Flower Arrangement Flashcards
SYMBOLS OF FLOWERS
happiness and abundance
hospitality
positive vibes
The art of organizing and grouping together plant material to achieve harmony, form, color, and texture to ass cheer and joy
FLOWER ARRANGEMENT
BENEFITS OF FLOWERS TO PATIENTS
EMOTIONAL HEALTH
MEMORY & CONCENTRATION
RELAXATION
FASTER RECOVERY
It gives the patient an immediate mood boost
EMOTIONAL HEALTH
Plants oxygenate the air, thus boosting the patient’s brain cells
MEMORY & CONCENTRATION
Floral scents can lower stress
RELAXATION
Patients who are more relaxed can easily recover
FASTER RECOVERY
Plant material should be cut in ___
slant
Cut flowers before they reach ___
maturity
In reviving wilting flowers, cut ___ inch of the stem
half an
Remove ___ flowers, they infect the other flowers
dead
Remove all ___ from stems that have a shorter life
leaves
PRINCIPLES OF FLOWER ARRANGEMENT
BACKGROUND
PROPORTION
TEXTURE
RHYTHM
BALANCE
EMPHASIS/DOMINANCE
The size of each element should have a harmonious appearance
PROPORTION
Flower preference, glossy, dull, velvety
TEXTURE
Techniques and materials that guide the eye from one part of the display to another
RHYTHM
Physical balance
Visual Balance
BALANCE
Monochromatic
Analogous
Contrasting - Complimentary
Polychromatic - Rainbow - Scattered
COLOR
Involves creating a focal point
EMPHASIS / DOMINANCE
Style of the room
Size of the room
Type of surface
Practicality
BACKGROUND
COLOR SCHEMES
Primary Colors
Secondary Colors
Complementary (contrast)
Analogous (harmony)
Warm Colors
Cool Colors
Triad (contrast)
Split Complementary (harmony and contrast)
Double Split Complementary (harmony and contrast)
Monochromatic (harmony)
Red, yellow, blue
Primary Colors
Orange, green, purple
Secondary Colors
Any 2 colors directly opposite each other on the wheel
Complementary (contrast)
From 3 - 5 adjacent hues on the color wheel, sharing a common color such as blue, blue-green, green
Analogous (harmony)
Red, orange, yellow
Warm Colors
Green, blue, violets
Cool Colors
Any 3 colors equally spaced from each other on the wheel
Triad (contrast)
One key color plus the colors on either side of it complement the opposite color
Split Complementary (harmony and contrast)
Similar to a split complementary except the key color is split (meaning there are now 2 key colors)
Double Split Complementary (harmony and contrast)
A single color in a range of hues (tints, tones, shades)
Monochromatic (harmony)
Divisions of Flower Arrangement
Line
Mass
Line Mass
Traditional form of the orient
Characterized by clearly refined lines seeking to represent the graceful irregularity of nature through simplicity and great economy in the use of plant material
Line
elongated vase
Shoka/Ikebana
Principles of Ikebana
- Shin (heaven) - 2 ½ of the vase
- Soe (man) - ⅔ of your heaven
- Tai (earth) - ⅔ of your man
flat vases
Maribana
characterized by large quantities of plant material in a fill, but not crowded design
Need not be massive
Should be light and airy
Maybe made of one or two more types of flowers
Mass
the combination of line and mass
Line Mass
