Sorry to be so late wishing the applicants great success, but, I have had company for 2 weeks and missed a lot of posts. I have judged your work on FC, so, I feel that you will probably make it the first round.
As far as Gregor, several years ago, I kept seeing his work in magazines and just did not get it. In fact, I thought it was ugly....so, I decided to go to his school to find out why I didn't like the work.
After studying with him, I gradually began to understand what it was all about and I absolutely love it, now. However, most of the things I learned cannot be used in a regular flower shop setting because it is just not practical. But, I do some of his techniques when I have one of the few cutomers that let me do my thing or when I am presenting a show and when I make something for myself.
I think I always got Hitomi and continue to use many of her techniques because she kind of hits my style. I can incorporate more of her design into everyday work.
