CFAA (sēē-fáh) - We are a member-supported non-profit organization encouraging creative floral designing support for our members! |
FEATURED PRESENTERS
TRANSFORMED! Ania Norwood Ania’s floral design journey began by studying and working at a retail florist and participating in industry workshops, courses, trade shows, seminars and a Floral Design program at GW College 2007, followed by 2011 certification as CCF, 2012 AIFD accreditation, and 2013 EMC certification. Ania has entered and won numerous competitions, most recently she placed in Top10 Gateway to Americas Cup Panama 2024 where she also placed 3rd in One of the task : "The Romantic Table for Two". In 2017 she co-presented a design program on the main stage AIFD Symposium and was assistant to the Program Coordinator Team for 2022 AIFD Symposium. With a background in architecture and civil engineering, a passion for interior design, fashion, photography and art, Ania has been a frequent guest lecturer at GW College, assistant to EMC (USA & Belgium), and has taught workshops worldwide as as part of the Design For Excellence Team, participated and presented at home-based and international events including: Philadelphia Flower Show, Fleuramour and Hoogstraten in Groenten en Bloemen in Belgium, and FFFIM in South Korea. Ania’s work has also been showcased on multiple occasions in published books internationally. Today, Ania works as a freelance designer for prestigious event companies worldwide, and has her own business: Ania Norwood Design at: www.AniaNorwood.com |
Lynn Fronk Lynn is a National Garden Club Master Flower Show Judge, Flower Show Schools Design, and Flower Show Procedure Instructor. She has taught in 42 States, Mexico, Guatemala, Columbia, Ecuador, Uruguay and Guantanamo Bay, and Cuba. She has judged major flower shows in the United States such as the Philadelphia Flower Show, Newport Flower Show and the Rhode Island State Flower Show. She is the winner of the Mildred-Heter Buckingham Award for outstanding service for the Garden Club of Ohio and has several designs featured in Designing by Types. Lynn is a Past President of Garden Club of Ohio. She is a member of the Flower Show Schools Committee serving as Symposium Chairman for 2023-25 for the National Garden Clubs, the Symposium Chairman for the Garden Club of Georgia and has relocated from Ohio to Flowery Branch, Georgia. She is Master Environmental Consultant and a Gardening Consultant for NGC. She is a member of the Crabapple and Stonehedge Garden Clubs, Creative Flower Arrangers of the Americas (CFAA), The Designer’s Club of Georgia, and the National Flower Arranger Guild. Lynn is a retired nurse from Columbus Children's Hospital and is active in many community activities such as Buford-Lanier Women’s Club, Arts and Environment Committee for Prince of Peace Church and the Greater Atlanta Polymer Clay Guild. She is the author of “Merry Christmas from My House to Yours” a small booklet on using natural materials for Holiday Designs. |
Elizabeth Wozencraft Liz, a native Houstonian, has been a member of the Garden Club of Houston for over 20 years. She is an approved floral design judge in the Garden Club of America. Liz has served as the GCA Zone IX representative for flower shows and is currently the Zone IX representative for floral design. She travels around the country lecturing, presenting workshops and demonstrations on various aspects of design styles, judging, and how to become motivated. Her true passion has become education and hopes to inspire novice designers. She has an active Instagram @flowershowjunkie |
Barbara Kaytes, GCA Floral Design Judge Barb is a Floral Design Judge (Approved), and Botanical Arts Judge (Prospective) with the Garden Club of America. She has judged flower shows on the national level and has exhibited and medalled on the US and international stage including the World Association of Flower Arrangers (WAFA). Her work has won multiple GCA awards and many Best in Shows over her thirty-year career. To enhance her knowledge of design, she began studying the art of Sogetsu Ikebana twenty years ago, and has now achieved “Sanyo”, the second highest level in the discipline. She has taught classes in Sogetsu across CT, NY and Florida. Her work has appeared in the Japanese Reading Room of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at multiple gallery spaces in the NY metropolitan area and, locally, at the McKee Botanical Gardens in Vero Beach, FL. |
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Lynn Fronk, NGC Master Judge and Design Instructor | Fran Myers Fran is an NGC Master Judge. She has appeared in the NGC calendar. Fran is in the Georgia dictionary under "Georgia Hospitality", as she creates a warm and welcoming atmosphere around her wherever she goes! |
Ellen Nichol, NGC Accredited Judge. Ellen recently completed her requirements to become an NGC Judge in record time. Her creative talent is as delightful as her personality! | Anna Burns You have seen Anna at CFAA! She brought us her petite designs! Anna is an NGC Master Judge, Floral Design Studies Instructor, author of the book, Guide to the New Petite: Floral Designs 12" and Under and you can see her design in the NGC 2024 calendar! |
MASTER CLASSES & WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS
Ania Norwood - Master Class Instructor & WS
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Lynn Fronk - Master Class Instructor
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Claudia Bates - Claudia Bates is the National Garden Clubs USA Designer of the month for September 2024. Claudia is a Design Instructor for NGC Flower Show Schools and Symposiums and a NGC Master Flower Show Judge. Claudia has been a member of Gainesville Garden Club for over 35 years. And, is also a member of the Creative Arts Garden Club. She credits her Mother as the person who has greatly influenced her creative floral designing. Claudia says that belonging to NGC has increased her knowledge of so many things; growing horticulture, how to make creative floral designs, how to create traditional floral designs, parliamentary procedure and how to be a great leader. Claudia is past president of both her garden club and the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. But most importantly, NGC has provided her with the opportunity to meet so many wonderful people from all over the USA and other countries, make many friends with some of those friends becoming lifelong GOOD friends! Claudia’s favorite design type is the “Abstract” design. Enjoy the photos of some of her Abstract designs. |
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