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‘Find ways to add beauty, cheer to everyday life’: Former White House chief floral designer to speak in Creative Living series

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Laura Dowling, former White House chief floral designer, will be the final speaker in the 2023 Creative Living Speaker Series. The Fiske family, in memory of their mother, Darlene Fiske, a founder of the sponsoring Woodstock Fine Arts Association, has donated a special gift for those attending the Dec. 14 event. Every ticket holder will receive this year’s official White House Historic Society Christmas ornament, a festive holiday wreath adorned with decorations. (Courtesy photo)

By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com Whether it’s a simple bouquet of the first daffodils of spring, or plans for a state dinner at the White House, Laura Dowling says it is all about evoking emotions with color, form, and flowers.  Dowling was White House chief floral designer from 2009 to 2015 during the Obama years. She […]

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