custom brand, event and editorial floral installs
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Brand Campaigns, Community, Sets & Installations
Installations are not decorations. They're ephemeral worlds that unfold in rooms, on stages, across tables, over staircases, and on ceilings. They invite people to step inside, slow down, and re-encounter beauty in its most intimate, physical form. Whether for an editorial shoot, an industry gala, a personal celebration, or a public art commission, I build floral environments that pull people out of their ordinary perception and into something a little wilder.
If you can imagine it, I can probably build it. And if you can't imagine it yet? Even better. Give me your half-formed concept, your emotional blueprint, your "I don't know what I want, but I want it to feel like this," and I'll show you what that looks like in botanical form.
Some stories are too wild to be told with words alone. They need branches, moss, silk, and bone; a visual world stitched together, an atmosphere, a landscape, a living story you can step inside.
BRANDS I HAVE WORKED WITH:
I Handle Weird Requests Like a Pro
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Florals that evoke the lunar surface for NASA? Sure. A swampy bog set for a psychedelic rock band? Let's go. Installations across multiple venues in one weekend? I'll handle it all. This is where I thrive, right at the edge of imagination and logistics. You're in the right place if you're looking for someone to pull off your client's big vision.
I Have the Tools (and the Team)
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I create living, tactile backdrops that blur the line between set design and sculpture. Every bloom and texture is chosen to evoke mood and myth, making each set feel less like a backdrop and more like a portal.
Designs with Proof-of-Concept
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You won't get vague mood boards. You'll get visual mockups, material specs, budget breakdowns, timelines, and a clear deliverable list. And you'll get a collaborator who welcomes feedback, communicates clearly, and respects your job as much as mine.
I Think in Systems
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Big installs are a moving puzzle of timelines, people, and physics. I don't just design something beautiful; I think through the mechanics. I problem-solve site restrictions, rigging points, vendor overlaps, weather, delivery windows, and labor distribution before we even hit install day.
For brands that dare to tell richer stories rooted in nature, nostalgia, and new imaginings, my folk-art-inspired installations and tactile set pieces transform fleeting events into lasting mythologies.
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When a campaign calls for more than visuals, when it needs a world, a feeling, an atmosphere.
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floral worlds i've built
Shaider Divina x Hope CIty
That time we built a 300 sq ft indoor mossy swamp for Hope City, commissioned by Houston-based art director Shaider Divina. A hyper-local botanical landscape celebrating the sense of place locals find in the boggy land around the coastal plains, designed to evoke feelings of belonging and being at home for the members of the religious community of Hope City, a Houston area Christian megachurch. Photography from this piece was used as the cover art for a single that the institution's worship band released on Spotify after performing and recording it from the set, and videography by the in-house production team.
Crown Royal x Saint Heron
An overgrown glitchcore forest of forbidden fruit: the aesthetic commissioned by marketing agency Brand New: A Collective for this Golden Apple 23 promotional event sponsored by Crown Royal in partnership with Solange Knowles for Saint Heron. The historic City National Bank in Galveston, TX became a vessel for this multi-media/augmented reality performance during the week of Juneteenth. A powerful tribute in the city emblematic of emancipation to and by black artists and musicians (performances by serpentwithfeet et. al.), and a playful take on cultural iconography with bitten apples and golden snakes styled throughout a banquet table tableau dripping with fern vines and modern myth
Roots
Our model Elijah (who goes by Rain) supplied his own traditional Nigerian attire for this dreamlike, regal photoshoot. Sean and Carissa of The C S Visuals envisioned an indoor rainforest in which to let the subject drift into a reverie, and here Rain created a deep well of remembering; an intentional practice of not forgetting, as Carissa put it, "where we come from; especially with being a Nigerian in the US, it's very easy to get lost in the culture here. But always staying rooted to where you're from is key." With posture that commands respect for himself and his ancestors, our friend betrays his tender love for his deep roots; both here, in Houston's African diaspora, and across the ocean at his family's point of origin.
Ian and Clinical Trial A5374
A mixed media install for the 2024 Houston Arts Alliance "Blooming Artists" public art exhibition featuring novice photographers, hosted by Reel Quick Film Labs at Hardy & Nance Studios. This piece featured my pal and fellow florist Ian Lehmann of Mood By Ian, in a collage of portraits we co-created as a sort of visual diary of their emotional experience as a participant in clinical research trial A5374, a groundbreaking treatment course that might just prove to be a fully effective cure for HIV. Ian remains a passionate advocate for HIV awareness and destigmatization, and this project was one small way to honor their personal risk in the name of scientific advancement.
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Brand Campaigns
Imagine walking into a room where time bends, where the air smells faintly of rain-soaked moss. Walking into an atmosphere so visceral, so unexpected, that it bypasses words and lodges itself straight into memory. I design immersive botanical experiences that do more than decorate a space; they create a world your brand can inhabit, if only for a moment. For brands that dare to tell richer stories rooted in nature and nostalgia, my folk-art-inspired installations and tactile set pieces transform campaigns into lasting mythologies.
brand campaign Commissions | $3K-$20k+
Community & Events
At Edges Wild Studio, beauty belongs to everyone. It is not a luxury for the few; it is a right, an inheritance, a tool for connection and healing. Through collaborations with artists, nonprofits, grassroots organizers, conservationists, educators, and dreamers, I create floral art that tells community stories, honors shared histories, and makes space for joy, especially in places most needed. Whether it's a small art show, a public festival, a nonprofit gala, or a conservation project, these works exist to celebrate, uplift, and remember.
community and Public events | Pro Bono or Grant-Funded
Installation & Sets
Imagine walking into a room where time bends, the air smells faintly of rain-soaked moss or salt and honey, and every surface blooms with story. Imagine an atmosphere so visceral and unexpected that it bypasses words and lodges itself straight into memory. I design immersive botanical experiences that do more than decorate a space they create a world your brand can inhabit, if only for a moment. For brands that dare to tell richer stories rooted in nature, nostalgia, and new imaginings. My folk-art-inspired installations and tactile set pieces transform fleeting events into lasting mythologies.
botanical set design and floral installations | 5K - $30K+
Here is where moss creeps where it pleases. Wild branches braid the ceiling. Stones & bones gather together like old friends whispering the stories no one wrote down.
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What You Can Expect
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From there, you can kick back while I handle all the sourcing, styling, and behind-the-scenes magic. We’ll touch base again close to the event for any final updates. Then, when the day arrives my team and I arrive on site, install the work, ensure everything blooms exactly as imagined (and we handle the teardown too)
Can you travel for installation work?
Absolutely. I am based in Houston but available for projects nationwide (and beyond).
Can you create permanent installations?
Yes! For long-term public art projects or corporate spaces, I create designs using dried botanicals, faux flora, or other durable materials.
How long do installations last?
Depends on the materials used. Live floral installations are typically ephemeral (1–3 days), while botanical-dominant, preserved, or mixed-media pieces can be engineered to last weeks, months, or even indefinitely.
Do you only use flowers?
Nope! I often combine flowers with textiles, found natural materials, woodwork, clay, metal, paper, recycled objects — whatever the project calls for.
What's the lead time for a custom installation?
Ideally 3–6 months, especially for large builds. Smaller experimental collaborations may be possible with shorter notice, depending on the season.
Not just another branded install but an unforgettable visual story.
I love stretching the bounds of what a florist can be. Whether it's a product launch, editorial concept, brand campaign, or immersive event, I work closely with creative teams to craft environments that feel tactile, intentional, and completely alive. I bring deep curiosity, layered storytelling, and innovative material choices that make your vision visible and unforgettable. Let's make something the algorithm can't predict and a simple mood board can't define.
