Melanie Adams works in flowers the way a sculptor works in stone or a painter works in pigment — the material happens to be alive, which means every piece is already halfway to becoming something else. Her installations move through galleries, design studios, and private collections across Brooklyn and beyond; some are built to last an afternoon, others are pulled from fresh into dried and kept for years.
The Studio
Fresh to Dried
Every piece starts like a blank canvas, except the canvas is a room, a season, or a found vessel. She works fresh when a piece needs to breathe and dried when it needs to last, so work made for one night can keep living.
An Artist's Eye
Melanie approaches flowers the way a sculptor approaches material, looking for line, shadow, and the unexpected gesture. Nothing is there just to fill space. The result is work that feels considered rather than decorative, made to be looked at closely and long remembered.
Led by the Season
Each week starts at the market. Melanie doesn't arrive with a plan; she lets what's freshest set the direction. The palette, the shapes, and the mood all come from what the season is offering, so no two pieces are ever quite the same.
Found, Not Bought
Melanie sources like a collector: vintage vessels found at estate sales, weathered vases with a history before a single stem goes in. The container is never just a container; it's part of the piece. Nothing is bought to match. Everything is found, then built around.
Some of her work is made for galleries and private collections. Some of it is made in partnership — with designers, brands, and spaces that need something to come alive.
From the artist —
I’m Melanie, the founder of Electric Lady Florals. After years producing events in the art world, I turned to flowers as my truest medium—where artistry, intention, and nature converge.
Electric Lady Florals was born from a vision to create florals that feel like living art. Here, flowers become poetry in bloom, gemstones in petal form, and vessels of memory and joy.
This is floral design that honors the earth, celebrates the seasons, and offers something more than beauty—it offers meaning.