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Rooted in the community of Cincinnati, we savor our work and the beauty in each stem and each design. This is what life should be about, with flowers one part of the whole, the chance to linger.
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CAPTIVATING BEAUTY
CAPTIVATING BEAUTY
Nikki and I are driven by the vision of turning flowers into art. We want to be inspired by each arrangement we create.
Andy Shenk
Feb 5, 2015
Flowers in Winter
Flowers in Winter
I don’t do well in winter. It’s not one thing, more the cumulative impact of 8 am sunrises, grey landscapes and below freezing temps.
Andy Shenk
Feb 5, 2015
New Year’s Day
New Year’s Day
I like these pictures on the blog, I really do, but it’s ridiculous of me to post them. I’m not a photographer.
Andy Shenk
Jan 2, 2015
Bloom Goes The Dynamite
Bloom Goes The Dynamite
Flowers are delicate creatures, their beauty matched only by their fickle temperament. Thus, it was with some trepidation that I took the…
Andy Shenk
Dec 20, 2014
Shoppe Class Photo Shoot
Shoppe Class Photo Shoot
I felt a grip in my gut as our bus inched closer to Cincinnati, the same queasy anxiety I had on the plane to Russia two years before when…
Andy Shenk
Nov 19, 2014
An Apprenticeship in Brooklyn
An Apprenticeship in Brooklyn
Nikki first wrote to Brittany Asch of BRRCH a little less than a year ago. We’d just returned from a workshop in St. Petersburg with Holly…
Andy Shenk
Nov 8, 2014
Flower Friends
Flower Friends
One Thursday morning in early September, Nikki hopped on a Megabus to help her friend Rachel Ziegler of Floral & Bloom with a wedding in…
Andy Shenk
Oct 23, 2014
NYC Flower Hustle
NYC Flower Hustle
Nikki has been working with florists in Brooklyn and Manhattan since early August. Her primary gig is an internship with Brittany Asch of…
Andy Shenk
Oct 12, 2014
If Nothing Else
If Nothing Else
It seems like every few days Nikki and I look at each other and wonder what is it we really want?
Andy Shenk
Oct 8, 2014
Garden Beauty: One Evening in Dayton
Garden Beauty: One Evening in Dayton
Featured on Green Wedding Shoes, you can enjoy the full photo shoot here: Nouveau Garden Wedding Inspiration.
Andy Shenk
Sep 4, 2014
Brooklyn Botanic
Brooklyn Botanic
Nikki and I spent some time at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden a few weeks ago, just before moving out of Bed-Stuy and east into Bushwick. We…
Andy Shenk
Aug 15, 2014
Early Morning in Bed-Stuy
Early Morning in Bed-Stuy
Counter intuitive though it may seem, Nikki and I have finally been able to slow down here in New York…
Andy Shenk
Jul 26, 2014
Cincinnati is Home
Cincinnati is Home
I finally know what to say when someone asks me where I’m from.
Andy Shenk
Jun 30, 2014
Time to Wander
Time to Wander
A few days removed from Moscow, we’re rolling through southwest Ohio to visit flower farms.
Andy Shenk
Jun 26, 2014
Flower Diversion
Flower Diversion
Shaking out of the routine
Andy Shenk
Jun 1, 2014
On Tolkien and Disappointment
On Tolkien and Disappointment
Andy Shenk
May 20, 2014
A Looming Transition
A Looming Transition
I think Nikki and I are both waiting, anxious to get on with things.
Andy Shenk
May 15, 2014
When Spring Arrives
When Spring Arrives
One Saturday morning in mid-April—the trees still bare, though it wasn’t so cold anymore—Nikki and I went out to buy flowers.
Andy Shenk
May 4, 2014
Flower Beginnings
Flower Beginnings
Honestly, I heaved a huge sigh of relief when Nikki decided we were going to become florists.
Andy Shenk
Apr 28, 2014
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