Fresh

by Sybil Sylvester, Charles McNair (Preface by)

Overview

Southern floral artist Sybil Sylvester does more than arrange flowers; she uses inventive ideas and fresh plants to illuminate her surroundings. Many of her plants come straight from her own garden, revealing a natural sense of connection that is evident throughout the pages of Fresh. This stunning book presents Sybil's most effervescent and distinctive floral designs, organized by season, plus some of her celebrated arrangements from a variety of special occasions. Excitingly, Fresh also includes a beautifully photographed how-to section in which Sybil empowers readers to create their own magic from the natural world with instructions for a number of delightful designs, plus her own special brand of inspiration and helpful advice. Full of whimsy, joy, and elegance, Fresh is a magnificent paean to floral beauty.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781943876440
Publisher:	G Editions LLC
Publication date:	03/01/2017
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	9.40(w) x 11.20(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Born and raised in Louisiana and Alabama, Sybil Sylvester is known for creating stunning flower arrangements and orchestrating take-your-breath-away events. Always culling greenery and flowers from the abundance growing in the gardens and forests of her surroundings, Sylvester embraces the philosophy of local and natural. Her “Flower School” was a popular column in Southern Accents magazine, and her work has been featured in many other publications, including flower magazine. Through Sylvester's Wildflower School, she travels around the country, designing and demonstrating. Sylvester resides in Birmingham, Alabama.

Charles McNair, originally from Alabama, writes full-time, combining literary duties with assignments for corporations and businesses, including "Power of Storytelling" workshops. His first novel, Land O' Goshen was a nominee for the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1994.Since 2005, he has served as the Books Editor for Paste magazineand has shared his reviews on Atlanta radio station WMLB 1690 AM. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Table of Contents

Contents

Foreword by charles mcnair

one rose in a forest

Beginnings

how i got my start

Arrangements

by the seasons

Celebrations

special occasions

Weddings

from petite to grand

How-to

the mechanics

The flowers

ingredients listing

Acknowledgments

with gratitude to all who made it happen

Editorial Reviews

Those looking to boost the botanical quotient of their interiors will be smitten with Fresh, floral designer Sybil Sylvester's 2017 release.

Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles - Kate Abney

In her latest book, Sylvester uses her innovative style to demonstrate how you can use seasonal blooms for artfully elegant designs. Let these stunning photographs from her book fuel your imagination, and check out “Fresh” for ideas and advice.

The National Examiner

Here Sybil shows off that friendly intimacy in a three-part arrangement that includes purity roses, chamomile blossoms and tuberoses, gathered in iridescent jars that are as much a part of the arrangement as the flowers.

Romantic Homes

"Above all, the book is a source of inspiration. Spread after spread of Sylvester's designs, organized by season and occasion, will send event he most of florally frightened reader outside into the garden brandishing a pair of clippers."

Flower Magazine, March/April 2017 - Kirk Reed Forrester

Creating a stunning hand-tied bouquet is easier than ever thanks to this stem-by-stem guide from Fresh by Sybil Brooke Sylvester. A Southern floral artist, Sybil shares her secrets to perfect bouquets and flower arrangements you can create at home.

Better Homes and Gardens

The fragrant creations within Fresh by Sybil Brooke Sylvester bloom with inspiration and reflect the brilliance of southern floral artist Sylvester's distinctive designs and innovative arrangements.

hello lovely

Creating a stunning hand-tied bouquet is easier than ever thanks to this stem-by-stem guide from Fresh by Sybil Brooke Sylvester. A Southern floral artist, Sybil shares her secrets to perfect bouquets and flower arrangements you can create at home.

Better Homes and Gardens

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"In her latest book, Sylvester uses her innovative style to demonstrate how you can use seasonal blooms for artfully elegant designs. Let these stunning photographs from her book fuel your imagination, and check out “Fresh” for ideas and advice."

The National Ledger

"The fragrant creations within Fresh by Sybil Brooke Sylvester bloom with inspiration and reflect the brilliance of southern floral artist Sylvester's distinctive designs and innovative arrangements."
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hello lovely, February 23, 2017 - Michele Ranard

"Here Sybil shows off that friendly intimacy in a three-part arrangement that includes purity roses, chamomile blossoms and tuberoses, gathered in iridescent jars that are as much a part of the arrangement as the flowers."
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April 2017 Romantic Homes