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Bromfield artists and floral arrangers meet at Bloom N Art reception

Photos by Jen Manell

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Garden Club President Bill Loehfelm welcomes artists—from both Bromfield and the Garden Club—and their families to a preview Bloom N Art reception Friday, March 28, 2025.

Left: Ceramics artist Clementine Roy chats with floral artist Margaret Murphy in front of their shared creations.  Right: Bloom N Art co-chairs Deb Dowson (left) and Donna Guarino are recognized for their work coordinating the event.

Floral artist Maria Day’s structural piece with billy buttons, sea holly, and baby’s breath accompanies New York travel poster by Luci Prestia-Gulati.

Left: With Spanish moss and red pincushion protea, Meg Bagdonas’ arrangement mirrors Gian Modica’s poster titled “Disappointment.”  Right: Mary Maxwell (left) and Kathy Hewett admire the pairing of Shehla Rahman’s self-portrait and Hewett’s arrangement composed of freesia, baby’s breath, eucalyptus, feathers, and skeleton of flowering jasmine.

Bromfield art teachers Elizabeth Hoorneman (left) and Cynthia Fontaine (center) with Bloom N Art co-chair and Fivesparks Executive Director AnaMaria Nanra.

Josh Iverson’s arrangement of hydrangeas, Peruvian lily, daffodils, birch bark, and sunshine conebush next to Emerson Baker’s watercolor portrait of American rapper and singer-songwriter Tyler the Creator.

Garden Club member Marijke Vallaeys accepts a gift from Bromfield art teachers.

Elaine Bretz’s skull and flower graphite drawing paired with a robust arrangement by Erika Holtzman made with roses, hydrangea, lilies, calla lilies, carnations, Gerbera daisies, jumbo mum balls, eucalyptus leaves, and dried lavender.

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