The Art of Dying

Featuring: Ty Leslie AIFD, PFCI

Concept

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Ty Leslie AIFD resides in Charleston, South Carolina. He is the manager of BLOOM, the exclusive florist in the Charleston Place Hotel, a four-star facility and a member of the Orient Express luxury hotel group.

A talented and multi-award winning designer, Ty has presented programs throughout the United States and internationally. In addition, he has been involved in every aspect of the floral industry: growing, product development, wholesale and retail.

Ty's floral creations have appeared in film, television and showcased in various publications. He was a member of the Charisma Design Team, designing for the Academy Awards, a featured columnist for FLORAL AND NURSERY TIMES and a popular speaker a museums and garden clubs.

Inducted into AIFD in 1991, Ty has been an involved member. He has served on the Board and as an officer of the Southern Regional Chapter and was the Program Coordinator for the 2000 AIFD National Symposium held in Orlando. "The Art of Dying" is the third program presented by Ty at an AIFD National Symposium.

(Floral product provided by Bronze Elite Partner Transflora.)

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NOTES:

Today's funeral practices find their roots firmly planted in elements of the Victorian era. These outdoor sculpture gardens are filled with hidden meanings, every nuance tells a story. Design artist, Ty Leslie AIFD, PFCI, explored many funeral customs and how they affect a new generation of funeral practices and the contemporary florist.

Funerals have changed dramatically throughout the years, but it was the Victorians who brought "mourning" into a new light. They "romanticized" and "sanitized" death, assigning foliage's and flowers "meanings," or erecting angels and cherubs to guard and "weep" forever, as well as "eternal flames" to light the way.