Today we’re sitting down with Françoise Weeks, owner of Françoise Weeks European Floral Design in Portland, Oregon to discuss:

• her transition from substitute teacher and medical lab technician to floral couture artist
• her wardrobe preferences (smile)
• how she defines texture in floral design
• the 45 year old childhood memory that ignited her journey into woodland floral designs
• her segue into teaching floral design and taking her workshops on the road
• what she wishes more designers had the courage to do
• her new tutorial video series

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Paula Pryke
• Timberline Lodge
• Oasis European Bouquet Holder
• Lori Frystak’s garage-to-studio conversion at Blossom Alliance (before and after pictures here)
• Jennifer Haf of BLOOM
• Victoria Clausen
• Flou(‑e)r Specialty Floral Events