Rainbow Resilience

I haven’t worked for sometimes. This was very therapeutic.

Curator’s notes

When I saw Azari picking the flowers and greenery and started creating a huge arrangement, I could see her professional techniques in it. She shared with me that due to physical health challenges, she hadn’t been working for a while and felt rusty. I encouraged her to just enjoy the process; there is no right and wrong in CFS’ workshop. Azaria was ‘on fire’, she kept going back to the flower bar to get more steps. She picked the whole range of rainbow colour, big and small blooms complemented by greenery of all shades of green (silver green, green and pale green). She was the only participant to help herself to different stems of ‘nuts’. She knew how to use them to enhance the texture of the overall bouquet. I was glad to find a white heavy vase for her very beautiful ‘heavy’ arrangement! I could see Azari coming with a heavy heart, after an hour or ‘therapeutic floral arranging’ journey, she left home with a much lighter outlook for her future! 

What helps you heal when life feels heavy?