Jump into linear floral design technique with this engaging core course for Floral Design Certificate students, or for those looking to advance their design skills.
Learn to create impactful arrangements by showcasing strong linear components and striking negative space to add interest to the design. Identify the elements and principles of design and how they apply to the five linear designs—Singular and Composite Bud Vase Designs, 3-Flower Design, Horizontal Design with Triangular Shapes, Contemporary Parallel Design, and Formal Linear Design.
You’ll learn the characteristics and the techniques that are necessary to complete each of the five linear designs and create a brilliant design during each session.
Class Schedule
5 Sessions
Thursdays
September 4-October 2, 2025
3:00-6:00 pm
Certificate Information
This course is a core component of our Floral Design Certificate.
Location
Grove Studio 108
Instructors
Jane Godshalk
Jane Godshalk AIFD earned an MBA in organizational behavior before discovering her life's passion, working with flowers. Godshalk fully immersed herself into the study of floral design, earning certificates from Longwood Gardens, the Stoas University in The Netherlands, and a fourth level teaching certificate in Sogetsu Ikebana. She is an Artistic Judge for the Garden Club of America and a Certified Evaluator for the American Institute of Floral Design. Godshalk has represented the US at the Chelsea Flower Show in London and at the World Association of Flower Arrangers in Dublin. Both the American Horticultural Society and the Garden Club of America have recognized Godshalk with national medals.
Cres Motzi
Cres Motzi AIFD is a graduate of Longwood Gardens Certificate of Merit in Floral Design and an internationally trained floral designer. She was inducted into the American Institute of Floral Designers in 2010. Having graduated from Boerma Institute in Holland with diplomas in professional and advanced Dutch design, Motzi has been a full-time designer who now works as a freelancer for events and weddings. She is a floral design demonstrator and has written tutorials and articles for By Design, a quarterly publication of GCA. Her works have been published in Green Scene, a publication of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society; Flower Arranging the American Way; International Floral Art Annual 2010/11; the Jubilee Edition of International Floral Art 2014-15; Asian Allure; and Artistic Floral Design 2020. She has successfully completed a European Masters Certification program with Tomas de Bruyne of Belgium in May 2012, received her certification in September 2013, and is now an AIFD Certified Floral Evaluator/Judge. Motzi is a 3rd-grade Sogetsu Ikebana teacher.
