Sustainable Holiday Designs with Hitomi
a 2-Lesson Virtual Mini-Course with Hitomi Gilliam
Join Hitomi this Holiday Season as she both shares & explores further methods & techniques to make this time of year more creative AND more Sustainable!
‘Sustainable Holiday Designs’ Mini-Course Schedule
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Sustainable Methods for Holiday Design
12:00PM PST | Saturday, December 13th
(120min Live Lecture)
Hitomi will guide you through a thoughtful and modern approach to holiday design, demonstrating eco-conscious mechanics and techniques that reduce waste while elevating artistic expression. Discover how intentional material choices and simplified methods can create striking seasonal arrangements that honour both beauty and sustainability. Learn how to design with purpose, minimize environmental impact, and embrace a “less is more” philosophy without sacrificing creativity or impact.
Focus Topics
• Applying the “Less is More” mindset to holiday design
• Sustainable alternatives to traditional floral mechanics
• Reuse, repurpose, and reduce: designing for longevity
• Creating high-impact results with minimal environmental footprint -
Foraging for Holiday Design
12:00PM PST | Sunday, December 14th
(120min Live Lecture)
Hitomi will explore the beauty and creative potential of responsibly foraged materials, guiding you through sustainable gathering practices and regionally inspired design approaches. Learn how to identify, select, and prepare a range of natural elements to create both design mechanics and design components that feel personal, expressive, and natural. Hitomi will also show you how foraged textures can enrich your mechanics, add authenticity, and bring a distinctive seasonal story to life.
Focus Topics
• Principles of ethical and responsible holiday foraging
• Designing with Christmas greens found in your region
• Incorporating branches and twigs for structure, impact, and depth
• Highlighting special foraged botanicals to create regionally specific designs
Experience the beauty of the holiday season through mindful creativity and sustainable floral design practices.
In this immersive two-lesson virtual workshop, Hitomi will share her signature eco-forward & creative approach to festive design! Learn how everything from creative new mechanics to regionally inspired foraged materials can set your designs apart this Holiday Season!
Perfect for designers of all levels, this workshop invites you to explore holiday artistry that is abundant in spirit, gentle on the earth, and rich with meaningful intention.
Two Registration Options!
We just re-launched Hitomi’s 2024 ‘Holiday Designs with Hitomi’ Workshop in an easy to follow 5 Lesson Online Course Format. Register for Hitomi’s Holiday Bundle and Instantly gain access to these 5 Lessons to help prepare you for the start of this year’s Workshop! If you’d like to learn more about the ‘Holiday Designs with Hitomi’ Online Course, Click here.
Experience the beauty of the holiday season through mindful creativity and sustainable floral design practices. In this immersive two-lesson virtual workshop, Hitomi will share her signature eco-forward & creative approach to festive design! Learn how everything from creative new mechanics to regionally inspired foraged materials can set your designs apart this Holiday Season!
Register for Hitomi’s Holiday Bundle and Instantly gain access to the 5 Lessons from her 2024 'Holiday Designs with Hitomi' Workshop PLUS her exciting upcoming 'Sustainable Holiday Designs' Workshop!
‘Sustainable Holiday Designs’ Registration Includes:
(2) 120min LESSONS with Hitomi
(2) STUDENT CHALLENGES issued by Hitomi at the end of each of her Live Lessons.
LIFETIME ACCESS to Full Recordings of all Workshop Lessons, as well as ALL program resources (Student Notes, Flower Lists, etc)
STUDENT COMMUNITY SUPPORT - We will be launching a Private Student Facebook Group the week prior where you can meet your fellow students, as well as get additional questions & feedback from Hitomi!
TECHNICAL SUPPORT - Enjoy complete technical support throughout the program, helping you through any problems that may arise.
FAQs
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Of course! All of our Workshop Lessons are Recorded in Full and available immediately afterwards for you to watch or re-watch at your convenience! As part of registration, you will also enjoy LIFETIME Access to all Lesson Recordings.
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Flowers & Supplies are not included in the registration. Hitomi will be releasing a Supply List approx 3-4 Days prior to the start of the workshop for you to source some of the supplies she will be using.
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There are (3) Ways to access Workshop Lessons & Content once registered.
You can Log-in to your account at HitomiGilliam.com and access all course content via your account page (top right-hand corner of the website after login)
Program Emails will be sent to the email that you use for registration, this will include links to Live Lessons + links to additional course content. If you register and are not receiving emails, please make sure to check your junk/spam email folder and mark info@hitomigilliam.com as safe.