Salon Special Event


Gillian Poulain & Jyll Bradley
 ‘Secrets of a happy home’

September 19th 2003

Arranger Gillian Poulain has enjoyed fifty happy years of marriage (as well as having five children and a career…) In our burnt-out age of divorce, stress and multi-tasking she shared the wit and wisdom behind her happy home-life – through the creation of stunning flower arrangements made specially for Home. Interpreting the theme Secrets of a Happy Home Gillian, through a performance mix of spoken story and dextrous flower skill, created six floral works each telling a story from her home and introducing us to the drama of flowers and floral demonstration – a theatre rich in metaphor. During her performance she also gave basic tips on choosing and arranging flowers for the home. After the demonstration the floral pieces were installed around the house. Secrets of a Happy Home was the opening evening of Fragrant a two week long event exploring the staging of self through the performance and metaphor of flower arranging. Fragrant was conceived and curated by Jyll Bradley in collaboration with The National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies and is produced by bga. Fragrant was funded by Arts Council, London.

www.jyllbradley.net