'People of JB' - Image 6/20

‘PEOPLE OF JB’ - Image 6/20 - Clare Lewis-Evans // Florist, Owner Gypsy Carmen. “I started out at the local florist straight after high school. Having grown up with a family that loved and appreciates gardens and nature. I had no idea about the industry at all. I stayed there on and off for a few years while I travelled. I always loved foraging the beach and bush, and actually have a memory of collecting flowers from people's gardens and turning them into posies and door knocking selling them back to them! (when I was little haha). I love the coastal bush and after years of working in the industry I love translating this into my work with texture. I love contrasting wild elements with really luxe ingredients like orchids. I studied at TAFE in Sydney whilst working full-time at a beautiful florist in Manly. That really helped carve out my style. When I moved home to have Clem (my daughter), my friends asked me to do their weddings. One thing led to another and Gypsy Carmen was born. I fell into it and the town responded so positively - it wasn’t my plan to have my own business. Now I’ve done over 100 weddings.”