Botanica Carousel Event

Celebrating the opening of the carousel at the Botanica in Wichita. The designs were inspired by the refurbished carousel horses, from the painted designs on the horses down to their silhouette. The project includes a series of posters, masks (the event was speculatively held during the COVID-19 pandemic), and invitations to the event.

Three colorful vertical banners hanging on a white brick wall. The middle banner is green with the text "Stop and Smell the Roses" and an image of a white horse. The left banner is orange and the right banner is pink, each with different text and images of roses.
  • A flyer advertising an event called "Hold Your Horses" scheduled for November 13, 2020, from 7 pm to 10 pm at Koch Carousel Garden, Wichita, Kansas. The flyer features silhouettes of three carousel horses and is surrounded by green leaves on a wooden surface.
  • Flyer for an event titled 'Stop and Smell the Roses,' scheduled for November 13, 2020, from 7 pm to 10 pm at Botanica, 701 Amidon St., Wichita, KS, with details about a carousel and garden surrounding the carousel, decorated with green leaves and placed on a wooden surface.
  • Pink flyer with purple and salmon text advertising a carousel event at Botanica Garden in Wichita, Kansas, with green leaves on a wooden surface surrounding it.
  • A pink poster with the text 'Hold Your Horses' and an image of a horse made of pink and white flowers. The poster is on a white wall, and pink lilies in a glass vase are next to it.
  • A teal poster with the text 'Stop and Smell the Roses' and an illustration of a unicorn with a white flower mane. The poster promotes a botanical event on November 13, 2020, at the Botanica gardens.
  • Pink poster on a white wall with purple and red text that reads "Get on your high horse." The poster has a cartoonish map of a horse in red, with a purple line running through it, surrounded by purple stars and a decorative border. Next to the poster, there is a vase with purple and green leaves.

The Details

The details on the posters were inspired by my own photography taken throughout the garden and of the carousel horses. Some of the photographed detail on the horses made their way onto some promotional masks made for attendees of the event.

Array of five colorful fabric face masks lying on a turquoise surface.
Array of five colorful fabric face masks lying on a turquoise surface.
Close-up of a multicolored rose flower with shades of pink, orange, and yellow petals, surrounded by green leaves.
Close-up of a multicolored rose flower with shades of pink, orange, and yellow petals, surrounded by green leaves.
Empty pink rectangular banner with decorative red border at the bottom and right edges, no text or objects.
Empty pink rectangular banner with decorative red border at the bottom and right edges, no text or objects.
Pink background with a darker pink decorative border at the bottom featuring a pattern of bows and loops.
Pink background with a darker pink decorative border at the bottom featuring a pattern of bows and loops.
A close-up of a white rose with soft, layered petals.
A close-up of a white rose with soft, layered petals.
Close-up of a decorative green and dark blue border with floral patterns and a small gold star in the upper section.
Close-up of a decorative green and dark blue border with floral patterns and a small gold star in the upper section.
A close-up photograph of a red rose with velvety petals and a slightly blurred green background.
A close-up photograph of a red rose with velvety petals and a slightly blurred green background.