Designer, Artist, Florist

Designer, Artist, Florist

Meet Joanna Cairns

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Hi, I’m Joanna

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Creativity in abundance

I have often joked that creativity is both a true blessing and also a curse, with a busy brain looking at the world in a crazy fun chaotic way all of the time! I love the way my thoughts flow and how ideas develop, and enjoy sharing this gift with my clients, encouraging them to think about their events or wedding days differently, opening up possibilities that they’ve maybe not considered.

Embracing inspiration

Being creative does also mean that I have a thousand projects on the go at once, embracing everything I feel inspired by.

The garden is currently being redesigned, I’ve almost completed a freestyle embroidery that I started last winter, I need to finish cutting out a dress pattern, I’m desperate to dig my art paints out as I love drawing Spring bulbs, I need to think about my next round of ceramic designs for my weekly clay club class, walls in the studio need to change colour and we’re decorating the dining room so paint and wallpaper needs to be chosen. Oh, and my daughter has just informed me that I need to sew a Hogwarts cape over the next two days and may as well start the next roman blind for my kitchen window whilst the sewing machine is out.

My projects at home are varied, fun (and everywhere) and never really get completed as there is no real deadline. It’s probably why I’ve found myself working so well within the wedding and events industry for so many years. I love a fixed absolute deadline and you can’t get much more fixed than a 2pm wedding!

  • Floral Painting - Sketch & Plant Spring Bulbs Workshop - The Rarified
  • Floral Artwork - Sketch & Plant Spring Bulbs Workshop - The Rarified
  • Daffodil Painting - Sketch & Plant Spring Bulbs Workshop - The Rarified
  • Leaf Drawing - Sketch & Plant Spring Bulbs Workshop - The Rarified
  • A floral arrangement featuring pink roses, white roses, purple flowers, and greenery on a white surface against a plain background. Created by florist and artist Joanna Cairns at The Rarified.
  • Two landscape paintings in progress on a table, along with paintbrushes and painting tools. The paintings depict countryside scenes with houses, trees, and fields in an impressionistic style. Created by florist & artist Joanna Cairns at The Rarified.
  • Florist, Joanna Cairns, founder of The Rarified in Ripon, North Yorkshire, sitting on a vintage chair holding a large bouquet of pink, peach, and purple flowers with greenery, with a neutral background and dark floor.
  • An abstract landscape painting with rolling hills, dark clouds, and a muted sky in soft pastel tones. Painted by florist and artist Joanna Cairns at The Rarified.
  • Overhead view of an artist's workspace with various open paint containers, paintbrushes, tubes of paint, a palette with mixed colors, a small fan brush, and a person wearing orange sneakers standing on a concrete floor.
  • Abstract landscape painting with textured brushstrokes in shades of white, gray, blue, brown, orange, and pink. Painted by florist and artist Joanna Cairns at The Rarified.
  • Floral Display - Sketch & Plant Spring Bulbs Workshop - The Rarified
  • Leaf Still Life Drawing - Sketch & Plant Spring Bulbs Workshop - The Rarified
  • Painting Nature Class - Sketch & Plant Spring Bulbs Workshop - The Rarified
  • Abstract Painting - Sketch & Plant Spring Bulbs Workshop - The Rarified
  • Landscape Painting - Sketch & Plant Spring Bulbs Workshop - The Rarified
  • Sketch of four flower bulb plants with roots, leaves, and blossoms on white paper on a wooden surface. Drawn by florist and artist Joanna Cairns at The Rarified.
  • Arrangement of flowers with tall white candles, some lit, on a table in a softly-lit room. Created by florist and artist Joanna Cairns at The Rarified.
  • The Rarified studio in Ripon, North Yorkshire - a brick house with black doors, white-framed windows, and lanterns with candles outside during early evening.

Intro to creative workshops

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Learn more
  • Floral Painting - Sketch & Plant Spring Bulbs Workshop - The Rarified
  • Floral Artwork - Sketch & Plant Spring Bulbs Workshop - The Rarified
  • Daffodil Painting - Sketch & Plant Spring Bulbs Workshop - The Rarified
  • Leaf Drawing - Sketch & Plant Spring Bulbs Workshop - The Rarified
  • A floral arrangement featuring pink roses, white roses, purple flowers, and greenery on a white surface against a plain background. Created by florist and artist Joanna Cairns at The Rarified.
  • Two landscape paintings in progress on a table, along with paintbrushes and painting tools. The paintings depict countryside scenes with houses, trees, and fields in an impressionistic style. Created by florist & artist Joanna Cairns at The Rarified.
  • Florist, Joanna Cairns, founder of The Rarified in Ripon, North Yorkshire, sitting on a vintage chair holding a large bouquet of pink, peach, and purple flowers with greenery, with a neutral background and dark floor.
  • An abstract landscape painting with rolling hills, dark clouds, and a muted sky in soft pastel tones. Painted by florist and artist Joanna Cairns at The Rarified.
  • Overhead view of an artist's workspace with various open paint containers, paintbrushes, tubes of paint, a palette with mixed colors, a small fan brush, and a person wearing orange sneakers standing on a concrete floor.
  • Abstract landscape painting with textured brushstrokes in shades of white, gray, blue, brown, orange, and pink. Painted by florist and artist Joanna Cairns at The Rarified.
  • Floral Display - Sketch & Plant Spring Bulbs Workshop - The Rarified
  • Leaf Still Life Drawing - Sketch & Plant Spring Bulbs Workshop - The Rarified
  • Painting Nature Class - Sketch & Plant Spring Bulbs Workshop - The Rarified
  • Abstract Painting - Sketch & Plant Spring Bulbs Workshop - The Rarified
  • Landscape Painting - Sketch & Plant Spring Bulbs Workshop - The Rarified
  • Sketch of four flower bulb plants with roots, leaves, and blossoms on white paper on a wooden surface. Drawn by florist and artist Joanna Cairns at The Rarified.
  • Arrangement of flowers with tall white candles, some lit, on a table in a softly-lit room. Created by florist and artist Joanna Cairns at The Rarified.
  • The Rarified studio in Ripon, North Yorkshire - a brick house with black doors, white-framed windows, and lanterns with candles outside during early evening.