ABOUT M&W FLORAL ART ACADEMY
Not Your Average
Flower School
Experience a nurturing learning environment and design luxury arrangements, every time!
Efficiency, Effectiveness and ElegancE
Learn to Design Luxury Arrangements in The Most Nurturing Environment
The Maple and Wren Floral Art Academy is not your average flower school.
From seasoned florists to floral hobby makers, our classes cater for absolute beginners and experts alike.
This is the space you come to let your creativity run wild, to unblock what’s holding you back, expand your skill set, enhance your systems and refine your processes so you can run a business focused on creativity that will reward you long term.
Maple & Wren Floral Art Academy is where florists come to grow their confidence, artistry, and creative voice.
COMMITMENT TO QUALITY
Learn and Work With Premium Floral Products
Our courses and classes are designed with exquisite floral produce to help you create something truly luxurious befitting a stunning wedding or event of this era and reflecting current industry trends.
Through the Floral Art Academy, you won’t just learn the basics of floristry within each avenue, you’ll work with premium floral products to design modern, elegant and unstructured floral arrangements.
No second-rate cheap fillers, all drop-dead gorgeous seasonal florals. Experience a nurturing learning environment and design luxury arrangements with us, every time!
MEET ELYSIA
Hi, I'm Elysia, but you can call me El.
OWNER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR
MAPLE & WREN FLORAL DESIGN, ZEST FLOWERS & THE FLORAL ART ACADEMY
10 years ago, I was not a florist.
Far from it. I worked for the State Government as a large-scale event manager in a strict and very bureaucratic role. Don’t recommend.
I had decided to start a side hustle in event planning and styling and Maple and Wren was born. I have always been a creative person and I’m blessed to come from a long line of creative women – painters, singers, sewers, musicians.
I’ve always considered flowers a large part of the styling of an event and in September 2015, I saw a workshop with the beautiful Rebecca from Fox & Rabbit advertised for unstructured table arrangements and figured it would be a good thing to know a bit more about flowers. You know, so I might be able to ‘throw something together’ if a client needed that.
So I went along. And I’ve gotta say – it blew my mind! The process of constructing flowers, the never-ending combinations and the idea that you can create something large and luscious and oozing with personality out of a small simple vase and a bucket of flowers that seemingly don’t fit together.
MEET ELYSIA
Hi, I'm Elysia, but you can call me El.
OWNER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR
MAPLE & WREN FLORAL DESIGN, ZEST FLOWERS & THE FLORAL ART ACADEMY
10 years ago, I was not a florist.
Far from it. I worked for the State Government as a large-scale event manager in a strict and very bureaucratic role. Don’t recommend.
I had decided to start a side hustle in event planning and styling and Maple and Wren was born. I have always been a creative person and I’m blessed to come from a long line of creative women – painters, singers, sewers, musicians.
I’ve always considered flowers a large part of the styling of an event and in September 2015, I saw a workshop with the beautiful Rebecca from Fox & Rabbit advertised for unstructured table arrangements and figured it would be a good thing to know a bit more about flowers. You know, so I might be able to ‘throw something together’ if a client needed that.
So I went along. And I’ve gotta say – it blew my mind! The process of constructing flowers, the never-ending combinations and the idea that you can create something large and luscious and oozing with personality out of a small simple vase and a bucket of flowers that seemingly don’t fit together.
After a whole lot more practice, several more local courses and workshops and lets be honest - a lot of trial and error, wedding and event floristry became our main offering.
10 years on and I’ve now floralled hundreds of weddings and events, have an ever-expanding team and refined our product, our process and our service to the bespoke luxury business it is today.
I’ve been where you are, not knowing where to start, and I learnt a lot the hard way by not knowing who I could even ask the questions that I had.
And that’s where the Floral Art Academy comes in – it exists to redefine luxury floral design, to break down the process and logistics of working as a wedding and event florist and to have a whole lot of fun along the way!
When you learn with us, you'll work with premium floral products and learn from an industry-leading expert in luxury floral design.
I can’t wait to see you truly bloom with us!
After a whole lot more practice, several more local courses and workshops and lets be honest - a lot of trial and error, wedding and event floristry became our main offering.
10 years on and I’ve now floralled hundreds of weddings and events, have an ever-expanding team and refined our product, our process and our service to the bespoke luxury business it is today.
I’ve been where you are, not knowing where to start, and I learnt a lot the hard way by not knowing who I could even ask the questions that I had.
And that’s where the Floral Art Academy comes in – it exists to redefine luxury floral design, to break down the process and logistics of working as a wedding and event florist and to have a whole lot of fun along the way!
When you learn with us, you'll work with premium floral products and learn from an industry-leading expert in luxury floral design.
I can’t wait to see you truly bloom with us!
HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU
Our Training Philosophy
We know that all floral artists are different, as they absolutely should be. That’s the beauty of this industry and of art in general. We want you to explore your own creativity, we want to give you the tools and the techniques of both traditional and modern floral design and then send you off into the world like a bird in the wild.
And we also want to provide you with a cosy nest to land in when you get a bit lost or the weather gets a bit hectic. Because sometimes, you can’t navigate a terrain until you’re in it and having someone to guide you in those moments is a weight off your shoulders.
We value community, the rising tide lifts all boats so we our standards lift as an industry, we can all be winning. No question is too small, no problem is too big, the Floral Art Academy is a space to elevate, learn, collaborate and build confidence.
We also value profit and planning. A goal without a plan is a dream, and a business without profit is a hobby. So a big part of our training surrounds the boring bits of business that create the most wealth for florists and wedding business owners, because you deserve to be paid well for the work that you do.
Testimonials
"Learn from the best! With El's guidance, I went from having a hobby business to being booked out months in advance – I couldn't have done it without her!"
Stephanie
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