Event
Winter Floral Design & PaintingWith Jan Wier
Monday, December 8, 2025
10am–4.30pm
Adult Workshops
Adult Fall 2025
Floral Design and Painting Workshopw/Jennifer Reed and Jan Wier
Monday, December 8
10:00 am – 4:30 pm
*Fee includes floral materials fee
Celebrate the season with a day of beauty, creativity, and inspiration! Join floral designer Jennifer Reed and artist Jan Wier for a festive, full-day workshop blending winter floral design with expressive floral painting.
The Morning: Seasonal Floral Arranging with Jennifer Reed
The workshop begins with winter blooms! Jennifer will guide students in creating a seasonal floral arrangement perfect for the holidays—think fragrant evergreens, rich winter florals, textural berries, and natural elements that evoke the warmth and beauty of winter.
All flowers, vessels, and tools will be provided. Jennifer will walk you through each step of the design process, offering individual support and floral design tips. You’ll leave the morning session with your own lush, winter-inspired centerpiece—ideal for your holiday table or as a meaningful seasonal gift.
Lunch Break
We’ll take a one-hour break for lunch. You’re welcome to bring your own or enjoy one of the nearby local spots.
The Afternoon: Painting with Jan Wier
After lunch, we’ll turn our attention to painting. Using your own floral creation as inspiration, Jan will begin with a demo and then offer personalized instruction as you bring your arrangement to life on canvas. This session focuses on capturing the color, movement, and mood of winter florals in a loose, expressive painting style—perfect for all experience levels.
You’ll leave the day with:
• A handcrafted winter floral arrangement
• A unique floral painting inspired by your own design
• Seasonal joy and creative inspiration
Whether you’re looking to refresh your holiday décor, make something meaningful by hand, or simply spend a cozy winter day immersed in creativity, this workshop is a beautiful way to celebrate the season.
Supplies for floral arranging:
Clippers for floral arrangements
Supplies for Painting:
Supports – Canvas – stretched or panels, or gessoed hardboard. As this is an alla prima class, medium sized supports are ideal, but feel free to bring yourself choices!
Odorless Turpenoid or Gamsol – Think half a mayo jar full. Colors can’t stay clean if brushes aren’t clean!
Linseed or walnut oil – small container
Paper Towels – Viva (my favorite, but any will do)
Oil Colors
Basic
Burnt Sienna or Transparent Oxide Red
Ultramarine Blue
Alizarin Crimson
Cadmium Red Light
Cadmium Yellow Light
Titanium White
Optional – Jan’s Favorites
Quinacridone Red – Winsor Newton
Transparent Orange – Gamblin
Transparent Yellow Green – Rembrandt
Viridian – Rembrandt
Indian Yellow – Winsor Newton
Cerulean Blue – Winsor Newton
Flake White Replacement
Zinc White
Brushes – Variety of synthetic and bristle, and a variety of sizes and shapes
Jennifer Reed is an outstanding event floral designer based in Mullica Hill, NJ. She does events all over the area, and travels all over for different floral events in the US. Jennifer has won many awards at the Philadelphia Flower Show. This year she won Best in Show! You can take a peek at her work on her Instagram @jenniferdesignsevents and her website
www.jenniferdesignsevents.com
Jan Wier
Working for over 25 years with interior design clients to bring beauty and grace to their homes which includes placing art, Jan has learned to meld what the client desires in their home; visual impact while reflecting their personal tastes. Always hungry for color, beauty and harmony in her painting, Jan seeks to reflect the grace notes of welcome that people desire in their homes and lives – that well placed cherished vase, fresh flowers, or perhaps even a happy cupcake! Jan’s paintings are done in oil on canvas or board with a luscious use of creamy oil paint. Jan’s painting style is loose and impressionistic with nothing too perfect; life is more interesting that way. Jan’s goal is to have her artwork bring a heartbeat of joy, color, and light to life.