Learning to arrange flowers can not only decorate your living environment at any time and place, but also add a touch of beauty and warmth to your family life. Here are the basic forms and skills of etiquette flower arrangement that I collected for you. Welcome to learn from them.

what is flower arrangement

flower arrangement means putting flowers in containers such as bottles, plates and pots, rather than planting them in these containers. The inserted flowers, branches, flowers, or leaves, have no roots, but are only a part of the plant. They are selected according to certain ideas and inserted into a beautiful body (shape) according to certain creative rules, so as to express a certain theme, convey feelings and interests, make people look at it and enjoy their eyes, and obtain spiritual beauty and pleasure. Therefore, flower arrangement is an art, just like sculpture, bonsai, gardening and architecture, it belongs to the category of plastic arts. The cut branches, leaves, flowers and fruits of plants are used as raw materials, and after certain techniques such as pruning, pruning, bending and artistic processing such as conception, modeling and coloring, they are reconfigured into a delicate and beautiful flower art which is poetic and can reproduce the beauty of nature and life, which is called the art of flower arrangement.

flower arrangement seems simple and easy, but it is not easy to really insert it into a good work. Because it is neither a simple combination of all kinds of flowers nor a simple modeling, but an artistic creation activity with vivid form, both form and spirit, moving people with emotion and integrating life, knowledge and art. Flower arrangement is created by heart.

characteristics of flower arrangement art

Although flower arrangement art has many similarities with sculpture, bonsai, gardening and architecture, it also has its own characteristics.

1. Timeliness: Because flowers have no roots and roots, the absorption of water and nutrients is limited. Depending on the plant species and seasons, the water cultivation time ranges from 1 to 2 days to as many as 11 days or a month. Therefore, flower arrangement works can be created and enjoyed for a short time, which is a quick and temporary art appreciation activity, requiring creators and appreciators to seize the time to insert and taste.

2. Randomness: This is manifested in the random and extensive selection of flowers and containers, with high or low grades and various forms, which are often selected according to occasions and needs. High-grade aerial orchids, crane orchids, flamingos and cut roses are certainly beautiful, while roadside green bristlegrass, Rumex, reed flowers, cattail and plantain can also be useful; Celery, peppers, beans, radishes and various fruits are often good materials for arranging flowers in families and restaurants. Its conception and modeling can be simple and complicated, and it can be created and expressed at will according to the needs of different occasions and the author's own wishes. Therefore, flower arrangement works are more flexible in material selection, creation, form, display and replacement.

3. Decorative: The flower arrangement works and art that are shaped by the beauty of many flowers and arranged with the environment have the strongest appeal, the fastest beautification effect and the immediate effect. This is incomparable to bonsai, sculpture and other arts.

4. naturalness: the flower arrangement works are unique in the gorgeous colors of natural flowers, graceful appearance, fragrant and fresh natural atmosphere. In a word, the art of flower arrangement is a beautification method, an artistic accomplishment and a cultural and recreational activity that is closest to the living environment and most easily accepted by people. A plastic art that uses patterns to express one's mentality.

Cultivation of Flower Arrangement Literacy

Learning to arrange flowers can not only be used to decorate one's living environment at any time and place, but also add a sense of beauty and warmth to family life, and it is also the most elegant and precious gift for visiting relatives and friends and welcoming guests. Learning to arrange flowers, you can always keep company with flowers and make friends with them, which not only brings you the beauty of nature, but also shows the rich qualities and spiritual outlook of various flower arranging works-or enthusiasm and joy, or elegance and beauty, or arrogance and perseverance, and can gradually beautify and purify people's hearts, cultivate people's sentiments, and play the role of self-cultivation, friendship and information transmission.

Therefore, flower arrangement is practical, informative and interesting, which can not only entertain people, but also bring people joy and joy, symbolize good wishes and make them love life more. It is no wonder that flower arrangement lovers at all levels, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, regard flower arrangement art as their life and spiritual pillar, and its great role and influence are obvious. Studying abroad reminds you that it is not difficult to learn to arrange flowers, but it is not easy to insert them well and create real works of art. Flower arrangement is an art, and art needs to be created. Successful works can give people beautiful enjoyment, and when they appreciate it, they feel connected with each other. If they are enlightened, they will have endless aftertaste and gain knowledge.

Of course, beginners should step by step, and after hard study and practice, they can master the knowledge and skills of flower arrangement. Beginners should first learn the kinds and techniques of flower arrangement, such as the selection and treatment of flower materials, composition, modeling and collocation, which is very important. But this alone is far from enough. We should also learn about plants, painting, literature and other knowledge in order to flexibly use the above skills for artistic creation. Therefore, flower arranging artists, like writers, painters and performing artists, should go deep into society and life to seek the source and inspiration of creation, so that their works not only have formal beauty, but also have ideological and emotional artistic conception beauty. Only skilled in flower arrangement, the author of his works lacks ideas and artistic conception, and at best, he is only a florist. It can be seen that to learn flower arrangement well, we must constantly enrich and improve our cultural and artistic accomplishment, so that the works have artistic conception and spiritual beauty that are expressive, emotional and poetic. Of course, because of the practicality of flower arrangement, it is very important to practice it often.

classification of flower arrangement art

There are many kinds of flower arrangement art, which are summarized and classified from different angles as follows:

① According to the nature of the flowers used, there are flower arrangement, dried flower arrangement and artificial flower arrangement (silk flower, polyester flower, cotton paper flower, etc.).

② According to different container styles, there are vase flowers, dish flowers, basket flowers (flower arrangement with various flower baskets), pot flowers, wall flowers (flower arrangement hanging on the wall) and so on.

③ According to different purposes, there are ritual flower arrangement and artistic flower arrangement.

④ According to different artistic styles, there are oriental flower arrangement, western flower arrangement and modern freestyle flower arrangement.

⑤ According to different artistic expression methods, there are landscape flower arrangement (bonsai), freehand flower arrangement and decorative flower arrangement (abstract).

The commonly used flower arrangements are classified according to the above ①, ② and ④ methods.

Forms of etiquette flower arrangement

Flower arrangement used in various social etiquette activities such as celebrations, welcoming and sending, weddings and funerals, and visiting relatives and friends is called etiquette flower arrangement. According to different occasions and uses, etiquette flower arrangement can be divided into bouquets, flower baskets, table flowers and other forms.

Bouquets

Bouquets are made of flower materials, which have a certain shape and are a form of flower arrangement in the form of bundles. Because it does not need any container, it can be decorated with wrapping paper, ribbons, etc., so it is simple and fast to insert, especially convenient to carry, and it has become the most popular etiquette flower arrangement, which is widely used in various social activities, such as welcoming guests, visiting relatives and friends, weddings and funerals, etc. From the modeling, the bouquet can be divided into one-sided view and four-sided view.

flower basket

is a kind of flower arrangement made of baskets, which is one of the most commonly used forms of flower decoration in social and ceremonial occasions, and can be used for business opening, celebration, welcoming guests, meetings, birthdays, weddings and funerals. There are large and small flower baskets, such as small flower baskets carried by the bride at weddings, medium and small flower baskets commonly used in private social activities, and large flower baskets as high as two meters. There are various composition forms such as one-sided view and four-sided view, regular fan shape, radial shape, oval shape and irregular L shape, crescent shape, etc. The flower basket has a lifting beam, which is easy to carry. At the same time, banners or decorations can be fixed on the lifting beam, which becomes an organic part of the whole flower basket composition.

Table flower

refers to the flower ornaments decorated in conference tables, reception tables, lecture tables, dining tables, tables and other places. It is also widely used in real life. Because it often uses flowerpots as containers, it is also called flowerpots. Table flowers are generally placed in the center of the table (such as a Chinese dining table, a round conference table and a western dining table, etc.) or on one side (such as a lecture table, a buffet table, a table for two, etc.). Table flowers can be independent or combined, and the conference podium, lecture platform, etc. are often decorated in combination with the facade of the table. From the modeling, there can be one-sided view and four-sided view, and the composition forms are diverse, including symmetrical geometric compositions such as circles, spheres and ellipses, and various flexible irregular compositions such as crescent shapes and drooping shapes. The composition mainly depends on the shape of the table, the placement position and the atmosphere to be created. Because flowerpots are of common type and tall type, table flowers can also be made of low-type table flowers and high-type table flowers. The height of table flowers depends on the decorative occasion and the atmosphere to be created.

wedding decorations

in order to increase the wedding or warm and cheerful, or warm and romantic atmosphere, it is indispensable to decorate with flowers. Wedding floral decorations mainly include the floral decorations of the bride's whole body, such as head flower and shoulder flower, waist flower, bride's bouquet, etc. The corsage worn by the groom and guests on their chests; Floats and decorations on different occasions of weddings, such as the entrance, reception, banquet table, tableware, and even flowers on cakes and other foods. Wedding floral decoration is a comprehensive floral design that pays the most attention to the selection of flower materials, modeling design and production among all kinds of etiquette flower arrangement. Apart from small corsage, head flower, shoulder flower and wrist flower, there are also various ceremonial flowers such as bouquets, flower baskets and table flowers. The color and shape of the bride's flowers should be designed according to the bride's figure, face shape, hairstyle, skin color, wedding dress color and shape, and the bridegroom's and guest's flowers and float flowers should also be coordinated with the bride's flowers, so as to achieve a clear overall priority, beautiful form and complement each other. In addition to the main forms mentioned above, ceremonial flower arrangement also includes many other forms, such as flower arrangement used in the front desk of hotels, rooms, restaurants, bars and other places, garlands for welcoming guests or celebrating, wreaths for funeral etiquette, floral decoration of gift boxes and so on.

6. occasions for flower arrangement

1. Flower arrangement is the most typical feature of flower arrangement art, that is, it has the most natural beauty of flowers, colorful and fragrant flowers, giving people a fresh, bright, beautiful and true sense of vitality, and it is the easiest to show strong artistic charm. Because of its rich choice of flowers, people like to arrange flowers in most occasions, especially in some grand and grand occasions or important celebrations, flowers must be used to arrange flowers in order to perfectly set off the environment. Its disadvantage is that hydroponics is not durable and its effect is not good in dark light, so it is not suitable for use.

2. The flower materials selected for dried flower arrangement are natural plant materials after dehydration and processing. They can be dyed at will without losing the natural beauty of the original plants. It is durable after being inserted, convenient to manage, and free from the restriction of lighting, and can also be applied in dark light. To remind you, dried flower arrangement is generally used in corridors, ground floors, halls without lighting, dimly lit restaurants and corners of stair platforms of hotels and restaurants, and it is also commonly used for decoration in coffee shops, bars and other dark places. At present, in many European and American countries and Hong Kong and Taiwan, dried flower bouquets are also used as gifts in ceremonial activities. Its disadvantage is that it is afraid of wet environment.

3. The flower village used for artificial flower arrangement is artificial imitation of various plant materials, including silk flower, polyester flowers, crystal flowers and plastic flowers. There are many kinds, such as simulation, random design and coloring. Although it is expensive, it can be used for many years once purchased, and the management is simple, as long as the dust is removed in time. It is most suitable for large-scale stage and window decoration, and it is also widely used in weddings and family rooms.

Color matching and basic modeling of etiquette flower arrangement

Tools/materials: flowers, flower baskets and colored ropes

Steps and methods:

(1) Basic modeling of flower arrangement

1. Horizontal type. The center of gravity of the design emphasizes the horizontal shape extending horizontally, with a slight bulge in the center and elegant curve design at the left and right ends. The biggest feature of its shape is that it can be appreciated from any angle. Mostly used for dining table, coffee table and conference table furnishings.

2. Triangle. Flowers can be inserted into regular triangles, isosceles triangles or equilateral triangles. The appearance is simple and stable, giving people a sense of balance, stability, simplicity and solemnity. It is often used for ceremonies, business opening and gift baskets. If it is used in large-scale cultural performances and other grand occasions, it will also be luxurious.

3, l type. The two sides are vertically combined, and the left and right sides are unbalanced, so it should be displayed at the corner of the room against the wall. L-shape often plays an important role in the formation of some spikes. Large flowers and fruits are used at corners, and small flowers stretch forward by themselves, giving people an open and upward feeling.

4, fan. According to the basic triangular flower arrangement model, it is radial in the center and forms a sector shape. Suitable for display in a large space.

5. inverted t-shape. The whole design focuses on the inverted T-shaped structure, and the ratio of the vertical line and the left and right horizontal lines is 2:1. It gives people a modern feeling and is suitable for decoration in an environment with a small space on the left and right.

6, vertical type. The overall shape is vertical and upward, giving people the feeling of extending upward, which is suitable for display in a high and narrow space.

7, oval. Elegant and luxurious modeling. A large number of flowers are used, and the group insertion method has low requirements for structure and contrast. It is naturally round. Classical vases are used as containers, which should be placed in places with large space such as churches or ceremonies.

8, inclined type. The shape is an equilateral triangle. The length of the main branch depends on the situation, and the whole composition has the characteristics of unbalanced left and right. It is mostly used for linear flowers, which can effectively express the stretching and natural beauty.

(2) Configuration of flower arrangement colors

1. It is not only a portrait of nature, but also an exaggeration of nature. The choice of main color should be suitable for the use environment. Strong and warm colors (red, orange and yellow) are suitable for festive gatherings, dance halls, restaurants and exhibition halls; Bright and clean neutral tones are suitable for study, living room and bedroom; The cool colors (light yellow, green, blue, purple and white) are often used in mourning places.

2. as far as the types of flowers are concerned. The wood is deep and powerful, and the herbs are bright and lovely. Natural floral art is dominated by beautiful colors that are not chaotic and dazzling. Even if there are no flowers, pines and cypresses can be used as the protagonists. The pattern floral art is strong in color, hot and warm, and can also combine contrasting colors in the same work.

3. In terms of color matching between flower materials and containers, plain fine vases and elegant chrysanthemums have a sense of harmony; Strong and decorative dahlias, with thick pottery pots with dark glaze. Can show its rough charm; Light blue water Meng Yi is inserted with low and dense pink daisies or Xiao Ju; A crystal clear glass flask should be inserted with Gerbera jamesonii and its branches wrapped around the bottle. As far as the characteristics of eastern and western floral art are concerned, there are many branches in western floral art, with strong colors and strong contrast;

4. However, the oriental floral art has few flowers and branches, and emphasizes the beauty of natural posture and more flowers.