Holiday Flower Arranging

Bring a friend along for a fun Friday afternoon learning how to put together a beautiful, festive centrepiece from start to finish! What better way to kick off the holiday season than playing with flowers at our wonderful Arts Centre by the sea? In this fun, beginner-friendly, hands-on workshop, you will learn how to arrange a gorgeous, festive centrepiece for you to take home and enjoy, or give to your holiday party hosts! You will pick up a few tricks of the trade such as the types of flowers & greenery to buy, how to process the flowers, and the most visually pleasing way to arrange the blooms to create a lovely round centrepiece in the European style. ​Everyone is welcome - no experience necessary. PLEASE NOTE: This workshop is scheduled for 1pm to 3:30pm Pacific Time (without adjusting for daylight savings), but due to technical glitches with shifting to the new time zone, it may appear incorrectly until the new time takes effect on November 1st. SUPPLY FEE All materials will be provided for an additional $40 cash fee payable to the instructor, including fresh-cut flowers, evergreens and a glass cylinder vase to serve as the base of your arrangement. If you happen to have these items lying about, please bring them with you to class: • garden clippers (aka shears/pruners/snips, NOT scissors) • a small box (around 10"x10" size) with packing paper to keep your arrangement in place for your drive home • rubber-coated gardening gloves so you don't get sticky evergreen sap • wear comfortable clothing or bring an apron to protect your clothes from stains • wear comfortable shoes as we will be standing for most of the class (we can set up chairs if needed, but it's a little awkward to arrange flowers sitting down) ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR Here's your chance to meet & get to know our Arts Program Coordinator, Sunny Ba, who has loved arranging flowers since she first apprenticed at the most charming flower shop in Colmar, France, at the age of 16. Born in Taiwan, Sunny grew up in Kingston, Ontario, and has worked as a floral designer in Toronto, Los Angeles, and Orange County, where she also took up calligraphy & handlettering. Sunny now lives in the Lagoon neighbourhood in Colwood with her husband, two cats and a dog. To see ​some of ​S​unny's ​calligraphy work, ​please visit www.sunnyba.com. CLASS LOCATION This workshop is hosted by the Arts & Culture Colwood Society at the Goldfinch Arts Centre, a bright & modern gallery space that looks out to the Esquimalt Lagoon and the Colwood Waterfront beyond, where you can shop and purchase wonderfully handmade items & artwork during our Gifts and Wishes Holiday Showcase which runs from November 19 - December 20, 2026. Please visit our website for more details on this and other upcoming events: www.artsandculturecolwood.ca. Class size limit 14 people Ticket sales end on Wednesday, December 2nd, at 2pm