Art of the Bloom 2024

At Cathedral in Bloom Open Studio Saturday artists arrived before opening to bring in their supplies and begin making art from the flowers. Below is an exhibit of some of the art made in 2024. As I prepare this post, I wonder about what lies dormant in sketch books and of the budding projects promising future bloom, not ready for our eyes just yet. It seems to me that this work is, on an individual level, like the art of the Cathedral which aspires to make a picture of heaven that, because it needs completion, ever inspires. Thank you to all of the floral artists who inspired and to the artists who came to be inspired and who share their work here. May you continue to find joy and spiritual growth in your life’s work in 2024!

above: St. John Chapel arrangement by The Enchanted Florist, Albany, NY

above: artist Deborah Geurtze works in the choir stalls during a tour

above: Young artist Yohance Jolivette received a commission

above: The artists whose work is featured below

above: Art by Christina Boyd

above: Art by Sheryl Brown Galinski

above: Art by Carol Coogan

above: Art byTamara Byrne

above: Art by Paula Read