Today we’d like to introduce you to Rebecca Engelhardt.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
I started my floristry career in 2014 in Boston, MA at a small shop called Fern while attending Berklee College of Music, studying vocal performance and film scoring. Working afternoons at the flower shop after pulling all-nighters in the film scoring labs provided a sweet escape to nature and after graduating in 2015, I moved back to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music full-time. I worked in a handful of flower shops in LA and soon secured a job working in film scoring, assisting a music contractor for film & TV. Over the course of the following two years, I released music under the artist’s pseudonym “fuscia” and collaborated with Adrian Younge on his “Voices of Gemma” album. I’d been working in music publishing for two years when the pandemic hit and found myself re-evaluating how I wanted to spend my time. After lots of time spent inside job searching, I happened upon Sightglass Coffee in the fall of 2020 and an open position for a florist at their newly opened Hollywood Location, a year later in 2021 Buds Budding was officially born.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
It has been anything but a smooth road and somehow all my life experiences have culminated in exactly what Buds Budding is growing to be! Odd jobs in flower shops to help make ends meet through college and post-grad life translated to a lifelong passion and full-time business I am forever grateful for.
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
I specialize in hand-tied bouquets, hosting pop-ups, and collaborating with clients to create one-of-a-kind living art pieces that they can share with buds and loved ones. I’m most proud of the creative communities I’ve had the privilege to be a part of in both the music and floral industries. I hope one day to open a flower shop that doubles as a music venue and can bridge the gap between these creative outlets as well as foster collaboration between friends from both worlds.
How do you define success?
More and more, I think I’m finding my definition of success is having the freedom to spend my time in ways that make me feel connected to the world and people around me. I joke, but weeks where I can be leisurely with my mornings, take time to connect with my peers and find time to make music for myself as a creative outlet feel most successful.
Contact Info:
- Website: budsbudding.co
- Instagram: instagram.com/budsbudding
- SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/rebeccaengelhardt
Image Credits
Jessie Clapp
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