Hitomi's CREATIVE EDGE Masterclass Workshop 2025
AUGUST 12 - 16, 2025 | VANCOUVER, CANADA
NEW FORMAT FOR 2025! NOW 5 DAYS OF EDUCATION & EXPERIENCES!!
New for 2025:
Increase to 5 Days of Education & Vancouver Experiences! (Previous years’ format was 3 Day Workshop + Optional Tour Day)
Two Group Dinners!(Previous years’ only had 1 group dinner)
Two afternoon Vancouver Tour Days!Day 2 Afternoon Tour around Vancouver + Granville Island Public Market & Day 4 Afternoon Tour at Van Dusen Botanical Garden!
Full Day on Bowen Island! Including Outdoor Design Installations in Hitomi’s Garden!
Hitomi's Creative Edge Masterclass is an Ideal 1-on-1 Hands-On Workshop experience for limited number of students, customized to suit the need for advancement in technical skills and to inspire creatively. Hitomi will help identify strengths of each student to maximize it, as well to identify areas for improvement to build confidence and trust in each individual’s Design IQ.
Whether you are preparing to compete, enter flower shows, getting ready to present a high level stage program, or to teach a next level of expertise and experience to your eager students…. an exposure to new ways of learning and thinking… of ways to build your blocks of knowledge through system designing … you will come to understand how to reach your potential growth.
Join Hitomi for 5 Days of Intensive Mentorship which also includes multiple Daytrips so that you can get the full Vancouver Experience! (Read the Full Schedule/Itinerary below)
There is also a Virtual Mentorship Add-On (in the Registration options, can be added at later date if you choose to only place your deposit today) where students will receive additional in-depth mentorship with Hitomi before and after the August Workshop! Read further below for full details on this unique workshop experience and everything that is included.
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
2 FULL Days of Hands-On Instruction with Hitomi Gilliam AIFD
3 PARTIAL Days of Hands-On Instruction with Hitomi Gilliam AIFD
Locally Roasted & Freshly Brewed Coffee & Breakfast Snacks Daily
Catered Lunch Daily
Group Dinners on August 13th (Bridges at Granville Island) & August 15th (Van Dusen Botanical Gardens)
Professionally Photographed Images of all your designs
A wide Selection of LUXURY Flowers & the latest introductions in Floral supplies & containers
Afternoon VANCOUVER TOUR Days on August 13th & 15th
BONUS DAY Guided Tour & Designing in the Garden at Hitomi’s Home Studio on Bowen Island!
PLACE YOUR DEPOSIT TODAY TO SECURE A SPOT IN NEXT YEAR'S WORKSHOP, LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE!
AUGUST 12 - 16, 2025 | VANCOUVER, CANADA
NEW FORMAT FOR 2025! NOW 5 DAYS OF EDUCATION & EXPERIENCES!!
New for 2025:
Increase to 5 Days of Education & Vancouver Experiences! (Previous years’ format was 3 Day Workshop + Optional Tour Day)
Two Group Dinners!(Previous years’ only had 1 group dinner)
Two afternoon Vancouver Tour Days!Day 2 Afternoon Tour around Vancouver + Granville Island Public Market & Day 4 Afternoon Tour at Van Dusen Botanical Garden!
Full Day on Bowen Island! Including Outdoor Design Installations in Hitomi’s Garden!
Hitomi's Creative Edge Masterclass is an Ideal 1-on-1 Hands-On Workshop experience for limited number of students, customized to suit the need for advancement in technical skills and to inspire creatively. Hitomi will help identify strengths of each student to maximize it, as well to identify areas for improvement to build confidence and trust in each individual’s Design IQ.
Whether you are preparing to compete, enter flower shows, getting ready to present a high level stage program, or to teach a next level of expertise and experience to your eager students…. an exposure to new ways of learning and thinking… of ways to build your blocks of knowledge through system designing … you will come to understand how to reach your potential growth.
Join Hitomi for 5 Days of Intensive Mentorship which also includes multiple Daytrips so that you can get the full Vancouver Experience! (Read the Full Schedule/Itinerary below)
There is also a Virtual Mentorship Add-On (in the Registration options, can be added at later date if you choose to only place your deposit today) where students will receive additional in-depth mentorship with Hitomi before and after the August Workshop! Read further below for full details on this unique workshop experience and everything that is included.
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
2 FULL Days of Hands-On Instruction with Hitomi Gilliam AIFD
3 PARTIAL Days of Hands-On Instruction with Hitomi Gilliam AIFD
Locally Roasted & Freshly Brewed Coffee & Breakfast Snacks Daily
Catered Lunch Daily
Group Dinners on August 13th (Bridges at Granville Island) & August 15th (Van Dusen Botanical Gardens)
Professionally Photographed Images of all your designs
A wide Selection of LUXURY Flowers & the latest introductions in Floral supplies & containers
Afternoon VANCOUVER TOUR Days on August 13th & 15th
BONUS DAY Guided Tour & Designing in the Garden at Hitomi’s Home Studio on Bowen Island!
PLACE YOUR DEPOSIT TODAY TO SECURE A SPOT IN NEXT YEAR'S WORKSHOP, LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE!
AUGUST 12 - 16, 2025 | VANCOUVER, CANADA
NEW FORMAT FOR 2025! NOW 5 DAYS OF EDUCATION & EXPERIENCES!!
New for 2025:
Increase to 5 Days of Education & Vancouver Experiences! (Previous years’ format was 3 Day Workshop + Optional Tour Day)
Two Group Dinners!(Previous years’ only had 1 group dinner)
Two afternoon Vancouver Tour Days!Day 2 Afternoon Tour around Vancouver + Granville Island Public Market & Day 4 Afternoon Tour at Van Dusen Botanical Garden!
Full Day on Bowen Island! Including Outdoor Design Installations in Hitomi’s Garden!
Hitomi's Creative Edge Masterclass is an Ideal 1-on-1 Hands-On Workshop experience for limited number of students, customized to suit the need for advancement in technical skills and to inspire creatively. Hitomi will help identify strengths of each student to maximize it, as well to identify areas for improvement to build confidence and trust in each individual’s Design IQ.
Whether you are preparing to compete, enter flower shows, getting ready to present a high level stage program, or to teach a next level of expertise and experience to your eager students…. an exposure to new ways of learning and thinking… of ways to build your blocks of knowledge through system designing … you will come to understand how to reach your potential growth.
Join Hitomi for 5 Days of Intensive Mentorship which also includes multiple Daytrips so that you can get the full Vancouver Experience! (Read the Full Schedule/Itinerary below)
There is also a Virtual Mentorship Add-On (in the Registration options, can be added at later date if you choose to only place your deposit today) where students will receive additional in-depth mentorship with Hitomi before and after the August Workshop! Read further below for full details on this unique workshop experience and everything that is included.
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
2 FULL Days of Hands-On Instruction with Hitomi Gilliam AIFD
3 PARTIAL Days of Hands-On Instruction with Hitomi Gilliam AIFD
Locally Roasted & Freshly Brewed Coffee & Breakfast Snacks Daily
Catered Lunch Daily
Group Dinners on August 13th (Bridges at Granville Island) & August 15th (Van Dusen Botanical Gardens)
Professionally Photographed Images of all your designs
A wide Selection of LUXURY Flowers & the latest introductions in Floral supplies & containers
Afternoon VANCOUVER TOUR Days on August 13th & 15th
BONUS DAY Guided Tour & Designing in the Garden at Hitomi’s Home Studio on Bowen Island!
PLACE YOUR DEPOSIT TODAY TO SECURE A SPOT IN NEXT YEAR'S WORKSHOP, LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE!
WORKSHOP DETAILS
LEARN Creative Solutions for AMAZING DESIGNS
USE The Latest Product Introductions and a LUXURY Selection of Flowers
CREATE A MULTIPLE PROJECTS per day
LEAVE with Professionally photographed images of your designs
ENJOY some of Vancouver’s favourite sites!
The purpose of this workshop is to Elevate…
Your design and mechanical knowledge
And Increase your technical skills
To learn to troubleshoot and to come up with quick creative solutions
To know what you can shoot for…. Awareness of your creative design potential
To connect with where to draw your creativity
By understaning how to Improve
Exposure to the most current techniques and mechanics to provide front row knowledge in floral design today, including in the realm of Sustainable Floristry practices.
New Tips and Tricks, and knowledge helpful for general, practical floristry that are teachable components for the Teaching profession. Application to efficient and profitable floristry will be emphasized since my belief is…
‘You can’t be called an Artist until the ART is sold, appraised or awarded’.
Customized instruction addressing each individual request for areas of study…. will all be shared with the whole class. The enriching experience of seeing each other’s success and how they were achieved is truly rewarding to all.
All Supplies, Flowers, Individual and Group Instruction are included.
Personal evaluation of all work completed and accomplished will be provided, as per request.
Hitomi teaching at the August 2023 Creative Edge MasterClass Workshop
Students in Hitomi’s Creative Edge MasterClass Workshop, August 2023
Students in Hitomi’s Creative Edge MasterClass Workshop, August 2024
DAY ONE
August 12th, 2025
9:30AM Check-In
10:00AM Student Introductions
10:30AM Classtime
12:30PM Lunch (Included)
1:30PM Classtime
5:00PM End of Day
DAY TWO
August 13th, 2025
8:30AM Classroom Opens for Students
9:00AM Classtime
11:00PM Lunch (Included)
12:00PM Classtime
2:00PM End of Classtime
2:00PM Tour of Vancouver Sights ending at Granville Island Public Market
6:30PM Group Dinner at Bridges Granville Island (Included)
DAY THREE
August 14th, 2025
9:30AM Classroom Opens for Students
10:00AM Classtime
12:30PM Lunch (Included)
1:30PM Classtime
5:00PM End of Day
DAY FOUR
August 15th, 2025
8:30AM Classroom Opens for Students
9:00AM Classtime
11:00PM Lunch (Included)
12:00PM Classtime
3:30PM End of Classtime
4:00PM Tour of Van Dusen Botanical Gardens
6:00PM Group Dinner at Shaughnessy Restaurant at Van Dusen Gardens (Included)
DAY FIVE
August 16th, 2025
8:00AM Shuttle Pick-Up from United Floral Inc. (Hotel Pickups will also be arranged)
10:15AM Ferry to Bowen Island
11:00AM Brunch on Bowen Island (Included)
12:30PM Tour of Bowen Island/Designing at Hitomi’s Home Studio
1:00PM Student Project - Garden Installations in Hitomi’s Garden
6:20PM Ferry Return to Horseshoe Bay (West Vancouver)
8:30PM Shuttle Drop-Off at United Floral Inc (Hotel Drop-off will also be arranged)
2 Registration Options.
For the first time, Hitomi is offering Pre & Post Workshop Mentoring for those students who want to get the most out of their learning experience!
‘Since the pandemic, I have experimented with and developed different options in terms of learning opportunities for floral designers across the globe. I’ve been lucky enough to teach virtually with world-known designers such as Gregor Lersch (Germany) and Per Benjamin (Sweden) over the past 3 years, and have realized the benefits and upsides that virtual learning can serve! That is why when returning to in-person learning, I wanted students to have an virtual add-on option for additional support and mentoring!‘
By choosing the add-on ‘Virtual Sessions’ Registration Option, you will not only be registered for Hitomi’s August Hands-On Workshop, but also (5) additional Private 1-on-1 Virtual Mentor Sessions* with Hitomi as well! These 5 Sessions can be spread out based on your schedule, either before or after August’s in-person class (or both!). It’s a perfect opportunity to be prepared and focused on specific skills leading up to class, as well as to have the opportunity for follow-up sessions after class with Hitomi.
*Each Virtual Mentor Session is approx 1hr in length.
Experience Vancouver.
Vancouver, Canada is a world class travel destination, with tourists from all over the world visiting annually to take in some of the planet’s most spectacular views, fine dining, outdoor activities, and lush gardens. I’m excited to welcome you to the region I call home, and as part of this August’s workshop programming, we have included a midweek field trip to Vancouver’s Van Dusen Botanical Gardens, as well as a BONUS Tour Day to Bowen Island!! *both tours are included in your registration.
Day 2 FIELDTRIP
We will break early from class on Day 2 to visit and tour the city of Vancouver’ & some of its most iconic landmarks & neighbourhoods, from Gastown to Stanley Park. This condensed city tour will conclude with a visit to Granville Island Public Market, where we will indulge and explore the market and its wide variety of vendors, from artist studios to local fresh produce! We will conclude the evening with a group dinner at the Bridges Restaurant at Granville Island.
Lions Gate Bridge & Stanley Park
Granville Island Public Market
Bridges Restaurant at Granville Island Public Market
Day 4 FIELDTRIP
We will break early from class on Day 4 to visit and tour Vancouver’s incredible Van Dusen Botanical Gardens, then unwind as we enjoy a group dinner at Shaughnessy Restaurant on the Garden Grounds.
Van Dusen Botanical Gardens
Van Dusen Botanical Gardens Visitor Centre
Day 5 BOWEN ISLAND
Join me for a guided Tour Shuttle Ride and a short ferry ride over to my home studio on Bowen Island! We’ll grab a delicious Saturday Brunch on island then settle in at my Home Studio & Gardens for an afternoon Garden Installation Session!
2023 Students on the Bowen Island Ferry, a short 20min Ride from West Vancouver
Some of our 2023 Student at Cape Roger Curtis (Bowen Island)
Flying into Vancouver
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is conveniently located just 20 minutes from Downtown Vancouver and approximately 20 minutes to the Education Centre at United Floral Inc. We recommend renting a car during your stay to take in the many destinations Vancouver has to offer during your stay.
Accommodations
There are many world-class accommodations available within a short driving distance to United Floral, however for the most convenient proximity to the classroom, we recommend the following options:
Inn at the Quay (<10min drive to the classroom)
900 Quayside Drive
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada V3M 6G1
Tel: 604-520-1776 or 800-663-2001
Fax: 604-520-5645
Website: www.innatwestminsterquay.com
E-mail: info@innatthequay.com
Best Western Plus Burnaby (<10min drive to the classroom)
5411 Kingsway
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada V5H 2G1
Tel: (604) 438-1383
Website: https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotels-in-burnaby/best-western-plus-burnaby-hotel/propertyCode.62024.html
GETTING TO UNITED FLORAL
United Floral Inc is located on the Vancouver/Burnaby border and on the main arterial roadway Marine Way. When arriving, please enter via the Supply Department entrance located on the southeast corner of the building. There is plenty of parking conveniently located at that end of the property as well.
United Floral Inc - Education Centre
4086 Marine Way
Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E2
Tel: 604-438-3535
Website: https://www.unitedfloral.ca
The Classroom.
We are lucky in Vancouver to have the facilities at United Floral Inc.
United Flower Growers (UFG) is a cooperative association of flower grower members that was established in 1963. Currently home to North America’s largest flower auction, the co-op of currently over 80 local flower growers from Vancouver Island to the Fraser Valley. The large facility is also home to United Floral Inc, Western Canada’s premier floral wholesaler of both Fresh Flowers & Floral Supplies. In 2015, United Floral opened its doors to a state-of-art education centre which has served as Hitomi’s home base classroom ever since. An arm’s reach away from a vast selection of hard goods and fresh products alike, makes the United Floral Education Centre unlike any other in Canada.
United Floral Inc Education Centre
One of the fresh flower coolers at United Floral Inc.
United Floral Inc also imports a variety of product from around the world weekly for local florists to purchase.