CFAofA


Home Page
Join CFAofA

Members Only Area

 

Claudia Bates

Dynamic and vivacious, Claudia is a 7th generation Floridian and is a retired middle school teacher. She has served as Chairman of two Garden Circles in her hometown of Gainesville, and has been the president of the Gainesville Garden Club in central Florida. She is an Accredited NGC Master Flower Show Judge, and instructor for the Floral Design Study series in Florida. She serves currently on the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs Board of Directors. She is devoted to her husband and her family, and travels extensively. They have three children and seven grandchildren. Claudia is extremely creative and designs in a bold, architectural manner. She is the recipient of many blue ribbons and top awards in her Flower Show work, and has been featured in both the Florida Arrangement Calendar numerous time, and in the Vision of Beauty Calendar(NGC). Claudia's program dazzled and delighted the audience at the Seminar.


Claudia Bates

Claudia Bates of Florida, with a breathtaking floor design.


Banksia, decorative wood and clipped palmetto combined in a bold and dramatic container.


Red anthurium make a statement with a rattan ball sprayed black and used as a component and as a mechanic....all enclosed in a circular  form.


Design featuring contrived "hibiscus" created by the designer from dried philodendron sheathes; pinks and blacks form a compelling combination of colors and contrasts.


Desert cactus combined with heliconia for an elegantly linear design. A metal sculpture anchors the design.


Brown tones and textured components complement the warm hues of the plant materials.


Related pages:
Kaleidoscope Displays
Featured Designer:  Frank Laning
Featured Designer:  Claudia Bates
Featured Designer:  Betty Thompson
Featured Event:  Challenge Class

Top of Page
Back to Seminar 2007


Copyright © 2000-2007, Creative Floral Arrangers of the Americas, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.