Check Out Classes From Past Years:
Looking to create a custom class or event at our studio? Checking out past offerings may provide inspiration for the future.
2017-2018
Monday, October 30
10:00 am
Mechanics: The Elevated Centerpiece
REGISTER HERE
Explore mechanics, pricing and transport for elevated centerpiece. Participants will be able to photograph and create receipe for workshop piece to add to their portfolio. This class is advanced and a part of our professional development series. $250 per person
Thursday, November 2
10:00 am
Team Building Workshop with The Walkable Classroom
PRIVATE
From Farmer's Market to Fabulous
Tuesday, November 14
Holiday Garland Demonstration and Pop Up Shop
REGISTER HERE
Warrenton Garden Club
Wednesday, November 15
6:30 pm
PRIVATE
Mebane Women's Club @ West Queen Studio
Community Appreciation Creation Workshop & Team Building
Friday, November 24
3:00 pm
Holiday Table Family Style $78
CLASS FULL
Saturday, November 25
10:00 am
Holiday Table Family Style
REGISTER HERE
A great option for grandparent, parent and child Thanksgiving weekend. Each participant will create a portion of a long lasting holiday tablescape. Those wanting to tackle a more advance design will work with a compote and the younger set or those wanting a more simple task will create votive rings. Pricing based on number in group $45-95 per person.
Friday, December 1
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Wreath Making Workshop & Field Luncheon
PRIVATE
Proceeds from this workshop will benefit Durham Nativity School.
Saturday, December 2 9:30am- 12:00 pm
Open Wreath Workshop, Reservation Required
REGISTER HERE
Come solo or bring a pal to make your
own holiday creation. Groups of 5 or more can reserve a group workstation. Please indicate in your reservation others in your group or reservation. This workshop is dedicated to DNS. All proceeds to benefit Durham Nativity School. $42.00 per person, space available.
Saturday, December 2
2:00 - 5:00 pm
PRIVATE/AVAILABLE FOR GROUP
Wreath Making Workshop
Sunday, December 3
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Mother Daughter Wreath Making Workshop
PRIVATE/CLASS FULL
This workshop to benefit
Tuesday, December 5
10:00 am -12:00 pm
Garland Making and Mantle Workshop
REGISTER HERE
$72.00 per person with in class purchase options
Tuesday, December 5
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Wreath Making Workshop
PRIVATE/AVAILABLE FOR GROUP
Wednesday, December 6
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Holiday Centerpiece Workshop & Field Luncheon
PRIVATE/CLASS FULL
Thursday, December 7
12:00 - 2:00 pm
Holiday Centerpiece
REGISTER HERE
Create a table centerpiece with evergreens and interchangable elements that will last through the holidays. $94 per person
Thursday , December 7
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Open Wreath Workshop
REGISTER HERE
Nibbles, toddies and wreathing! This workshop to benefit to benefit Preston's League. $60.00 per person
Friday, December 8
10:30 am - 1pm
Wreath Making Workshop and Field Lunch
PRIVATE/CLASS FULL
$55.00 per person
Saturday, December 9
9:30 - 11:30 am
Garland Making and Mantle Workshop
REGISTER HERE limited space available
$72.00 per person with in class purchase options
Tuesday, December 13
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Wreath Making Workshop
PRIVATE/CLASS FULL
Forest Hills Garden Club
Durham, NC
January 23 7:00pm
Magnolias and More
Private
Some Kinda Romance: Flowers 101
West Queen Studio
Sunday February 11 4:00 pm
REGISTER HERE
With Valentines Day looming learn the basics on floral design and cut flower care. Walk away with a lovely romantic centerpiece and learn how to make those quickly purchased red roses that your significant other may come home with look elegant and well thought out.
$65.00 Space Available
Something Old is New Again: Using your heirlooms as centerpieces
Thursday Feb 22 at 10 am
REGISTER HERE
Demonstration and hands on workshop.
$78 with in class purchase options
Space Available
Branching Out
Flowering Branches as Centerpieces
Tuesday Feb 27 at Noon
$35 with additional in class purchase options
MacGregor Downs Garden Club
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
10:30 am
MacGregor Downs Country Club
Cary, NC
Demonstration: Holiday Stylings
Contact Linda Schmitt at 919.801.8206 for additional information.
Closed
Feathers and Foliage
REGISTER HERE
Thursday, November 15, 2018
10:00 am
West Queen Studio
Wild Turkeys have the most beautifully rich foliage and it is varied in shape and size. We will use rich roses, berries, and unique blooms to compliment a custom create vessel. Space is limited to 6 participants for this unique class.
$122
Black Friday Bracelets and Blooms Bar
REGISTER HERE
Friday, November 23, 2018
10:am - 2:00pm
All Ages and levels, this class is geared for the after Thanksgiving "what do I do with my family now?". This is an open forum but requires a space reservation. The bloom and baubles bar will be open from 10:00 am-2:00 pm with instructionals for selecting blooms, cuffs and rings. Following the instructional, participants will create their own floral jewelry to take home or as a gift. There is a $25.00 charge per reservation for the instructional and basic materials excluding the base, base cuffs and rings range from $5.00-11.00 per piece and specialty blooms range from $2.00-7.00 per piece.
2019
To follow is our current class schedule that is open to the public.
Check back for added classes or contact us to book a private group workshop or team building event.
Floral Mechanics 101
REGISTER HERE
Tuesday February 12, 2018
10:00 am
West Queen Studio
Great centerpieces are as much about the mechanics as they are the materials. Holy Heider Chapple has revolutionized the mechanics for day to day designs with her pillows. Learn how these are used in design as well as other bouquet mechanics. Participants will take home a design pillow, which is included and can take home a bucket of the blooms used in the class to work with at home.
$52.00 for demonstration
$96.00 for demonstration plus take home with a romantic twist
Go Big or Go Home
Thursday, February 7 2019
7:00 pm
Large Vessel Construction
Floral Design and Photo Workshop
Join West Queen Studio for a special two part professional series event. This Hands on Floral Workshop with Chapel Designers Morgan Moylan of West Queen Studio and Jen Wood of Wild Flora Farm will explore the use of negative space in art inspired compote design. Each participant will create their own design using negative space for the second portion of the workshop in which art photographer Sarah Collier of Taken by Sarah will teach the basic tricks to lighting and art photography using tools as simple as an iPhone.
$152.00 per person flowers and nibbles included
Social Media Photography Demonstration
6:00 Photographing flowers, centerpieces and table settings for Social Media: Every thought... "The arrangement is beautiful but my photo is not!" Designed for those who need to use images of their work for proposals, marketing and social media, Sarah will show the basics to create images truly reflective of the designers work.
$88.00 per person
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March 21-24
Art in Bloom at
North Carolina Museum of Art
A four day festival of flowers featuring over fifty floral interpretations of art as well as floral workshops and panel discussion.
Tickets go on sale Tuesday January 22 at 10 for members and Friday January 25 for non members
Wednesday, July 10 6:00 pm
Team Building
Duke Technology Scholars
Private
Created as a bonding event for teams and groups, this workshop teaches the basics of flower arranging and focuses on what to look for in floral design and where to find it but most importantly, how to make it last plus a hands on take home for office or home. Check out the website for this innovative Duke program that strives to encourage and prepare women for the tech industry.
Tuesday July 23
10:00 am
StrongHer Together
https://www.stronghertogether.org/about
Private
.Flowers Crowns: With a mission of teaching girls to stick together regardless of differences, this great group of young women will be stopping by as a part of their Summer Camp Series to create flower crowns. Check out our facebook and instagram for photos of the event and their website to learn more about this organization.
Thursday, August 15 6:00 pm
Cocktails and Creativity
Class Full $95.00
Waitlist Available
Summer is coming to a close, time for a night out to reboot your creativity. Eat, Drink and be Flowery. Learn how to make the trendy yet still old school offset compote. Compote and Design is yours to take home.
All levels.
Tuesday, September 10 10:00am
TeamBuilding
The Riser Group
Private
How does working on a group project effect team relationships? What happens when the group project is one that is out of your comfort zone or full on your bailiwick. Created as a bonding event for teams and groups, this workshop teaches the basics of flower arranging and focuses on what to look for in floral design and where to find it but this particular session will also talk about how our individual approach to a new task impacts your team and they interact.
Wednesday, September 11 10:00 am
OR
Thursday, September 12 7:00 pm
Fall Wreath or Centerpiece
Space Available $85.00
. Pampass Grass, Dried Hydrangea and sun bleached blooms make for trendy and long lasting wreaths or centerpieces perfect for fall. The concepts used in this can be applied to both an offset wreath or low and upright centerpiece. When registering please indicate your preference so we can have enough supplies on hand for attendees. We are offering the same workshop at two different times as we know this will be a popular one but because of the space needed for design attendance is limited.
September 22- October 2
Fleuramour
Alden Biesen Belgium
As a floral designer I have a bucket list. One of them is attending Fleuramour in Belgium but I always assumed I would be there as a spectator not as a designer! I need to upgrade that bucket. At the end of September I will be on an American and Canadian team lead by Holly Chapple that will be installing a monster design in the Great Hall of The Castle of Alden Beisen for the 4 day Belgian floral event Fleuramour. About 100 designers from all over the world will transform the castle grounds of Alden Biesen into a dreamy sanctuary with 140,000 flowers. Ill be posting stories from the event on Instagram and Facebook so be sure to follow @westqueenstudio
Sunday, October 13 5:00 pm
European Trends
Demonstration
$45.00
My favorite part of teaching about flowers is taking a great experience like Fleuramour and all that I learn in such an environment and sharing that with local floral enthusiasts. Join me for a relaxed event where I demonstrate techniques that are trendy in high fashion floral but that can be applied to everyday flowers and floral events. In class purchases can be made so you can try these techniques at home.