Creative flower arranging: floral design for home and flower show

387 Pages·1993·7.6 MB·English

by  Betty Belcher

Creative Flower Arranging : Floral Design
title:
for Home and Flower Show
author: Belcher, Betty.
publisher: Timber Press, Inc.
isbn10 | asin: 0881922471
print isbn13: 9780881922479
ebook isbn13: 9780585335742
language: English
subject Flower arrangement.
publication date: 1993
lcc: SB449.B374 1993eb
ddc: 745.92
subject: Flower arrangement.
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Creative Flower Arranging
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Creative Flower Arranging
Floral Design for Home and Flower Show
By
Betty Belcher
Photographs by Richard Moore
Illustrations by Denise Hoage
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For permission to reproduce works from the following collections,
grateful acknowledgment is hereby made to
Philadelphia Museum of Art, A.E. Gallatin Collection, "Le Courrier"
by Georges Braque.
Whitney Museum of American Art, "Sea Scape" by Alexander Calder.
Appreciation is also extended to National Council of State Garden
Clubs, Inc., for permission to reprint their color wheel.
All photographs are by
Richard Moore.
Designs by Deen Day Smith appear on pages 22, 160, and 180;
designs by Hallie Brown appear on pages 125 and 143; and a design
by Martha Allen appears on page 83. All other designs are by the
author.
Copyright © 1993 by Timber Press, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Reprinted 1994, 1995; paperback only reprinted 1998
Printed in Hong Kong
TIMBER PRESS, INC.
The Haseltine Building
133 S.W. Second Avenue, Suite 450
Portland, Oregon 97204-3527
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Belcher, Betty.
Creative flower arranging : floral design for home and
flower show / by Betty Belcher ; photographs by Richard
Moore ; illustrations by Denise Hoage.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 0-88192-229-3 (hardback)
ISBN 0-88192-247-1 (paperback)
1. Flower arrangement. I. Title.
SB449.B374 1993
745.92dc20 92-41061
CIP
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Table of Contents
Foreword 9
Preface 11
Acknowledgments 13
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A Brief History of Floral Design
International Stirrings European Designs: Classical
Greek and Roman, Italian Renaissance, Dutch and
Flemish, French, Georgian, Victorian American Designs:
Colonial, Colonial Williamsburg, Federal, American
Victorian, Early 20th-Century American
2 29
The Basics: Containers, Mechanics, and Plant Material
Containers Mechanics Plant Material: Cutting Plant
Material, Conditioning Plant Material, Grooming Plant
Material, Drying Plant Material
3 47
Branching Out
Decorative Wood Accessories Featured Objects
4 55
Aesthetically Speaking: The Elements and Principles of
Design
The Elements of Design: Light, Space, Line, Form,
Pattern, Texture, Size The Principles of Design: Balance,
Dominance, Contrast, Rhythm, Proportion, Scale
5 67
The Color Whirl
The Effects of Color Color Systems and Language Color
Harmonies and Schemes
6 75
Our Roots: Early 20th-Century American Designs
Line Line-Mass Linear Patterns: Vertical, Crescent,
Horizontal, Hogarth, Asymmetrical Triangle, Oblique,
Zig-zag Mass
7 85
A Step-by-Step Guide to Traditional Designs
Design One Design Two Design Three Design Four
8 97
Breaking Away: A Catalog of Creative Designs
Abstract Assemblage Botanical Collage Construction
Creative Line Creative Line-Mass Creative Mass Framed
Spatial Free-Standing Abstract Hanging Illuminary
Kinetic Miniature Op Art Parallel Reflective Sculptural
Form Shadow Box Small Still Life Synergistic
Transparency Underwater Vibratile Vignette
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9 147
Beyond the Centerpiece: Table Settings
Components: Dinnerware, Flatware, Table Coverings,
Napkins, Glassware, Candles, Accessories, Decorative
Unit, Container, Coordinating the Components
Functional Tables: Alfresco, Buffet, Reception, Semi-
Formal, Informal, Trays Exhibition Tables
10 167
Developing Creativity
Appendix Dimensions: A Closer Look at Staging Methods185
Bases Backgrounds Boxes Frames Niches Open
Columns
For Further Reading 193
Index 195