 7 - CASCADE

PEDESTAL/STAND DESIGN

ROSEMARIE BLAIR GREG BAPTIE

LEILA PARUK

PATSY NAIDOO

CLASS 8 - NDEBELE STYLE

PAVE DESIGN

KOGIE MOODLEY PATSY NAIDOO

COGIE THAVARAYAN SAROJ KISTEN

BOTANICAL STYLE DESIGN CORNER DESIGN BY

CHERYL GRIFFITHS MARGARET HUMAN

One thing this Show did prove is that we are not just a Club of members but rather a Club of friends – friends who share, who support and most importantly have fun together!

We look forward to welcoming many of the interested ladies and gents to our next Club meeting on the 26th June.