Floral Design

1. Floral Design AHS Agriculture

2. SLM and KUD • Warm up

3. SLM and KUD • Unit Essential Question: What are the basic principles to creating flower arrangements? • Lesson Essential Question: What are the nine basic principles of floral design?

4. Floral Design • Art used through history • Weddings, funerals, formal events • Malls, airports, stores, etc

5. 9 Principles of Design accent repetition rhythm harmony unity • balance • focal point • proportion • scale

6. Balance • When flower size & container flow together & complement each other • Arrangement has visual weight • Symmetrical • Formal arrangement

7. Balance

8. unBalance

9. Focal Point • Creates accent & interest • Created by use of unusual flowers, groups of flowers or a large flower • Must complete arrangement

10. Focal Point

11. Focal Point

12. Proportion • To keep relative size, color & texture of the flowers to create a pleasing arrangement • General rule: designs be at least 1 ½ times the height or width of container to create proper proportion

13. Proportion • Points farthest from focal point should have buds. • Flowers in full bloom used as focal point

14. Proportion

15. Scale • Size of flowers, where arrangement is to be used, placement of arrangement & overall size of completed design

17. Accent • To draw attention • Focal point to emphasize • Catches attention & enhances design

18. Accent

19. Repitition • To accentuate flowers & colors used in design • Repeating use of material or color can be effective

20. Repitition

21. Rythm • Sense of continuity among shapes, colors & textures • “everything flows”

22. Rythm

23. Harmony • When all parts flow together & give a total, completed look to arrangement

24. Harmony

25. Unity • When all of the arrangement flows together & is not segmented • Color, size & shape must complement each other

27. Activity • Principles of Design Packet

28. Floral Design AHS Agriculture

29. Warm-up • What are the 9 principles of design? Why are they important?

30. Lesson essential question • How do we properly design a flower arrangement?

31. Design materials • 4 types • Line • Mass • Form • Filler flowers

32. Design materials • Line flowers- snapdragons, liatris, delphinium, foxglove, ligularia, loosestrife, Bells of Ireland & gladiolus

33. Gladiolus Delphinium ligularia Liatris Bells of Ireland

34. Design materials • Massing flowers- to create all design principles & to accent focal point. • EX: roses, carnations, chrysanthemums, zinnias, coneflowers, tulip, shasta daisy & asters

35. Design materials Aster Coneflower Zinnias Shasta Daisy

36. Design materials • Form flowers- to create accent or focal point • Bird of paradise, protea, lily & orchid

37. Design materials Orchid Bird of paradise protea Lily

38. Design materials • Filler flowers- tie arrangement together, fill empty spaces & cover mechanics of arrangement • EX: Bakers fern, baby’s breath, statice, heather, huckleberry, ornamental grasses, palm, lavender, etc

39. Baby’s Breath Design materials Bakers fern Garden huckleberry Statice

40. Floral Design Shapes • Round

41. Floral Design Shapes • Triangle

42. Floral Design Shapes • horizontal

43. Floral Design Shapes • crescent

44. Floral Design - Crescent

45. Floral Design Shapes • Hogarth (S) curve

46. Floral Design Shapes • Right angle

47. Designing a Circular Arrangement • 1. select round container, 18 inch wire, shears, floral foam & sharp knife

48. Designing a Circular Arrangement • 2. half block of floral foam, use wire to cut in half • 3. place foam in container, set in bucket of water for 20 minutes to soak completely

49. Designing a Circular Arrangement • 4. select bakers fern. Arrange to cover container & block of foam • 5. choose flowers to create outline of arrangement

50. Designing a Circular Arrangement • 6. establish circular arrangement at base using flower • 7. turn design to place third flower & continue pattern