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PHOTO GALLERY: Ringling in Bloom 2014


  • By Mallory Gnaegy
  • | 5:00 a.m. February 28, 2014
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PHOTO GALLERY: Ringling in Bloom 2014
Designer Sue Boyd with her design inspired by
Designer Sue Boyd with her design inspired by "Autumn"
Designer Clare Milligan and her piece inspired by
Designer Clare Milligan and her piece inspired by "Madonna and Child."
Mimi Hernandez'
Mimi Hernandez' "Saint Sebastian"
Bob and Jane Hamburger
Bob and Jane Hamburger
Pat Haberl and Sheila Fleischer admire the large Gallery 2 bouquet.
Pat Haberl and Sheila Fleischer admire the large Gallery 2 bouquet.
Debby and Kurt Geisheimer
Debby and Kurt Geisheimer
Harriet Fader looks at designer Clare Milligan’s piece.
Harriet Fader looks at designer Clare Milligan’s piece.
Julie Eisele and Joanne Northrup were inspired by The Triumpho of the Eucharist Series in Gallery 2. This design was the biggest filling a 5 foot round table.
Julie Eisele and Joanne Northrup were inspired by The Triumpho of the Eucharist Series in Gallery 2. This design was the biggest filling a 5 foot round table.
Designer Betty Call speaks to Ringling in Bloom viewers about her piece inspired by
Designer Betty Call speaks to Ringling in Bloom viewers about her piece inspired by "Interior of the Pieterskerk in Leiden"
Sandy Sanford looks at designer Clare Milligan’s piece.
Sandy Sanford looks at designer Clare Milligan’s piece.
Elizabeth Smith, Deborah Poynton and Terri Rung
Elizabeth Smith, Deborah Poynton and Terri Rung
Fred and Diane Swan
Fred and Diane Swan
Designer Dorothy Thompson talks to Roma Fanton and Diane Kleist about her piece inspired by “An act of Mercy.”
Designer Dorothy Thompson talks to Roma Fanton and Diane Kleist about her piece inspired by “An act of Mercy.”
Joyce Vannatta and designer Beverley Campbell
Joyce Vannatta and designer Beverley Campbell
Liz Yaegers and Cornelia Gray
Liz Yaegers and Cornelia Gray

 

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