Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
I wanted my parasol design to be thoroughly me, and thoroughly contemporary yet respectful of the guiding rules and methods shared by the different schools of Ikebana.
I have always been fascinated, as a designer, by the idea that there is a point when extremes or direct contrasts flip into its opposite.
Thanksgiving pumpkin with Chinese lanterns and spiral blossoms
A twig and stick design with sweet dumpling pumpkins and rosary vine (Ceropegia woodii). I also made a cherry twig and skeleton leaf Stick Insect
The fan is made from 18 coffee stir sticks and dressed with a veil of grass, fall leaves and Viburnum berries
My take on harnessing elegance, simply looped from lily grass. Cool, as in attention-grabbing idea. Collected, as in held together. And contemporary as in the latest thing
Autumn leaf composite flower
Freely translated it means Each Moment, Only Once. It is a saying associated with Japanese tea ceremonies.
A Touchstone is something or even someone that you can rely on to evaluate the strength or worth of an idea or concept.
Japanese aesthetic, wabi-sabi, acknowledges three simple truths:nothing lasts, nothing is done, and nothing is perfect.
Pleats are accordion like folds of equal width in alternating opposite directions in any kind of fabric. I absolutely love the tight buds of Allium and they represent the "pleasure" part of my design
The heart shape of my corsage is woven from shaved wood and then decorated with green strawberries. I used corsage magnets to place the corsage on the lapel of a jacket
