3 8 rythm design shapes
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Floral Design I
Flower of the Day:Calla Lily
Word of the Day:Rhythm
Calla Lily
• Zantedeschia• Available Year round• Pink, yellow, white, orange• Lasts 4 – 10 days• Formal Line flower – frequently used for wedding
work - not really a lily• Sold by: Stem• Cost $2-4 each depending on size
Rhythm
• Visual flow characterized by repetition of elements or features such as color, line, form or spacing
Rhythm
• How your eye moves over an arrangement– Repetition– Radiation– Progression– Transition
Flower Size
• Large flowers towards center
• Smaller flowers progressively outwards
Spacing Rhythm
• Space closer together in center
• Space further apart on outsides
Factors influencing design• Always ask where the flowers are to be
placed.– View:
• High, low• Front, sides, back• Distance
– Size of space to fill• How formal is the setting
– Dinner party– Picnic
• Capture a season or theme?
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Design 1 - Horizontal
Horizontal
• Place long line flowers in A
• Place short mass flower at B
• Place medium mass flowers at c
• Fill as desired
2. Vertical
Vertical
• Place long line flowers in A
• Place short line flowers at B
• Place medium mass flowers A1 & A2
• Place greens at SD• Fill as desired
3. Triangular
Triangular• Start with A – long line or
mass flower• Isosceles or scalene depends
on the ratio of A & B• Usually designed for front &
side viewing • Place Focal Flower/s if
desired• Fill in with mass flowers • Fill with fillers/greens
4. Oval
Oval
• Top is like the mound
• Keep the flow going down past the container top
• Flowers flow down well below the level of the foam
5. Fan
• Like the triangular but– not designed for
360 degree viewing– Uses stronger line
elements
6. Mound
Round or Mound
• Viewed from top• 3 Dimensional• Focal point is at top• Start with 6 Mass flowers• Fill in between with other
mass flowers
7. Crescent
8. Hogarth “S”
Grades
• Very good
• Some – organizationally challenged
• Please put daily pages in order by date
• Please put dates on all pages
• Please put holes in pages and clip them in your binders
• Design reports – make sure your picture matches your flower/foliage table
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