A popular figure in the Junction passed away suddenly last week. He was Italian in heritage, and a big fan of a soccer team called Juventus Turyn.
His employees wanted a suitable tribute, and asked us to create a 40″ tall replica of the team insignia in flowers. We used ten bunches of white chrysanthemums and over 200 carnations sprayed black to achieve the effect – plus 17 yellow roses.
Here is the first stage – styrofoam mounted on an easel.
Now we have glued floral foam on and marked the pattern.
And here is the finished product. Lots of work planning, shopping and designing, but a fitting tribute to honour a beloved boss.
[…] Today we want to look at flower tributes that are created to copy a symbol. There have been floral hearts and crosses for many years, and sometimes a service club like Rotary will have their emblem made of flowers for a deceased member. One of our more challenging recent tributes was a soccer club emblem. […]