Life coach and floral stylist Maggie Coker finds unexpected beauty in the structures and colours of preserved plantsFor centuries, flowers have been dried as a way of preserving them to create long-lasting arrangements that could be rearranged and combined in a fresh way. In this eclectic home, belonging to holistic mental wellness coach and floral stylist Maggie Coker, preserved grasses and wildflowers make a rather chic comeback, taking centre stage to greet visitors with their striking shape and form. For Maggie, the drive behind collecting and preserving flowers is about more than perpetuating beauty. Having created a sanctuary that resonates with joyful emotion, her collection demonstrates reuse in action and a reverence for nature’s gifts.There’s something beautiful about the colour and texture that occurs when natural objects are dried. In Maggie’s peachy-pink home in East Berlin, there are dried plants all around that started off green and are kept for their strong shape – and they still look great. Maggie, a botanical stylist and founder of FlowerTalk Berlin, uses the language of flowers as a tool to benefit mental wellness, as well as floral artistic expression. “They speak their own language,” she says. “If you slow down and listen, you realise their magical therapeutic benefits.” Continue reading…
Source : theguardian.com
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