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Every student of the popular art of flower arrangement will find inspiration and the key to truly creative work in this book by Clarice Wilson, an expert in her chosen field.
To achieve distinction in any art form, she believes, the elements of that art must be brought under the control of principles closely related to the laws of nature. A flower arrangement is a composition, subject to the same principles as a poem, a painting, or a symphony. It is the ability to apply these principles in a new and individual way, distinguishes the artist from the artisan. that
In her chapter on modern arrangements, Mrs. Wilson explains the uses of the para- bolic curve in a manner that should be of particular interest to contemporary arrangers. “If what we call ‘modern’ stands the test of time,” she says, “it will be considered rep- resentative of the 20th Century. If it is just the drivel of the day, it will die and be forgotten.”