Jan 14, 2024
Robert Washington-Vaughns started the Black Men Flower
Project in the summer of 2021 in Columbus, Ohio when he began
delivering flowers to his guy friends in and around town as a token
of his gratitude and appreciation towards them.
Robert conceptualized the project during his time
in an outpatient mental health program in Columbus, Ohio in 2018.
He was inspired by the community, art, and nature therapy practice
of wabi-sabi and wanted to adapt it to something portable and
impactful.
John Caleb Pendleton is the founder
of Plank &
Pistils, a floral design company that exists to design
high-quality floral art that evokes a social and emotional
connection to Black freedom, creativity, self-care, and
growth.
John’s floral design work has been in Munaluchi
Bridal Magazine and he was included in “125 Florists To Be
Celebrated in 2022” by Florists’ Review Magazine.