Floral Artistry with Sonny Sisan
Step into the world of floral artistry with celebrated floral designer Sonny Sisan for an immersive workshop inspired by the beauty of the Lowcountry.
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Channel your inner floral designer with Sonny Sisan at this immersive workshop inspired by the beauty of the Lowcountry. Explore composition, color, texture, and the art of creating arrangements that feel effortless yet exquisitely considered. With Sonny’s signature eye as your guide, discover how a few thoughtful elements can transform flowers into a work of art.
No experience necessary, all supplies included. Guests will leave with a finished floral design.
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Sonny Sisan sees flowers the way a sculptor sees clay, and for good reason: he works in both. A Spartanburg native of Laotian and Thai descent, Sisan moved to Charleston in 2014 and studied historic preservation and urban planning at the College of Charleston. He went on to work in city planning before turning toward smaller creative roles, including interiors.
A pottery class in 2017 changed his course. In 2020, he formally launched Studio Sontosis, making small-batch stoneware vessels, planters, dinnerware, and furnishings in soft satin glazes, guided by Japanese ceramic traditions and a love of objects that invite people to slow down. His recent work has grown more sculptural and larger in scale, and he is a co-founder of PaperWeight, an artist-run gallery that has staged shows at the Navy Yard.
Flowers arrived almost by accident. After working with a Charleston floral shop, Sisan began creating arrangements for friends’ events, and by around 2022 that side project had become Floral Studies, a studio designing for weddings and events of every size, often in vessels he throws himself. His arrangements are loose, whimsical, and sculptural, pairing the untamed abundance of the Lowcountry with a disciplined eye for color. As he puts it, color has weight.
Sisan draws inspiration from museums, trips to New York, sketching as he works, and meditative walks through Hampton Park.