Poised to Spring

If you know just a bit more about the "why" we do the things we do it is easy to discover new "how's". This week I show you why it is possible to design with blossoming twigs in a...

When in doubt, always give your armature three legs. Two legs are simply not enough and four legs will wobble if it is even slightly off balance.

Part of sustainable designing is designing with the entire life-cycle of your work in mind. Designing armatures is a lasting and ever changing design solution.

Break the sturdy twig on the scribe line.

Frost a few twigs to craft a delicate armature for fragrant freesias

Line a shallow container with fiber to create a mat for the flowers to hydrate and stand in the exact way you want to place them.

A great do-in-advance and reusable design solution for a winter, early spring floral display.

Cut a few willow twigs to split to create legs for the armature

This design is all about balance.

Twirl twigs to create a balanced nest to display the beautiful orchids on

Making a truss out of sunflower stems for a free standing design

Phalaenopsis, Moth orchid

A late winter design for minimal floral styling.

A leaning twig armature with both the first signs of Spring and the last signs of winter.

Craft a pretty armature that can be used again and again.

Line up a few frosted twigs to march across a shallow container

Leaning Muscari flowers in a snow covered twig armature.

A creative design that has some height to it without blocking the view. This can easily be scaled up or down to match the environment you want to display it in.

Freestanding willow twig armature design

Craft a free standing Sweat pea design

Hana Kubari lily stems

Twirl a few willow twigs to create a balanced armature to display orchids

Create a upright design by supporting the flowering stems