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. Page 1 Creative Flower Arranging Page 2 Page 3 Creative Flower Arranging Floral Design for Home and Flower Show By Betty Belcher Photographs by Richard Moore Illustrations by Denise Hoage Page 4 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 Page 5 Table of Contents Foreword 9 Preface 11 Acknowledgments 13 1 15 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 Page 6 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