DESCRIPTIONS

PRE-SEMINAR EXCURSION 

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Buffet Lunch at the Columbia Restaurant and Bus Tour of Ybor City (Pronounced ēē-bōr)       

NOON - 4:00 PM all - inclusive    $165.00

Known as Tampa’s Latin Quarter for over a century, Ybor City offers an exotic blend of aromas, flavors, sights, and sounds.  Founded by Vicente Martinez-Ybor in 1886 as a cigar manufacturing center. With its red brick buildings, wrought iron balconies, narrow brick streets and roaming chickens give it an old-world charm.  Ybor City is a National Historic Landmark District.  Post lunch we will be treated to a Flamenco Dance performance!   Click here to learn more about Ybor City

Ybor City has history, a free trolley, shops, cigars and chickens!!!  We will have a bus pick us up at NOON at the Embassy Suites Tampa Airport Westshore Hotel lobby and attend an all-inclusive buffet  lunch and guided tour.  (tips are already included, too!)  We start at the iconic Columbia Restaurant, established in 1905, for a Spanish-Cuban cuisine buffet.  After that, we re-board the bus for a guided tour highlighting  what made Ybor City so fabulous.  We will be dropped off at our hotel by approximately 4:00pm.  Anyone who wishes to stay in Ybor City, may.  It is a short Uber ride back to the hotel.   (or park near the restaurant)  We will need to secure 20 reservations for this excursion.  Please register early!

Master Class with Ania Norwood, AIFD, EMC                       Thursday, January 16 

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM $200

Ania Norwood's  boundless  energy and creative mind will give you, too, a boundless desire to go beyond what you have thus far.

After creating a design, you will have a critique time.  We will have a lighted area with a proper background to photograph your design to add to your portfolio.  

Bring your basic designing tools.

Time slot coincides with "Alcohol Ink Basics".

"Alcohol Ink Techniques"  Creating 8" x 8" canvas panels to use as design  components with Barb Jacobson                                          Thursday, January 16 

9:30 AM -11:30 AM     $85

There will not be a completed design .  No artistic talent required. All supplies and tools provided.

Ink Stains - Wear old clothes

Not recommended for anyone with respiratory issues.

Master Class  with Lynn Fronk, NGC Flower Show School Floral Design Instructor    "Beyond the Basics"                                    Friday, January 17

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM     $200

Attendees will construct two designs using two containers.  Lynn will instruct us on the principles of design as she conducts a critique period.   With many years of experience to guide us, Lynn will have many new tips on mechanics to help us keep it all together!   Each designer will have the option to photograph their designs in a lighted area with a neutral background to add to your portfolio.

Bring your basic designing tools.

Time slot coincides with "Body Flowers with a Twist".

"Body Flowers with a Twist" 

with Betty Ann Galway, AIFD, NGC                                                             Friday, January 17   

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM                          $85              Betty Ann has delighted CFAA with her delightful use of textiles and unique components in her designs.  Join Betty Ann again to use aluminum wire - twisted - to attach  components to create wearable floral art.

This workshop time slot coincides with the Master Class - "Beyond the Basics"

"Outside the Container:  Container-less Designing" with Barb Kaytes                                                                                                               Friday, January 17   

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM                           $150         

Barb Kaytes will show you how to create containers out of plant material- here it will be palm boots!  

"Creating Cardboard Innovations" with Ania Norwood, AIFD, EMC                                                                                                              Friday, January 17   

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM                                    $150    

Ania Norwood, AIFD, EMC, will give you a new look on some familiar material!  She will teach you her technique to use cardboard in a new way!

"Textiles 2.0" with Brenda McManaway                              Saturday, January 18

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM           $85

Brenda has been inspired by Betty Ann Galway from last year's CFAA 2024, from her workshop "Textiles".  Here Brenda will give her creative punch for the use of textiles in floral design.

"Color My World"  with Claudia Bates                          Saturday, January 18

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM $85

Claudia will provide all you need to make a versatile container for dried

plant material. PVC, bamboo , reed and a saw palmetto.

Click on the link below to obtain a printable pdf listing of Offerings with prices included.

CFAA 2025 TRANSFORMED! printable Master Class and Workshop Listing.pdf