In time for Thanksgiving, create a beautiful Hawai’ian lei po’o — a floral tiara — for yourself or as a gift for a friend.

Workshop with Julia Meurice,

environmental educator & floral artist

Workshop includes a short presentation on the significance of lei in Hawai’ian culture.

Space is limited. Please call to register: 203-488-8702

Flowers included!

For hundreds of years, lei-making in Hawai'i has been a symbol of showing love, deep care and honoring to people in your family, community and even cherished animals and plants. When a lei is offered (either neck lei or head lei) it is a powerful yet gentle symbol of the aloha (deep love and care) one person has for another. It is also a song of gratitude and acknowledgement to the plants themselves, in appreciation of the gifts they give in granting permission to be harvested and used by humans.

In this workshop, you will learn to weave a beginner level Hawai'i-style floral crown called lei po'o- to either gift to someone or wear and enjoy for yourself. Both are acceptable in the lei culture of modern Hawai'i. Appropriate for ages 14 and up.

Workshop includes a 15 minute presentation on lei in Hawaiian culture. All participants will leave with one full flower crown, a ziplock bag to store it in the fridge, and care instructions.

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JULIA MEURICE is a multicultural naturalist, floral artist and environmental educator. For the past 15 years, she has worked on programs that center environmental literacy and systemic human reconnection to wild spaces. She holds a B.S in International Resource Management from the University of Vermont, with deep experience in cross-cultural ecological restoration projects across Senegal, Australia, St. Croix, USVI, Vermont, North Carolina and Hawaii. She runs empowering floral arts and nature connection workshops across New England with her business Puale‘a Floral. Based in Madison, CT, Puale‘a Floral offers experiences that honor the stories nature tells, the powerful feminine (mana wahine), and the healing energy available in plant-based arts.