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Floral Design
Floral design or flower arrangement is the art of using plant materials and flowers to create an eye-catching and balanced composition or display. Evidence of refined floristry is found as far back as the culture of ancient Egypt. Professionally designed floral designs, arrangements or artwork incorporate the elements of floral design: line, form, space, texture, and color, and the principles of floral design: balance, proportion, rhythm, contrast, harmony, and unity. There are many styles of floral design including Botanical Style, Garden Style (Hand Tied, Compote or Armature), Crescent Corsage, Nosegay Corsage, Pot au Fleur, Inverted "T", Parallel Systems, Western Line, Hedgerow Design, Mille de Fleur, and Formal Linear. The Eastern, Western, and European styles have all influenced the commercial floral industry as it is today. Ikebana is a Japanese style of floral design, and incorporates the three main line placements of heaven, human, and earth. In contrast, the European st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floral Art
Floral design or flower arrangement is the art of using plant materials and flowers to create an eye-catching and balanced composition or display. Evidence of refined floristry is found as far back as the culture of ancient Egypt. Professionally designed floral designs, arrangements or artwork incorporate the elements of floral design: line, form, space, texture, and color, and the principles of floral design: balance, proportion, rhythm, contrast, harmony, and unity. There are many styles of floral design including Botanical Style, Garden Style (Hand Tied, Compote or Armature), Crescent Corsage, Nosegay Corsage, Pot au Fleur, Inverted "T", Parallel Systems, Western Line, Hedgerow Design, Mille de Fleur, and Formal Linear. The Eastern, Western, and European styles have all influenced the commercial floral industry as it is today. Ikebana is a Japanese style of floral design, and incorporates the three main line placements of heaven, human, and earth. In contrast, the European st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Training Workshop
A training workshop is a type of interactive training where participants carry out a number of training activities rather than passively listen to a lecture A lecture (from Latin ''lēctūra'' “reading” ) is an oral presentation intended to present information or teach people about a particular subject, for example by a university or college teacher. Lectures are used to convey critical infor ... or presentation. Broadly, two types of workshops exist: A general workshop is put on for a mixed audience, and a closed workshop is tailored towards meeting the training needs of a specific group. References {{Reflist Training ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irene Hayes
Irene Hayes (1896 – September 16, 1975) was a Ziegfeld girl and businesswoman who owned Irene Hayes Wadley & Smythe, a leading Manhattan florist, and Gallagher's Steak House after the death of her husband, Jack Solomon. She bought the florist Wadley & Smythe on Park Avenue, adding her name, as no new businesses were allowed on Park Avenue at that time. "The right flowers do a lot of good and the wrong ones work mischief," she would often say. "I honestly believe that flowers, or rather the lack of them, have the power to change the map of the world. Do you think Nero would have burned Rome if he had been surrounded with the peace and gentleness of mimosa, lilies and acacia? I could mention any number of tyrants whose lives would have been less violent if only they had loved flowers." An active participant in the Manhattan social scene, she was a good friend of the Nordstrom Sisters. Until her death in the 1970s she always had a table at the Ziegfeld Ball and made her ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanlee Gatti
Stanlee Ray Gatti (born October 28, 1955) is an American event designer and arts administrator, based in San Francisco, California. He is famous for his innovation and unique style in the decoration and design of large and lavish parties. He has served in leadership roles at the San Francisco Arts Commission, and California Art Council. Gatti founded the annual art fair, ''Fog Fair''. Early life and education Gatti was born in a small mining town of Raton, New Mexico, and is the second youngest of five children born to mother Ann Simovich Gatti and father Larry Gatti. His father who was a coal miner and a master craftsman was born in Arpino, Italy. His mother was born in Van Houten, New Mexico, and is of Montenegrin descent. Gatti is proud of his cultural heritage and always responds to anyone who simplifies his heritage as Italian merely by his surname saying, "I am half Italian and half Montenegrin." Gatti studied at both the University of Northern Colorado and the Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith Blacklock
Judith Blacklock is an author and owner and founder of the Judith Blacklock Flower School. In 2011, she organised Flowers@Chicheley Hall. She teaches and demonstrates at leading global floral events, including the Chelsea Flower Show. and the National Garden Clubs of America. She has travelled and taught in Bahrain, Canada, China, Dubai, Turkey, USA, Japan, Spain and Kuwait. Blacklock was editor of National Association of Flower Arranging Societies ''The Flower Arranger'' from 2003 - 2016. The Judith Blacklock Flower School is located in Knightsbridge. It is accredited by the British Accreditation Council and the specialised courses are accredited by the American Institute of Floral Designers. In June 2006, a rose A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be ... was named "Jud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer McGarigle
Jennifer McGarigle (born May 29, 1970) is an American designer specializing in floral arrangements, event décor, design classes and home furnishings. As the owner of Floral Art in Venice, CA she has been featured in ''The New York Times'', ''Los Angeles Times'', ''Singular Magazine'', the "Best of Los Angeles" for ''LA Magazine'', and In Style, among other publications. She has also appeared on various television programs including ''LXTV Open House'', ''Good Day LA'' and the Tori and Dean Show. She has designed parties and tabletop décor for ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' and has consulted on floral design for corporations including the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. In 2009, the Floral Art Home Collection launched, featuring collections of modern furnishings and accessories inspired by flowers. Her furniture designs have been featured in ''Architectural Digest'', and ''O Magazine ''O, The Oprah Magazine'', also known simply as ''O'', is an American monthly magazine founded by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constance Spry
Constance Spry (née Fletcher, previously Marr; 5 December 1886 – 3 January 1960) was a British educator, florist and author in the mid-20th century. Life Constance Fletcher was born in Derby in 1886, eldest child and only daughter of George and Henrietta Maria (née Dutton) Fletcher. After studying hygiene, physiology and district nursing in Ireland, she lectured on first aid and home care for the Irish ''Women's National Health Association''. She married James Heppell Marr in 1910 and moved to Coolbawn, near Castlecomer. In 1912, their son Anthony Heppel Marr was born. World War I had a profound impact on Constance Marr, and the Fletcher family. After the beginning of the war in 1914, Constance Marr was appointed secretary of the Dublin Red Cross. In 1916, she left both Ireland and her husband, escaping a violent marriage, and moved to Barrow-in-Furness with her son Anthony to work as a welfare supervisor. In 1917, she joined the civil service as the head of women's staff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
