Snake Grass Design

This design has been made using Snake Grass, a structure that can be manipulated into different shapes by inserting a wire up the hollow centre. The flowers used are Clematis and Craspedia, the contrasting colours enhance the design and the different shapes give the design varied form.

Inspiration:

Marie Fracoise Deprez (2006). Passion Florale:
Editions Jeux De Fleurs International

Rolled snake grass: you can bend snake grass to make different shapes. These swirls look really affective and add interest to the design. 

Snake grass design from Flower Arranger magazine.

This design is held together using cocktail sticks, this supports the structure and helps to hold it in place. I like the simplicity of the linear design, but would prefer it to be straight from the top to the bottom instead of getting more narrow towards the top. 

DK - Fresh Flower Arranging, 2011 Dorling Kindersley Limited

This design uses snake grass alongside orange calla lilies and spray rose, I like the idea of using the glass bowl with the stones in the bottom, it creates a small living oasis for the flowers!

Planning the Design:

Here are some quick sketches to show different ways in which the snake grass could be used in the design. I opted for the fourth option,  mostly straight pieces of snake grass with some curled and zig-zag pieces to add interest. 

Final sketch of the planned design.

Craspedia

Craspedia are great to use in arrangements as they are long lasting, their vibrant colour, bobbly texture and perfectly round shape make them aesthetically pleasing and interesting.  

Different angles of the arrangement

This design is interesting to the eye, using a great mix of colours and shapes. The craspedia add a pop of yellow enhancing the purple of the clematis. Personally if I were to make this arrangement again I would keep the snake grass more linear, leaving out the zig zag and swirls.
It is a very modern, quirky design and would be suited to a trendy venue, perhaps a cocktail bar or a contemporary restaurant.
The structure was well supported by the cocktail sticks however it was not very heavy, I feel that it could easily be knocked over, so if re-designing this arrangement I would look to add more weight to the structure.