Floristic Dialog: LINE
Week Two Late Submissions
Name: Amy Neugebauer
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Answers
Which Assignment did you choose for this week's project?
Hitomi’s suggested assignment: Build a well-crafted structure to support your linear concept.
Identify the static lines used.
Wood block Vertical Bamboo Sticks
Identify the dynamic lines used.
Yarn vines Curly pine ( pine needles removed except for the very end) Curly Willow Stems
Which are your 3 most effective lines? Please list them in order of 1 to 3.
1. Vertical line of the wood block and and bamboo sticks
2. Yarn vines
3.Curly willow stems
Instructor Feedback
Per Benjamin
I really like the emotion of the lines, the mix of them. It is string and full of contrasts.
And your self analys is correct!
Since its Hitomis assignment she can for sure go deeper into it
Being me I would like to flower it more though. But that is more a matter of taste.
The size and power in it can deffinitly take more flowers and foliage.
Hitomi Gilliam
A great linear structure on the wood block!! A very well shaped linear flow with the wire vine - with good nature's hand.
Is this Curly vine a curly version of Australian Pine? or Leucadendron lineris? Just trying to identify the material - looks interesting...
Your identification of the Static and Dynamic Lines are correct.
However the order of effectiveness of the lines used in the order seems a little confused.
I think the wood block and the upright bamboo skewers are useful components of the structure, but as effectiveness of lines... the Wire vine, curly pine and foliage are the most expressive with dynamic effect.
The thick Curly Willow stems are a little more dynamic than the structure itself but as to its effectiveness in the design, is part of the static structure.
The static lines are the graph... and the vine, pine and foliage are the linear components that provide excitement and movement.
Size of the feature botanicals are a little underwhelming for the great linear structure you constructed. The Anthuriums could be bigger and dramatic with longer stems, LINE... the foliage could be broader like flax or Hala or split and peeled Aspidistra to make a bigger, bolder sculptural statement. But the general idea of this design is well developed and has good structural integrity.
Also perhaps the curly pine could have had a little more of the needles kept on. to show a more textural line to contrast to the other more naked lines.
This structure can be reused to try different combination.... its really worthy of it.
Good job Amy!! xxx