Floral Design
when floral design first emerged as an art form, emphasis focused on?
A. the arrangement of several varieties of flowers in a tight bunch, or mass.
B. creating flowers from nonfloral materials.
C. light, airy and romatic arrangements.
D. using flowers in their natural state and shape.
I think it’s D but I just wanted to check.
Floral design as an art form is just beginning to come of age. To date, it has not been recorded in a comprehensive way. There are specific instances of recording, such as in the schools of Ikebana, but as a general subject as it pertains to the culture of the world, documentation has not yet happened. The first step to learning to arrange flowers is to take the time to sort out what is available in styles, plant materials, etc. and find where the differences lie. You need to move towards uncomplicating what most people deal with in a complicated manner. Taking the time to sort through will make flower arranging much simpler and a whole lot more fun.
The world enjoys three basic styles of floral design, all of which have developed into art forms. They are Ikebana, Continental and Western. Generally speaking, you can categorize them as follows; Ikebana has its roots in the orient and is based on line, form and sparseness of materials. Much of Ikebana has the silhouette of an asymmetrical triangle. Continental has it’s roots in Europe and is the exact opposite of Ikebana. It is a mixture of many kinds of material, many colors and many textures without obvious line. Its silhouette is circular. Western is a combination of the two, adopting the line and form of Ikebana and the Continental use of more materials. The United States became the melting pot of floral design as it did many other things. It is good to note that Western emerged into being in the mid-1940′s whereas the other two have been recorded for centuries. As Americans, we liked the art of Ikebana and the abundance of continental. From the commercial floral design standpoint, we are interested in the American way (the quickest, easiest way to accomplish the best results) to still end up with an artistically acceptable design. In Ikebana, we hear the terms shin, soe and tai, sometime called heaven, man and earth. These lines are often curved and complicated, but most of all they are time consuming. Therefore, in Western style, we adopted the primary, secondary and tertiary of straight lines. The feeling of Do (Ikebana) or focal point was also appealing. To avoid interruption in rhythm, all stems must radiate from the focal point to the lip or the top of the container instead of above the lip as they do in Ikebana – the container in Western is no linger an integral part of the design as it is in Ikebana. Making the lines straight, and moving the focal point, made the construction of the design much simpler and therefore faster. Westerners also liked the abundant look of Continental but not the mixture of so many materials, so we adopted using more numbers but not such a variety. Most Western design is done with one or two kinds of material and most certainly not more than four. We can create an asymmetrical background (silhouette) using primary, secondary and tertiary lines of 10 or 12 flowers of the same kind and color (perhaps pink gladiolus). Across that pink background, we can place a contrasting flower (perhaps red carnations) in a diagonal line. We can finish the design with a filler flower or foliage. In this way, we can get both the artistry of Ikebana and the abundance of Continental in a quick and easy construction.
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Sterling Silver Perfume Bottle Handmade Mexico Floral Design Engraved Detail $49.95 |
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Sterling Silver Salt Pepper Shaker Handmade Mexico Floral Design Engraved Detail $49.95 |
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STERLING SILVER SPOON 0.6 oz FOR SCRAP OR NOT FLORAL DESIGN $9.07 |
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Vintage 925 Sterling Silver HEART Art Nouveau Floral Etched Design Pill Box $25.99 |
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Vintage Wm Rogers & Son AA Large Serving Spoon Floral Design $6.50 |
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Vintage opague creamer & sugar bowl with sterling silver rim and floral design $12.00 |
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SILVER ANTIQUE BOWL~8.5″ DIAMETER~SCALLOP DESIGN W/FLORAL ACCENTS ON RIM~LOVELY! $34.99 |
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Ornate silverplate pie Server, floral basket design. R.C.Co $7.25 |
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TH. MARTHINSEN E.P.N.S. Floral Design Spoon Ring ~ Signed ~ Sz 6 $29.99 |
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STERLING SILVER STAMP BOX, FLORAL DESIGN, TOPE OPENING, +HANGING LOOP $49.00 |
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International Silverplate Cake Server – Floral design handle – Cut out top – EUC $12.00 |
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NIce Baby Fork Alvin Patent floral design Victory? Art Nouveau – can be engraved $6.99 |
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Baby Spoon Holmes & Edwards IS floral design – engraved $4.99 |
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Extremely Large Silver Shell Dish — Ornate Floral Design $36.99 |
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VICTORIAN LOVING CUP SILVERPLATE GOBLET HANDLES REPOUSSE CHASED FLORAL DESIGN $99.99 |
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Vintage Sterling Silver MKD Thimble – Floral Flower Design $16.01 |
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Vintage Tudor Plate Oneida Community Silverplate Baby Fork Floral Design $0.99 |
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VICTORIAN DEMITASSE SMALL SILVER PLATE CHOCOLATE POT CHASED FLORAL DESIGN $74.99 |
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Holmes and Edwards IS silverplate infant feeding spoon, floral design $10.00 |
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VICTORIAN BABY CUP Silver Plate Incised Floral Design Monogrammed “Clarence” $45.00 |
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ANTIQUE NAPKIN RINGS SET 3 SILVER? PEWTER? ETCHED FLORAL DESIGN OLD1800′s $24.00 |
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Beautiful WM. A. Rogers SXR Silverplated Spoon w/ Floral Design. Pat April 1708. $9.99 |
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Six Vintage Demitasse Spoons 950 Silver/Very Ornate/Gold Bowl Floral Design $100.00 |
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Vintage WM.A Rogers Oneida LTD Silver Plate Spoon Cuff/Bracelet Floral Design $5.99 |
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VINTAGE MEXICO STERLING SILVER ROSE / FLORAL DESIGN PERFUME BOTTLE CIRCA 1950′S $57.00 |
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6-1/2″ button hook with sterling handle Floral & leaf Deco design. $43.00 |
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Precious Antique Whiting Sterling Tea Strainer Double-handle Floral Motif Design $295.00 |
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Beautiful Vintage Spain Silver Plated Tray Fruit Bowl, Repousse Floral Design $39.99 |
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M Silver Co Silverplate Flatware Carnation Floral Design Fork 4 Craft Jewelry $9.99 |
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Silver Plated SERVING TRAY – Oval Floral design – 53392 $84.63 |
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COIN SILVER GOBLET PRESENTED TO A. OPPENHEIMER NO MARKS DETAILED FLORAL DESIGNS $2,200.00 |
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COIN SILVER GOBLET PRESENTED TO A. OPPENHEIMER NO MARKS DETAILED FLORAL DESIGNS $2,200.00 |
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Sterling Vintage SALT SPOON Floral Design Unk Maker $15.00 |
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Nils Johan Silverplate Tidbit Tongs Sweden Sugan Serving In Box Floral Design $24.00 |
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National Silver Co. AA Plus 1935 Narcissus Silverplate Flatware Floral Design $3.00 |
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Antique Sterling 950 Silver Bookmark – Etched Floral Design $24.95 |
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S. Kirk & Son sterling silver floral design butter serving dish – 283.1 grams – $695.00 |
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Vintage Silverplate Carafe Base, English Silver Mfg Co, Floral Design, NR $4.99 |
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Solid heavy sterling silver tea spoon with floral design $79.99 |
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Oxford Silver Plate Serving Fork Floral Design Cold Meat $8.79 |
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QUADRUPLE PLATED SILVER HOMAN CUP WITH ETCHED FLORAL DESIGN $27.50 |
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*Rare* Vintage Antique Homan Silver Quadruple plated 4″ Sugar Bowl floral design $9.99 |
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Vintage thick heavy Silver plated 13″ bread tray with floral design $19.99 |
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Unusual Vintage Silver Plated Gravy Boat/Sauce Boat/2 Tone/Floral Design $9.99 |
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Baby Tudor Plate Oneida Community Fork Decorative Floral Trim Design $10.00 |
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Antique Sterling Silver Thimble (Floral Design) $25.00 |
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Meridan Candelabra 5 candle holder Very nice floral & ribbon design Silverplate? $75.00 |
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Gorham Candelabra 5 candle holder Very nice floral design Silverplate $75.00 |
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Vintage Elgin American Sterling Silver Compact Oriental Floral Design $153.00 |
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ANTIQUE Lovely Russian Teaspoon w/ Foliate/Floral Design (HM?) – NM $29.99 |