When Regine and Katie of Victoire Boutique reached out to me to design a window display for their Ottawa flagship shop, I was over the moon honoured and psyched for the project! The timing worked out for a February window, so the boutique-boss ladies were thinking love for the theme. Wanting to be inclusive of different forms of love - sapphic love, monogamous love, self-love, lost love, courage my love - I chose to anthropomorphize birds and throw in some secret messages from a language of flowers dictionary. You'll have to head down to the window at 1282 Wellington St W to see these pretty things in full, but for now, here are the meanings behind the Victoire's love birds window:
1. Bell Flower - Gratitude 2. Cosmos - Joyful love 3. Calla Lily - Beauty & modesty
4. Geraniums - True BFFs 5. Cockscomb - Affection 6. Jonquil - Desire 7. Protea - Courage 8. Anemone - Forsaken 9. Bougainvillea - Passion 10. Narcissus - Self love 11. Camella - Flame to my heart 12. Gladiolus - Pierce my heart 13. Ranunculus - Radiant charms 14. Cactus flower - Ardent love 15. Pineapple flower - Perfection 16. Lilac - New love 17. Poppy - Pleasure 18.Tulip - Declaration 19. Violets - Queer femme love 20. Zinnia - Missing you 21. Fern - Sincerity