NPC Floral Design School
October 15, 2011
Flowers, the universal language of Beauty and Love
Welcome to our world of
BeautyGraceCreativityHospitalityFellowship
How is beauty defined?the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, arising from sensory manifestations
(as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern
How is beauty defined by other culture?
Greek Japanesedefine beauty from a
rational point of view; "we are all geometers",
attracted to men with better proportion and symmetry
Plato - beautiful objects incorporated proportion, harmony, and unity among their parts.
Aristotle -the universal elements of beauty were order, symmetry, and definiteness
Perfectionist of the west
Wabi-sabi (侘寂)
"imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete".
nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect
Wabi = rustic simplicity
Sabi = beauty or serenity
wisdom in natural simplicity
Acropolis of Athens Many of the proportions of the Parthenon are alleged to exhibit the golden ratio.
The Golden RatiosFibonicci numbers
(named after Leonardo Fibonicci of Pisa) 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55………Ratio of neighboring numbers is 1 to 1.618, 3:5, 5:8, 8:13 most aesthetically
pleasing proportion, in art, architecture & human form
Golden Ration 1:1.618, 3:5, 5:8, 8:13
Fibonicci sequences appear in nature
Yellow Chamomilehead
• showing the arrangement of 21 (blue) and 13 (aqua) spirals
Principles and Elements of Design
• Principles of Design Fundamental guidelines to aesthetic design
• Elements of DesignThe components or ingredients of design
Design PrinciplesProportionScaleBalanceHarmonyUnityFocal PointRhythm
Elements of Design• Form• Lines• Size• Space• Color• Texture
Understanding and Applying the Design Elements
Each design has two components
1. Structural elements = line + form (+ space, size, and pattern)
2. Chromatic elements = color + texture
Examples of proportion
Balance
Form
Round Flowers
Line Flowers
Spray Flowers
How to forms are used
Color
How Can I Participate in NPC
Join the Conditioning Team – Thursday mornings
Join the Designing Team – Saturday mornings
Join the Break Down Team – Monday afternoons or evenings
Join the Special Group Projects TeamChristmas – put up special decorations for sanctuary
and church campusEaster – create and maintain Easter garden
Previous Workshop participants
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