Seawolves rose to the occasion with floral arrangements — Sonoma State Star

star // malia teran

jason arellano (left) and mathew havo (right) get ready to arrange their flowers.

Spring is around the corner and Associated Student Productions (ASP) took advantage by offering a floral arrangement workshop last week. The creatively named, "Va-Va Bloom" class took place inside Weyden & Brewsters on Thursday night. The class was designed to help Seawolves express their creativity and learn how to make their own floral arrangements. After April showers bring May flowers, floral arranging will be a handy skill to have. It is a talent that fellow Seawolves can use throughout their life. Floral arranging is also much cheaper to make your own bouquets than to purchase them from a florist.

Eager to learn the floristry, which is the art of all things flowers, the students filed into W&B as early as 5:45 p.m. in anticipation of the workshop. By 6:05 p.m. all 65 seats available were taken and unfortunately, some students had to be turned away. With W&B at its capacity of seats, it really showed just how much of a hit Va-Va Bloom was with Seawolves. The students were given an assortment of roses, baby's breath and greenery to take to their seat along with a mason jar. Students then set to work creating their own arrangements with some guidance from Brittney Glor, the leader of the event.

The atmosphere inside the event was super lively and energetic, the students at the event seemed ecstatic to be there and everyone seemed to have a great time learning a new skill. Glor walked around and helped any students that needed a little extra guidance with their designs. Student Haley Azevedo, who attended the workshop, said "The event was well executed and was a packed house full of energy, the workshop helped me learn a new skill while being able to take something home." You could get a sense from the students just how well appreciated this event was. "It was nice to learn how to easily assemble a floral arrangement with few materials required" mentioned Junior Abram Huerta-Diaz. Free flowers was just one of the perks from attending this event.

When the STAR talked to Glor, the creator of the workshop, she emphasized how much of a success it really was. Glor said, "All the students loved being able to pick out their own flowers and were happy to be there learning something new." When asked about the possibility of another floral workshop, Glor responded "I absolutely plan on doing another event like this… It was way more successful than I thought it would be." So if you get the opportunity to go to Va-Va Bloom 2, make sure to bring your creativity and show up early.