INTERNATIONAL SUGAR FLOWER ARTIST ROBERT HAYNES WILL BE TEACHING A 3-DAY MASTER CLASS

THE FLOWER SUBJECTS ARE:

Northern Magnolia with closed buds, Full opened flower on a branch with Leaves. 

 Mock Orange Flowers with closed buds on a branch with Leaves

lunch and light refreshments will be included each day. Sugar Flower Studio & Simply Nature Botanically correct silicone veiners & cutters will be available for purchase prior to class. To reserve your place and for more detailed info please contact Carolyn Barrois  carolynbarrois@yahoo.com

On this sugar flower class, you will learn how to advance your knowledge and experience to the next level of learning under Roberts tailored tuition. With Robert’s sugar flower experience, knowledge base and attention to detail, you’ll be amazed at how much he has to share. His passion for sugar crafting is so infectious; Robert will teach you how to cut freehand petals and foliage to give that botanically correct finished result. (transferable skills for any sugar flower or foliage).

Another skill to be covered in class will be how to apply edible colours to the very delicately individually veined sugar petals, leaves and closed buds.

Light coloured garments are advisable in class to minimalize lint tarnishing the paste. Please remove jewelry prior to class.

(The pictures above are of the real flowers, Robert will be replicating these in the Masterclass, to look just as beautiful as the real thing…)

Skills taught in class

How to color Flower paste

How to achieve perfect, thin petals & leaves

Cutting foliage free hand

How to make different petals and serrated leaves with no cutters

Correct use of veiners, perfect central vein always… and more…

How to make closed buds & fully sugar covered wired stems and bark

How to make lichen – moss fungus in sugar

How to thicken stems also numerous tips on polishing stems

How to color, fade, add depth, over dust

All about glazing, steaming

Using floral tape,

Adding depth and aging leaves

How to give movement to Foliage and petals

Different design of arrangements

Adding dew drops

Sugar Mock Orange Blossom pictures