Author : Carol Krez
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 32,60 MB
Release : 1994-03-17
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0486279421
Sixty-seven designs — rows of tulips, branches of plums and apples, California poppies, rose and dahlia blossoms, and more — are clearly outlined and easy to follow.
Author : Jennifer Brown
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,40 MB
Release : 2020-05-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 1785512242
Exquisite detail is captured in this full-illustrated, beautifully designed publication celebrating Harvard University's unique and treasured 'Glass Flowers' collection. One of Harvard University's most famous treasures is the internationally acclaimed Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants, the "Glass Flowers." From orchids to bananas, rhododendrons to lilies, Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka created a stunning array of glass models of plants from around the world. Working exclusively for Harvard in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Blaschkas applied their artistic expertise and botanical knowledge to craft an extraordinary collection for Harvard students, researchers, and the public. Exquisite detail is captured in this dazzling new publication, featuring new photography of models that inspire wonder and blur the line between the real and man-made. The collection demonstrates the majesty of plants and the artistry and scientific acumen of this father and son team, and is the only one of its kind in the world.
Author : Chelsea Fuss
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 22,38 MB
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1683358988
Floral expert Chelsea Fuss shows you how to make beautiful, natural arrangements with foraged and seasonal greenery, branches, and flowers Based on her extraordinarily popular flower-arranging workshops, Chelsea Fuss’s first book combines an alluring sense of place with everything readers need to know to forage, gather, and arrange fresh and dried botanicals. Each arrangement is addictively easy to make, and the featured centerpieces, wreaths, garlands, and bouquets are designed to bring the perfect amount of scent, color, and atmosphere to a room. The book features 28 eco-friendly floral projects, all using natural materials in lieu of floral foam and wire. Each arrangement is accompanied by foraging tips that can be applied to different locales. Photographed in the author’s small village in Portugal, the book overflows with atmospheric images of flowers and foliage in the landscape to inspire readers to walk local trails (even if that just means the stalls of a city market) and gather ingredients in a pastime that is as much self-care and meditation as it is a practical pursuit.
Author : Carolyn Relei
Publisher : Dover Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,23 MB
Release : 1997-07-10
Category :
ISBN : 9780486297804
Sixteen full-page designs capture the splendor of such exotic blossoms as the passion flower, Chilean bell flower, the bird of paradise, peacock tiger flower, glory bush, Christmas pride, rose of China, crown imperial, more. For coloring book fans and flower lovers of all ages.
Author : Jane Desmarais
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 11,79 MB
Release : 2018-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1780239750
Monsters under Glass explores our enduring fascination with hothouses and exotic blooms, from their rise in ancient times, through the Victorian vogue for plant collecting, to the vegetable monsters of twentieth-century science fiction and the movies, comics, and video games of the present day. Our interest in hothouses can be traced back to the Roman emperor Tiberius, but it was only in the early nineteenth century that a boom in exotic plant collecting and new glasshouse technologies stimulated the imagination of novelists, poets, and artists, and the hothouse entered the creative language in a highly charged way. Decadent writers in England and Europe—including Charles Baudelaire and Oscar Wilde—transformed the hothouse from a functional object to a powerful metaphor of metropolitan life, sexuality, and being replete with a dark underside of decay and death; and of consciousness itself, nurtured and dissected under glass. In a study as wide-ranging, vivid, and beautiful as our beloved exotic blooms themselves, Jane Desmarais charts the history and influence of these humid, tropical worlds and their creations, providing a steamy window onto our recent past.
Author : Charlotte Moss
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 34,7 MB
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 0847870146
Renowned interior designer and tastemaker Charlotte Moss celebrates flowers and offers endless inspiration in their use as glorious additions to decorating, entertaining, and everyday living. Charlotte Moss encourages readers to bring the garden indoors--with ideas for arranging flowers, selecting containers, and placing blossoms around the house. An inviting cluster of blooms on a guest room's bedside table, lavish floral displays for parties and holidays, single stems adding life to any corner of a room--Moss has been photographing her flower arrangements for over a decade. This book is a celebration of her artistry and a testament to flowers as part of day-to-day life. From Moss's grander displays in the city to her more informal and breezy creations at her home in the country, as well as in the refined interiors of her clients, the visual result is a chronicle of the myriad ways flowers provide inspiration--indoors and out. Readers will be further motivated as Moss describes the contributions of past tastemakers: Gloria Vanderbilt for her ingenious use of floral patterns in her licensed products, Pauline de Rothschild for her fantastic tablescapes, Bunny Mellon for her profusive use of topiaries, Constance Spry for the use of inventive containers and for her groundbreaking artistry, and Lady Bird Johnson for her embrace of the simple, exquisite wildflower. With nature as her muse, Moss implores us to create the backdrop for a life well lived, imbuing every day with flair, beauty, and elegance.
Author : Randy Malamud
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 20,9 MB
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1789144019
Virginia Woolf famously began one of her greatest novels: “Mrs Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself.” Of course she would: why would anyone surrender the best part of the day to someone else? Flowers grace our lives at moments of celebration and despair. “We eat, drink, sing, dance, and flirt with them,” writes Kakuzo Okakura. Flowers brighten our homes, our parties, and our rituals with incomparable notes of natural beauty, but the “nature” in these displays is tamed and conscribed. Randy Malamud seeks to understand the transplanted nature of cut flowers—of our relationship with them and the careful curation of their very existence. It is a picaresque, unpredictable ramble through the world of flowers, but also the world itself, exploring painting, murals, fashion, public art, glass flowers, pressed flowers, flowery church hats, weaponized flowers, deconstructed flowers, flower power, and much more.
Author : Scala Arts Publishers
Publisher :
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 12,18 MB
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781785510434
Delicate jellyfish and anemones, octopus, tentacled squid, and bizarre-looking soft-bodied sea creatures were meticulously recreated in glass by father and son artists Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century. Renowned for their beauty and exacting detail, the Blaschka invertebrate models were commissioned by universities and museums throughout the world as teaching models for students of natural science and marine life. Illustrated here for the first time with breathtaking new photography are 60 of the most exquisite models from the exceptional collection of Harvard University's Museum of Comparative Zoology. Together with Harvard's famous Glass Flowers, a new exhibit of these restored glass animals now comprises the largest Blaschka collection on display in the world. Bursting with intricate details and stunning photography, this elegantly designed book will be a must for all those interested in marine biology, the delicate art of glass craftsmanship, the history of science, and the quiet beauty of the natural world."
Author : Chantal Paré
Publisher : [Waterford, Ont.] : Wardell Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,4 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Glass craft
ISBN : 9780919985391
One out of every seven flowering plants on earth is an orchid and interest in orchids has risen dramatically in recent years. The orchid is used for everything from medicine for elephants to an aphrodisiac ice cream and now for a book of stained glass projects. Chantal Paré combines her considerable expertise on orchids with her natural ability for glass design. Anyone interested in these exotic flowers will appreciate Chantal's careful attention to detail, in an effort to create lifelike replicas in glass. The author has included descriptive botanical information for each orchid variety, plus detailed glass suggestions to help transform your art glass Orchids into authentic reproductions.
Author : Rowan Blossom
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,33 MB
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781786273994
Fill your house with blooms with florist Rowan Blossom's debut book, Living with Flowers. This book will teach you the basics every budding florist should know, before showing how to create more than 25 of Rowan's favorite floral masterpieces for every occasion, from tokens to the grandest of statements. Learn how to make a floral chandelier or hang a curtain of flowers, fashion a festival crown, or tie a simple bouquet. Rowan's love of everything bohemian, vintage, and natural, and her no-nonsense approach, makes this the perfect book for first-time flower-arrangers and anyone who wants to bring flowers into their home.
