Dried Floral Editorial | Lake Superior

There has been a huge trend towards dried flowers. Living in an area with long winters, I always miss fresh flowers during the cold months. Dried flowers are a great way to extend our season and enjoy the beauty of nature all winter long. When we first connected with Inna, we knew we wanted to design a shoot that featured our own garden grown and dried flowers. We discussed a number of different details and it was important to us to connect with other small businesses including Cody Calligraphy and the Common Goods Studio.

I have always loved Cody’s work but I had never had the opportunity to work with her. When we started dreaming up this shoot, I knew I wanted to connect with her to collaborate. When we connected with Cody, she had a wonderful idea of including dried florals in the stationary sets. As Cody is located in Kingston, Ontario, we decided to ship her some of our dried flowers and textures. When we saw what she had created we were in awe. Cody delicately place dried florals into the wax seals and used seed paper for the menu cards! Hand drawn calligraphy and organic seed paper were the perfect details to unify this look.

Handmade pottery pieces by the Common Goods Studio were used to create a mixed tablescape design. As Inna was travelling to northern Ontario to shoot this design, we wanted to make sure that we had the look unified. Em and Inna worked on putting together a mock-up in Scarborough so Inna was able to have a clear idea of the look and feel of the shoot. This was truly a group collaboration! The backdrop for this unique dried floral elopement was Old Woman Bay in Lake Superior Provincial Park that is on the traditional territory of the Ojibway First Nations people.

Co-Planning, Design and Florals: Evyrose Design | Co-Planning, Design and Photography: Inna Yaskiska | Pottery: The Common Goods Studio | Stationary and Calligraphy: Cody Calligraphy