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WBM august 2019
How does the floral concept
translate from vision to
execution?
Just like a cooking recipe, I list
out every stem I want to see in
the design. From there all stems
are totaled and the flower
order is off to our wholesaler.
Once the florals arrive to us,
everything is unpacked and pro-cessed
into water. When the
flowers are ready to design, I
use my recipes to design each
piece with hopefully little to no
flowers left over.
In composition, what would
be one or two beginner tips,
what rules do you follow,
what are the elements to
choose?
Two tips I would give any begin-ner
is to keep the stems in your
water or foam clean, and to be
confident in your design. Don’t
second-guess yourself but
also don’t be afraid to make a
mistake. With that said, when it
comes to choosing elements
for your design, I recommend
looking at what the purpose of
your design is and from there
making appropriate flower
choices for your design. For
instance, to design an arrange-ment
for your home that you
want to last as long as possible,
you would want to design
with product that is known to
have longer life spans rather
than using delicate blooms that
may only last a day or two.
Designs by Dillon
FLORAL ARRANGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHED
AT THE CAMERON ART MUSEUM
SCULPTURE BY CLYDE JONES, TITLED HORSE,
1989
What is your go-to, basic assembly you use
to create something rapidly?
My go-to for a quick and simple design would most
likely be something in a smaller scale, watertight
vessel that I need no extra mechanics for (foam,
tape, wire, etc.) and would simply be able to
design within the vessel. With my vessel ready to
go I would green my vase then add in my desired
blooms and the arrangement should be ready to
go from there. Other vases or design methods
may require other design techniques which often
take additional time, etc. to where, when designing
in water, your flowers will last longer and it’s typi-cally
a much easier and time-friendly design.
Dillon Mclamb