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THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS 2013
What’s in a name? Well, plenty, according to the Victorians who took great delight in giving meanings to individual flowers so that they could send coded messages which otherwise could not be spoken. The language of flowers is known as floriography and there is an abundance of flora to which the Victorians attached meanings, signifying passionate love, sympathy, hope and even revenge. Ardent researchers may even find meanings which should remain hidden for propriety’s sake! A different interpretation of the language of flowers might be portrayal of plants with unusual Latin, common or nicknames, or even those cultivar names which also convey meaning. The discovery of plants throughout history to the present day have conjured up interesting names and meanings dependent on their appearance, medical properties, food value or growing habit. So, whilst the Selection Committee won’t expect lots of lime flowers, our members and exhibitors will have some fun assembling a group of studies to convey their message or, for those of few words, one variety may suffice. The Selection Committee will welcome a wide variety of interpretations including rare or endangered species, food temptations and possibly even Miss Willmott’s Ghost.
Demonstrations at The Language of Flowers
The Society of Botanical Artists Annual Open Exhibition at Westminster Central Hall, London
Friday 12 April Amber Halsall SBA Acrylic inks
Saturday 13 April, 2–5pm Sandrine Maugy SBA Watercolour
Sunday, 14 April Jan Harbon SBA Watercolour
Monday, 15 April Sue Vize SBA Graphite
Tuesday, 16 April Elizabeth Hellman AssocSBA Techniques learned
and Janet Lye AssocSBA, on Distance Learning
DLDC graduates Diploma Course
Wednesday, 17 April Roger Reynolds SBA Watercolour pencils
Thursday, 18 April, 11.15am–5pm Billy Showell SBA Watercolour
Friday, 19 April, 11am–5pm Simon Williams SBA Gouache
Saturday, 20 April Joyce Rogerson SBA Miniature painting
Sunday, 21 April Ann Swan SBA Coloured pencil
Exhibition Details
The title of the exhibition is The Language of Flowers
Our next receiving day will be 18 February 2013
The exhibition will be held at Westminster Central Hall, London.
Dates: Friday, 12 April to Sunday, 21 April 2013
Opening times: Daily from 11am to 5pm including Sundays
Free admission
All work for Sale