Creative: noun. /kriˈeɪtɪv/ /kriˈeɪtɪv/ ​[countable] a person whose job involves creative work. “The exhibition features the paintings of local creatives.”

Creating live plant installations, using plant material as the medium, is an art form. We continually experiment with new species of plants, and inventing ways of bringing new, fresh elements to tried-and-true favorites. Every event is a new challenge, and in painter’s terms, a blank canvas to manifest a unique creation.

The ephemeral nature of events makes them even more magical, as we create a moment in time with plants. As Nature is constantly changing, so is each installation: a terrestrial event bringing together the built and natural geography of the event space, the botanic actors, and the vessels or hardware.

Nature-made and human-made elements are combined with touches of alchemy unique to the creative process, in a specific time and space, to be enjoyed by the observer. Attending an event, immersing oneself in a biophilic environment for a moment in time, experiencing a feeling, even awe, a kinship with Nature encoded in our DNA, which later becomes a memory of the event, forever cherished. This is the magic of plants.

-Melissa Markham, 10 April 2024