Craig Bullock
Artist and international floral designer
Artist and international floral designer
Craig Bullock is an artist and international floral designer and teacher, associated with creative contemporary floral design, floristry, flowers and growing unusual "plantsman's" plants in his Montford Cottage Garden.
Craig Bullock’s work described by the late Julia Clements OBE:
“there is an indefinable touch about the artistry of Craig Bullock that makes it difficult to describe in words but experienced judges seem to find it……..”
In earlier years Craig was described “as a young designer who had inspired a ‘new generation’ of flower-arrangers”. He started dabbling with flowers at the age of 12 and then at 19 became one of the youngest demonstrators in the UK.
Although his style has developed over the years, there is a signature which identifies his style.
Possibly since his first ‘Best in Show’ at the UK National Competitions (Buxton), he has had an interest in atmosphere and how one creates such an elusive quality. This has become his life-long research. Although he uses bright colours for stage work when demonstrating, he loves muted offbeat colours (now called vintage colours).
Craig has written and been interviewed for articles in the Flower Arranger and Flora magazines, and contributed a chapter on Showwork to Judith Blacklock’s International Encyclopedia of Flower Arranging and also contributed to her Encyclopedia of Flower Design. He has appeared on television and radio in several countries.
For over 20 years he has had a great interest in flower-arranging as an art form, and was founder-chairman of Club in the Park, the first contemporary floral design group in Great Britain.
It was at this group that his great friendship with his floral soul-mate Carol Firmstone was formed. Her encouragement led his art interests to achieving a Diploma in Foundation Art & Design, followed by his BA Fine Art (1st class honours) and latterly MA Fine Art (Distinction) in 2007.
After his sabbatical from full-time working life, he comes back to floral work with a refreshed approach. The life-long vocation of flower-arranging practice lends maturity to the more recent fine art practice, and by synthesising these two periods of life, the works thus produced exemplify this new creative confidence and a fresh way of looking.
It is this looking from a different angle that has appealed to many contemporary floral design groups - hence his years of work with these groups culminating in organising their competition in August 2011 at the Chicheley Hall Festival for Fleur Creatif.
Craig Bullock’s work described by the late Julia Clements OBE:
“there is an indefinable touch about the artistry of Craig Bullock that makes it difficult to describe in words but experienced judges seem to find it……..”
In earlier years Craig was described “as a young designer who had inspired a ‘new generation’ of flower-arrangers”. He started dabbling with flowers at the age of 12 and then at 19 became one of the youngest demonstrators in the UK.
Although his style has developed over the years, there is a signature which identifies his style.
Possibly since his first ‘Best in Show’ at the UK National Competitions (Buxton), he has had an interest in atmosphere and how one creates such an elusive quality. This has become his life-long research. Although he uses bright colours for stage work when demonstrating, he loves muted offbeat colours (now called vintage colours).
Craig has written and been interviewed for articles in the Flower Arranger and Flora magazines, and contributed a chapter on Showwork to Judith Blacklock’s International Encyclopedia of Flower Arranging and also contributed to her Encyclopedia of Flower Design. He has appeared on television and radio in several countries.
For over 20 years he has had a great interest in flower-arranging as an art form, and was founder-chairman of Club in the Park, the first contemporary floral design group in Great Britain.
It was at this group that his great friendship with his floral soul-mate Carol Firmstone was formed. Her encouragement led his art interests to achieving a Diploma in Foundation Art & Design, followed by his BA Fine Art (1st class honours) and latterly MA Fine Art (Distinction) in 2007.
After his sabbatical from full-time working life, he comes back to floral work with a refreshed approach. The life-long vocation of flower-arranging practice lends maturity to the more recent fine art practice, and by synthesising these two periods of life, the works thus produced exemplify this new creative confidence and a fresh way of looking.
It is this looking from a different angle that has appealed to many contemporary floral design groups - hence his years of work with these groups culminating in organising their competition in August 2011 at the Chicheley Hall Festival for Fleur Creatif.
