Transcript NPC Floral Design School - National Presbyterian Church

October 15, 2011
Flowers, the universal language of
Beauty and Love
Welcome to our world of
Beauty
Grace
Creativity
Hospitality
Fellowship
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
 define beauty from a rational
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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
Japanese
 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 Ratios
 Fibonicci 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 Chamomile
head
• 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 Design
The components or ingredients of design
Design Principles
 Proportion
 Scale
 Balance
 Harmony
 Unity
 Focal Point
 Rhythm
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 Team
 Christmas – put up special decorations for sanctuary and
church campus
 Easter – create and maintain Easter garden
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