My path to a creative career has been a circuitous one. As a child, I was always creating and crafting—trying to sell my designs to the neighborhood. During my teenage years, I became passionate about nonprofit work, which led to a decade-long career in that sector. While working at a nonprofit in New York City, I often spent lunches exploring the flower district and gathering blooms to design for fundraising events. Eventually, I started designing for weddings and parties on the side. I thoroughly enjoyed it, so when my daughter was born in February of 2011, I pursued this passion and began a program in floral design education. However, these plans were interrupted when my husband took a new position in Colorado and uprooted us from New York City.
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