Thank you so much to the talented team at F&W Media for the production of this book. To Ame Verso for the amazing opportunity, Anna Wade for her creative direction and making the layouts beautiful, Jane Trollope for patiently editing all of my written text, and Jeni Hennah for helping me pull it all together to get to the finish line.
I’m so grateful to Nathan Rega and Kira Friedman at Harper Point Photography for understanding Petalsweet and taking so many beautiful photos to help me to convey my artistry and message.
Thank you so much to these amazing artists, many of whom have been my teachers and mentors, and are my colleagues and friends, and are some of the most inspiring people I know: Colette Peters, Scott Woolley, Nicholas Lodge, Ron Ben Israel, Greg Cleary, Giovanna Smith, Robert Haynes, Naomi Yamamoto and Alan Dunn.
I am so grateful to all of my students for the wonderful experiences in classes and workshops; watching you enjoy the process of making pretty sugar flowers is my happiness.
Much love and thank you to my mom and step-dad, family and friends for supporting my dreams and encouraging my artfulness. And to my dad, who isn’t here to see this book, but listened to my early visions and asked me about it all the time.
And finally, my love and gratitude to my incredible husband Keith, the best Senior Executive Intern I could ever ask for. Your support, encouragement and love are everything to me.