Lots and lots of flowers. These images are from the Fleurs de Villes flower exhibit this past week. It's been around for a few years, but somehow I only knew about it this year. My favourites are the first two mannequins—elegant, seductive, and authoritative—just like how goddesses should be.

I don't even leave my apartment everyday so I was lucky to see the poster in the elevator and get a spot for a free bouquet workshop at my rental complex yesterday. Of course, the flowers were beautiful and the floral instructor from Make Lemonade was lovely. But there's a dark side too! When I go to workshops, my ego gets worked up. I feel that part of me that is confident in my artistic abilities and my mind judges it as arrogance. I feel that part of me that wants validation but my mind judges it as inadequacy. When I'm making art by myself I know that imperfection is part of the process, but for some reason in a group, I revert back to the shy and awkward child who is afraid to shine and have fun.