Flower Arrangements Any Ideas

[giveup]

I wonder if anyone has any ideas for a modern flower arrangement. "A taste of the Orient" or "Darkness to Light." Its for our local flower show. For the taste of the Orient my husband suggested a Pot Noodle pot with a carrot in it, but I dont think thats quite what I,m looking for. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance to any artistic AB'ers

[welshlibranr]

I think I would look at bright pink orchids in a shallow container!....... and maybe,try to find some oriental grasses to enhance them!......I would keep it very simple, but structural!........make it stand out in a very simple but structural way!.............good luck!.......(ps saw your comment on chatterbank!......not good to not get any comments!)

[boxtops]

Depends how you interpret Orient, but spicy spiky blooms, some chopsticks in their somewhere, some bamboo fronds? (a nice little stuffed panda would set it off well, too, LOL!)

[karenmac60]

http://ikebanabyjunko.co.uk/

[Buenchico]

Why not cheat (by nicking a few ideas from others)?

For 'A Taste of the Orient', this perhaps?
http://www.flowers24h...tal-fantasy/1112.html

or check out the The FlowerGod videos ( http://theflowergod.com/ ), like this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsxeYPz6hAE

[giveup]

Thanks for your suggestions got something to think about now

[tamborine]

Oriental & darkness/light depicted by Bhuddist enlightenment.

http://www.google.co....8iqCQ&ved=0CFMQ9QEwBQ

[rowanwitch]

A taste of the orient could include a few exotic fruits and how about making plant sushi with rolled leaces to include ' rice stuffing' could be half open roses and the wrapping phormium or iris leaves...on a platter of fatsia leaf with the floral component being a simple arrangement of fiery orange chrysanthemum (national flower of Japan) or ferns and light open branches of pine...and white orchids on black pebbles

[giveup]

Rowanwitch you are a genius. Many Thanks