Program Book – Kathleen Dillinger Florists’ Review Program Coordinator – Wil Gonzalez AIFD, CFD Receiving Fresh Wholesaler – Denver Wholesale Florist Joel Kramer, Mgr
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1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome Letter from the President ................. Page 3 Inductee List ................. Page 4 Welcome Letter from Symposium Coordinators ................. Page 5 Symposium Committees ................. Page 6 In Memorium ................. Page 7 Partners ................. Page 8-11 Contributors ................. Page 12 Symposium Schedule ................. Page 13-17 Principles and Elements of Design ................. Page 18 Meet the Designers + Workshops and Special Programs ................. Page 19-91 History ................. Page 92 Past Presidents ................. Page 93 Awards ................. Page 94-96 AIFD Boards and Chapters ................. Page 97 Achievements ................. Page 98 AIFD Committees and Task Forces ................. Page 99-100 AIFD Student Chapters ................. Page 100 AIFD Industry Partners ................. Page 101-103 AIFD Education Partners ................. Page 104-105 Advertisements ................. Page 106-122 DVD Order Form ................. Page 123 “Discover” National Symposium 2018 ................. Page 124 2 WELCOME TO OUR ANNUAL Family Reunion elcome to Seattle, home for this year’s National “Symposium X.” This amazing city is well known for its stunning natural beauty, Wtechnological prowess in aircraft building and computer scienc- es, innovative creative arts in glass and theater, world class farm to table North West cuisine, and a vibrant and proud metropolitan population over 3.5 million people. I hope you luxuriate in it and get to enjoy a lot of what this city has to offer in the midst of our annual Xtravaganza. One of the first tasks as Vice President is to quickly select the two mem- bers who will lead the hundreds of people who volunteer to create and run a symposium. It is not an easy task by any means. It takes three years, thousands of hours, and the imagination, organization and drive that few people possess. We are all fortunate that Cindy Anderson AIFD, CFD and Wil Gonzalez AIFD, CFD enthusiastically agreed to take this task upon themselves. All I asked was that they think “outside the box” (actually when you get down to being really creative…there is no box). They came up with an interpretation of a single word I mentioned to them and decided that a single word theme did not suffice. There were too many adjectives to de- scribe what happens at an AIFD Symposium and, as so many of those words began with an “X” sound, a theme was born! Thus I am sure we are in store for A week that is filled with Xtraordinary programs, Xceptional galas, Xcellent educational workshops, and an Xciting Inductee/Awards evening. I would also like to say “Bienvenido!,” “Bienvenue!,” Yokoso!, Fun Jing, and “Hwan Yeong hamnida” to our new inductees in their own languages. This year we have an Xtraordinary number of new members, including international inductees from Mexico, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Japan, Macau, South Korea, United Kingdom, and Canada! It is such an Xciting evening for them and such a wonderful beginning for all of us as they start their new membership in our family. Please congratulate them as you see them and make this special year for them even more Xcellent. I cannot say how grateful we should all be for the Xtraordinary work all the members who volunteer to help make this organization what it is. Not only the hundreds of volun- teers at Symposium, but the regional board members, the members who do educational workshops and floral programs, the hardworking local florists and designers who are our face to the general public, my National Board members who have so diligently helped move this organization forward with foresight and planning, the four (for now) future Symposium Coordinators who are hard at work to make the 2018 and 2019 Symposiums happen with their own brand of special magic, and last, but not least, the Xceptional Elite Partners and Industry Partners we have who help make not only this Symposium possible, but are so generous all year in helping us with our mission to educate and entlighten the public with the beauty of creative floral Xpression. I hope your time at “Symposium X” is filled with friends, fun, education and amazement, and that you will Xperience a myriad of wonders that will bring you Xquisite memories for years to come. - Anthony J. Vigliotta AIFD, CFD National President 2016-2017 3 CONGRATULATING the BEST Congratulations to the 77 Certified Floral Designers (CFD®) who have distinguished themselves as professional floral design artists and who are being inducted as accredited members into the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD). David Arrieta CFD Victor Erarte CFD Sheri A. Jentsch CFD Younsook Lee CFD Kathy Lee Rogers CFD Alajuela, Costa Rica Santo Domingo, New Braunfels, TX Los Angeles, CA Phoenix, AZ Dominican Republic Brad Austin CFD Jeongeun Jeong CFD Sio Wa Lei CFD Sherrilyn Joy Roundy CFD Los Angeles, CA Trish Fjeldsted CFD Seoul, South Korea Macau Larkspur, CO Brandon, Canada Lisa Belisle CFD Donald John Jessica Jolena Norma Santiago Chicago, IL Shawn Michael Foley CFD Johnson CFD Leopold CFD Arrazate CFD Birmingham, AL Hendersonville, TN Saint Paul, MN Mexico City, Mexico Brenda Hargrove Blackburn CFD, TCF Mallory Elizabeth Kathleen Michele Fiona Li CFD Julia Marie Pualeialii Columbia, TN Green CFD Jones CFD San Bruno, CA Schmitt CFD San Diego, CA Gillette, WY Marceline, MO Frank Blanchard CFD Chaewon Moon CFD Washougal, WA Mandie Grunewald Hee Joo CFD Seoul, South Korea Dabin Shin CFD CFD, CCF Gyeonggi-do, Korea Gyeonggi-do, Alvina R Burggraff CFD Paradise, CA South Korea Yoshiko O’Connor CFD South Korea Sturgis, SD Laguna Beach, CA Doris Hargrove CFD, TCF Daesun Kang CFD Su Bin Shin CFD Cecilia Carmen Columbia, TN Gyunggi-do, South Korea Hidemi Ono CFD Incheon, South Korea Carreno-Jones CFD Whistler, Canada Lompoc, CA William Alex Hattel CFD Mieko Kawazoe CFD Hye Mi Sim CFD Thornton, CO Princeton Junction, NJ Charlene Park CFD Seoul, South Korea Kathleen Haney Cerritos, CA Castagnoli CFD Michelle Headrick CFD Janet Killian CFD Seo-Young Song CFD Costa Mesa, CA Vancouver, WA Laramie, WY Hyunjung Park CFD Seoul, South Korea Rancho Cucamonga, CA Chung Yearn Yoo Kyeung Heo CFD GaYoung Kim CFD Nicholas D. St. Clair CFD Na Hyun Park CFD Sarah Cho CFD Seoul, South Korea Icheon, South Korea Mission Viejo, CA Seoul, South Korea Busan, South Korea Joy L Hill CFD Julie Kyung Yun Kim CFD Chikako Uzawa CFD Sun Ja Sonia Park CFD Su Ja Choi CFD Anchorage, AK San Francisco, CA Mission Viejo, CA Montreal, Canada Richmond, Canada Kazumi Hirasawa CFD Wendy Lee Kissack CFD Melinda Devlin Melanie K. Pentecost Monica Alejandra Yokohama, Japan Moorcroft, WY Varvarigos CFD CFD, AMF Chumacero CFD Wellington, FL Siloam Springs, AR Jalisco, Mexico Junko Irie CFD Masayo Koizumi CFD Chiba, Japan Shizuoka City, Japan America Villalobos CFD Amanda Jane Randell Caroline Alexandra Nuevo Leon, Mexico Aki Ishiguro CFD Lori Kunian CFD CFD, MDPF Crabb CFD Plano, TX Melrose, MA Devon, United Kingdom Cornwall, United Kingdom Kiyoko Way CFD Irvine, CA Ju Yeon Jang CFD Sao Leng Lam CFD Jonathan D. Reiman Kathryn Lesley Delve CFD Gyeonggi-do, Macau North Somerset, CFD, ICPF Young Mi You CFD South Korea Carbondale, IL Seoul, South Korea United Kingdom Mi Gyu Lee CFD Yunhee Jang CFD Gyeonggi-do, South Myung Sun Ro CFD Lynde S. DiSomma CFD Seoul, South Korea Korea Seoul, South Korea Ukiah, CA Luis Carlos Jaquez CFD Saebom Lee CFD Roxana Rodriguez CFD Michael David Elder CFD Chihuahua, Mexico Seoul, South Korea Torrance, CA Jacksonville, FL AIFD is committed to establishing and maintaining the highest standards in the floral industry as the leading non-profit organization dedicated to the art of professional floral design. With over 1,300 accredited members worldwide, AIFD and its members are in the forefront of the industry in advancing education and design programs. Accreditation in AIFD is selective. To be accredited, design artists must first become a Certified Floral Designer (CFD®) through AIFD’s Professional Floral Designer Evaluation process. For Information on Becoming a Certified Floral Designer and AIFD Accreditation American Institute of Floral Designers 9 Newport Drive, Suite 200, Forest Hill, MD 21050 4 443-966-3850 | Fax 443-640-1031 e-mail: [email protected] | www.AIFD.org full page ad--newest.indd 1 5/2/17 9:40 AM WELCOME TO SEATTLE AND Symposium X! We have so looked forward to welcoming you to this Xciting Xperience. Symposium X is an Xquisite opportunity for the American Institute of Floral Designers to present to you an Xemplary line up of Xceptionally talented floral artists and educators. It is AIFD’s goal to present the forefront in floral education opportunities to the industry, and we thank you for taking the initiative to Xpand your floral education. Our lineup of floral educators is going to challenge you, enlighten you, and will recharge your creative soul. They will Xpress their most unique and creative talents on the main stage and throughout the Symposium Xperience. We hope you take advantage of our Xceptional location here in Seat- tle. There is so much to see and do in the “City of Flowers.” Be sure to step out and feel the sun on your face and the sea breeze in your hair. Take an Xcursion to Bainbridge Island or just a trip to Pike’s Place Market to take in the local Xperience. Enjoy the immersion into the Floral Friendships and Families that we create when we come to Symposium. Post and share your photos and Xperiences on social media so that all can see what is possible when you Xpand your creative world. Please help us in thanking all of the “X ” men and women who have helped to make this possible for all of our attendees. Symposium would not be possible without the support of all of our Sponsors, Partners, Contrib- utors, Committee Members and the MANY, MANY, Volunteers that it takes to create and produce the largest educational opportunity in the floral industry.