Evening star., 1960-02-07

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Well known in scientific as well
as art circles, he was chairman
Of the artistic department of a
completely scientific conven-
ton. I admired the man and
his vision. He saw in the
framework of technology the
glowing spark Of artistic Gre
ativity which is related and yet
apart from the creativity Of the
scientist. the producer. the big
business. He was the guardian
and interpreter Of this spark.
Inspiration From Within
This last Christmas a friend
gave me a sister Of this beauti-
full bowl, with his signature in
conspicuouSly interrupting the
dark surface. The glazing of
the inside of the container had
produced a mass Of gray-blue
bubbles which give it a most ,
unusual textural quality. In
spiration for the arrangement
came naturally from within.
I paired this bowl with a
charming unconventional ma
tive vine. Our tough-stemmed
greenbrier has beautiful berries
which are blue with an over
cast of gray. These berry clus-
ters relate themselves imme-
diately and harmoniously to
this unusual glaze.
Observe the greenbrier's
habit of growth. There is a
rhymthmic pattern of go and
stop of the small side twigs
which are very evenly spaced,
at sharp right angles to the
branch. There are clusters Of
berries to interrupt this pat
tern with irregular dark ac-
cents. The main branch as
we'll as the side branches are
gracefully curved, but sharp
and unexpected greenthorns
remind the arranger that we
still deal with a brier.
Fosten Bose to Stick
Since the thin tough wood Of
the brier is impossible to keep
on a nail holder, fasten the
base of each of your branches
to a short stick. Impale this on
your nailholder and you should
have no trouble keeping the
brier steady.
The holder is anchored at
the bottom with modelling clay
There is no other location for
it but dead center. Therefore,
it is most important that a fine
balance Of the curving. irreg-
ular material be established in
the air space above the con-
tainer.
The arching tracery rises out
Of the center Of the bowl and
at first it swings far over to
the left and ends in a grace
full curve high above the right
rim of the container. The eye
moves back down along the
main stem, gently Interrupted
by side branches curving out
from it to the left and to the
right. This general flow moves
out toward the foreground and
ends outside the bowl in a
tip. which completely ,everses
the upper curve.
Curves of q Hoeorth Line
This form can easily be in
terpreted as shallow letter "S."
the curves of a Hogarth line. I
hope that this IS" is not too
obvious. So many arrangements
show much worked-over Ho-
garth's lines Of beauty. This has
almost become a fashionable
pose for flower arrangements
of our time.
Of course, there is nothing
wrong with this beautiful line
or its use with flowers. I OBJ
/ ject only when plant material
which has no inclination to-
wards such a position is bravely
and obviously wiggled into it.
The leaves of the greenbrier
pleasantly accentuate the CON-
tainer's conical form by sport
ing triangular planes. These
skip and tumble in natural
graduation stoward the bowls
rim. In contrast to the surface
of the container. we realize
how very glossy these leaves are.
The beauty of this very SIM
pie arrangement is the fact
that plain roadside growth plus
a little imagination can COM
bine with a highly sophisticated
modern work to produce an at
tractive decoration for your
home.
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