Abortive Attack
Hillwood Museum
Ami Wilber
2023 installation
1st Floor - Library
The Inspiration
Abortive Attack
The Flowers
Florist’s inspiration: Inspired by The Abortive Attack on Fort Moultrie, I sought to create drama and beauty through floristry, collaborating with nature and working with the organic shape of the flowers. A complementary color palette and seasonal blooms speak to the juxtaposition of the burning ships with the tranquility of the water depicted in the painting.
Recipe: Fritillaria imperialis, fritillaria persica, fritillaria meleagris, tulips, ranunculus, hyacinth, delphinium, hellebores and foraged branches
THE DESIGNER
Ami Wilber
Hillwood Museum
Spending much of her childhood picking flowers from the meadow behind her house to create bouquets for her mom, Ami Wilber has cultivated a love for nature by creating beauty from it. She graduated from Miami University with a degree in Fine Arts and went on to receive her MFA in sculpture from Rochester Institute of Technology, School for American Crafts. Ami has been with Hillwood Museum since 2016. As the Floral and Event Décor Designer, she blends her knowledge of art and floristry to create living sculptures, trying to capture the whims of nature in a composed setting.
PHOTOGRAPHED BY
Myron Fields Photography
After his first year of college studying music, Myron decided to take the business route, working for several Fortune 500 businesses and even some start-ups. Yet, the more he studied photography, his desire grew to serve others while doing something he truly enjoyed - enter wedding photography!
Serving couples, families and individuals by creating authentic, bold and editorial images is such a privilege and something Myron looks forward to each time he picks up the camera. His specialties include weddings, engagement sessions and portraits.
