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Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee
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New Orleans Bouquet


This series is a visual love letter to New Orleans. It is a
 new project started over the 2025 summer, that I have been thinking about for a long time.  The work features bouquets of mostly locally grown flowers and plants surrounding historical and cultural elements of New Orleans. The arrangements are designed and constructed by RHR. often in collaboration with horticulturalist Rob Joy. 


To purchase prints and help support this work please visit: Where Y'art  

New Orleans Watermeter lid

Horse Head Hitching Post

Carnival mask made by Gabriel Quirk and worn by Rob Joy for Mardi Gras 2025.

Doyle Cooper's trumpet. Musician Cooper, 32, grew up in New Orleans, started playing in 5th grade, and is now a member of the Storyville Stompers.

Mardi Gras Clown Mask by Mark Hannibal

Artist Caroline Thomas' brush, used to paint floats and props for Krewe of Rex and Krewe of Proteus,

Bywater gates where St Anne has started its Mardi Gras day parade.

Jester head made in the 90s by Jonathan Bertuccelli, painted by Caroline Thomas, designer and painter at Royal Artists; butterflies and flowers by Dana Beuhler; jester’s wand by Noah Church; ribbons from Saint Anne, with flowers from the garden where the krewe starts their parade.

White Buffalo Skull Patch by Creole Osceola Big Chief Zee Bo

Mardi Gras Gargoyle Mask by Mark Hannibal

Ecuadorian devil mask

White Buffalo Skull Patch by Creole Osceola Big Chief Zee Bo

Ecuadorian devil mask