Episode 42: Sylvia Bustamante Gubbins (Madrid Flower School)
- Author
- Amy McGee
- Published
- Mon 08 Jul 2019
- Episode Link
- https://botanicalbrouhaha.libsyn.com/episode-42-sylvia
Today we’re visiting with Sylvia Bustamante Gubbins, founder of Madrid Flower School in Madrid, Spain to discuss:
- what led her to flowers while working on a Master's degree in Creative Writing at NYU
- the impact of taking her first class at New York Botanical Garden
- her love of the Putnam and Putnam workshop experience
- moving from journalism to floral design through writing about florists and floral workshops
- the relationships she found in the floral industry vs. the loneliness she'd experienced working alone as a writer
- her first opportunities in freelancing
- her Instagram page Floristas del Mundo
- the decisions she had to make when relocating to Madrid
- the new Madrid Flower School facilities, master classes, and curriculum
- the extensive World Floral Workshops List she created to assist other floral designers
- how owning a flower school will change her life
- the importance of technology in the floral industry
Madrid Flower School | Florista del Mundo | World Flower Workshops List
Facebook: Madrid Flower School | Floristas del Mundo group
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BB Podcast Sound Engineer: Landon McGee
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