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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