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No redeeming photographic quality ... just one to make you smile. :-) Should have got him on a JD bottle ... then the title could have really been Whiskey-Jack ... or Jack-Jack. :-)
I enjoyed making these table centerpieces, to decorate the long tables for the Reimchen cousins reunion that we hosted in our unfinished log home, using cattails, yellow tansies and lilac branches gathered from around the lakes and fields of Bluebird Estates
Thanks to Asadbabil, who described this as an Ikebana arrangement, I decided to research the term:
Ikebana (生け花, Ikebana? "arranged flower"[1]) is the Japanese art of flower arrangement, also known as kadō (華道, kadō? the "way of flowers").
Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. More than simply putting flowers in a container, ikebana is a disciplined art form in which nature and humanity are brought together. Contrary to the idea of floral arrangement as a collection of particolored or multicolored arrangement of blooms, ikebana often emphasizes other areas of the plant, such as its stems and leaves, and draws emphasis towards shape, line, form. Though ikebana is a creative expression, it has certain rules governing its form. The main(?) rule is that all the elements used in construction must be organic, be they branches, leaves, grasses, or flowers. The artist's intention behind each arrangement is shown through a piece's color combinations, natural shapes, graceful lines, and the usually implicit meaning of the arrangement.
Another aspect present in ikebana is its employment of minimalism. That is, an arrangement may consist of only a minimal number of blooms interspersed among stalks and leaves. The structure of a Japanese flower arrangement is based on a scalene triangle delineated by three main points, usually twigs, considered in some schools to symbolize heaven, earth, and man and in others sun, moon and earth. The container is also a key element of the composition, and various styles of pottery may be used in their construction.
Jonas Brothers table centerpiece made from a funky take-out box, crepe paper and JB logo. Thanks, Courtenay for use of your JB wallpaper image!
Aqua glass sea coral bowl with clear glass.
Decorative art glass bowl. Sculptural glass centerpiece by Uneek Glass Fusions.
From a Princess fruit and vegetable carving demonstration I attended in Alaska; the individual pieces were dipped in a clear gelatin to get them to adhere to the pudding-like cream-colored background.
Love this practical braided piece. Perfect for that potluck dinner! Just pop out of the oven and into the liner.....no pot holders necessary. Your dish will get all the attention on the table for it's uniqueness!
Ready, Steady, Go Poppy 2011 and
Elegant Evening Poppy 2013
Flava Sweet's flowers with vase
Vivi's round black table