At four years of age Mark Pampling won an art competition with a painting titled Grandma’s Roses. This was perhaps the start of his fascination with flowers and their artistic and creative possibilities. Almost twenty years later Mark abandoned painted flowers in favour of the real thing and has enjoyed exploring their design potential ever since.
Competitive floristry has played an important role in his career, with success in State and National competitions, and also a 3rd place prize at the Interflora World Cup in 2004. Structured styles and clean lines have become familiar elements in his designing.
Mark calls Alstonville, in the lush north-eastern corner of New South Wales - Australia, home, and enjoys teaching advanced floristry regularly at the local technical college. He also co-owns Alstonville Florist. Free lance designing has taken Mark all around the Australia and the world, most recently to Scotland, Belgium, UK, Japan, The Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Germany, Canada and The USA.
Recent achievements include
Winner - 2011 Interflora Australia Cup
Interflora Florist of the Year - New South Wales/ACT (District 3) - April 2011
3rd Place Overall - 2011 Fusion Flowers International Designer of the Year
... including:
'Eighth Wonder' Free Expression Design - Gold Award
'White On White' Bouquet - Silver Award
Australian Competitor 10th Interflora World Cup 2004 - 3rd Place
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