Italian Garden at Weld
Fleurelity - Floral Design Studio
Michaela Gosar
2023 installation
1st Floor - Winter Garden
The Inspiration
The Flowers
Florist’s inspiration: I’ve always been drawn to lush blooming gardens where one can truly experience the beauty of nature with its wide array of floral textures, colors, shapes and sizes of flowers, plants, bushes and trees. I take inspiration for my everyday flowering from blooming gardens and wild flower meadows and I strive to transfer the beauty I see and feel into my flower arrangements. The painting of the Italian Garden at Weld reminds me of my visits to Italy and my endless strolls through the gardens of Lake Como and Lake Maggiore and I am thrilled that I could create a flower centerpiece inspired by this magnificent work of art.
Recipe: Mojito and light blue hydrangeas, Cremon Kirby and Linette, Rose Serenade, Vibernum Tinus, Clematis Amazon Oslo, Chocolate lace, Peach lisianthus, Butterfly ranunculus, Allium white, Blue delphinium, Germini Pinata, Dyed brown tulips
THE DESIGNER
Michaela Gosar
Fleurelity - Floral Design Studio
Michaela Gosar’s lifelong passion for floral design turned into a home-based flower business in 2014, with the aim to specialize in custom made flower arrangements inspired by gardens and wildflower meadows.
Born and raised in Prague, with most of her professional career as a policy officer at the European Commission in Brussels, Michaela settled with her American husband in Alexandria, VA where she made her dream come true - to open her own floral design studio. While being a dedicated mom of two middle schoolers she has run her floral studio alone from her new location in Vienna/Oakton since 2023. Michaela is making a difference in people’s lives through her unique floral creations.
Michaela makes fresh flower arrangements for any occasion you celebrate or commemorate. She creates beautiful flowers for couples on their engagement and wedding days, helps decorate local homes or offices for holidays, and contributes to make your special life events extra memorable. She enjoys playing with color palettes and various floral textures, as well as working with seasonal and locally grown flowers.
PHOTOGRAPHED BY
Aimee Custis
Aimee Custis is a wedding and portrait photographer based in Washington DC. Her rich, luminous, and emotive style draws artistic inspiration from classical painters, street photography, and storytelling.
Her inclusive, client-centric approach to wedding photography is informed heavily by a background in hospitality, non-profit event planning, and college summers as a camp counselor. Aimee's wedding work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Washingtonian Weddings. Outside of weddings, her client list includes non-profits, hotels, and elected officials. Aimee is also the web designer behind the Art in Bloom website.
Aimee (she/they) lives in a rowhouse in Washington DC’s U Street corridor with her husband Greg and golden retriever Whiskey.
