Postcrete Design

Many European floral designers, such as Pim Vanden Akker, use postcrete in their designs to quickly construct a base form in their designs, this is what inspired me.

 

I used Black and green twigs and dried leaves which were placed in to the post create while wet to give the added height to my design.  For added texture I lengethend some testubes with wires and covered them in sisal and boullion wire and slotted them in to the "frame".

 

The natural flexibility in the tulips what with the contrasting colour against the black give a modern and contempory feel to the design which is enchanced by the starkness of the reveloutionary concrete base.

Wheat Table Design

An unusual european design inspired by Gregor Lersch. (ignore the drinking chocolate tin as this was used as my base).  The design could be adapted to have a wider base to slot over a bowl, designer glasswear or ceramic vessel.

The base and structure was created with reel wire using a spider web technique which originated from Gregor Lersch.  Wheat was threaded on to addtional lengths of annealed wire and twisted to to the design in a chicken mesh pattern.

 

 

The burst of colour from the Glorisa lillies give a stuning visual effect while the use of fountain grass give added texture and pipped chins give depth to the overall look.

Christmas Table Design

 

Another take on a european designers ability create something modern out of traditional material.  Brigitte Heinrich was the inspiration behind the design.

 

The use of Ilex berries, scented cinammon cones and sticks, blue spruse and the addition of red raffia, give the wonderful feel and ambience of what every household should have on their tables at christmas.

 

The base for the structure creating four legs using reel wire - dont they look like chickens feet?!

 

All the floral material were layed in a tray created using folded chicken mesh and hay as a base and stitched together using raffia.

 

The completed base: this was before the floral material was added and you can see that the legs were secured using tie wraps.

Spider Goblet Bridal Design

 

This lightweight and delicate fluid spider goblet design uses the same web technique as in the wheat table design, which Gregor Lersch is also the inspiration for.

 

 

Rosehip berries, Makora Orchids and small Vanda Orchids,

 

forriage Acer leaves, Amaranthus, Hypericum

 

 

 

 

 

and Ivy berries were hung from the frame using coloured bullion wire.

 

 

 

The start of the bottom or top of the design!

 

Beads added on the ends of the wires to inhibit damage to any clothing material etc.
 

A view through a web!

 

The finished base before the flower material goes on.....drink anyone!



Tree Trunk Design

 

Gregor Lersch inspired the use of a foraged tree trunk.  No glue was used in this design, making everything biodegradable.

 

Fallen birch was placed in to drilled holes in to the trunk.  I had no specific shape for this design and just naturally went with the way the birch intertwined.

 

 

The closed Longiflorum lillies create a contemporary feel to the design while the natural flexibility of the intertwined chins create depth and lightness, with added natural harmony from the Draceana leaves.

Recycled Orchid Pot

 

 

The idea behind this was to create a plant pot from recycled material!  So I thought I would have a little bit of fun and create a contempory Boroque inspired plant pot for my orchid plant.  Using corregated cardboard for the edging and spraying it in boroque colours.

I created mini fan picks using inspiriation from the fan design - anything goes! Its rubbish after all ;-)

Decrative Paper Wreath

 

A simple technique using rolled paper to create either a wall (door) hanging or a table centre, encourages the use recyclable material in the way of old books or magazines.

 

 



This effect design can be eloborated to the hearts desires and embelishments such as buttons or material can be added for effect.  Lightweight and resourceful.

 

Above shows the design before flowers were glued on.  I used Spray Roses, Green Hypericum and created a centre using the Santini Crysanthemum.