"Infinity" by Natallia Sakalova
This year at Fleuramour 2014 one of our favourite floral designs could be found in one of the smallest rooms..
It proofs that floral designers can be very dedicated artists... Natallia Sakalova has been working on her project for months.
She was asked to create a floral design in honour of an newly introduced Cyclame called "Merengue", which has a Heavily fringed flowers, is fragrant and elegant, like the dance it is named after.
But it also made Natallia think of a "Merengue" that comes freshly out oven... crispy and fragile.... so she decided to work on that theme..
Armed with 30,000 fresh walnut leaves and 2kg in tiny metal pins, and a Styrofoam circle with a 2,4 meters diameter.... she got to work!
The making off and results can be seen below.
Making off video from Infinity
Step by Step of "Infinity"
Armed with 30,000 fresh walnut leaves and
2kg in tiny metal pins
and a styrofoam circly with a 2,4 mtrs diameter
4,225 branches of Salal
500 Super Cyclame "Merengue" white
By hand 30,000 fresh walnut leaves were folded and pinned into Styrofoam.
Each batch of fresh leaves had to be used within two days before the leave would get crispy...
The leaves were pinned in a circle shape running infinite loops from inside out.
By hand 30,000 fresh walnut leaves were folded and pinned into Styrofoam.
Each batch of fresh leaves had to be used within two days before the leave would get crispy...
The leaves were pinned in a circle shape running infinite loops from inside out.
By hand 30,000 fresh walnut leaves were folded and pinned into Styrofoam.
Each batch of fresh leaves had to be used within two days before the leave would get crispy...
The leaves were pinned in a circle shape running infinite loops from inside out.
By hand 30,000 fresh walnut leaves were folded and pinned into Styrofoam.
Each batch of fresh leaves had to be used within two days before the leave would get crispy...
The leaves were pinned in a circle shape running infinite loops from inside out.
Adding 4,225 branches of Salal to the structure creating more depth and movement to the design.
Adding 4,225 branches of Salal to the structure creating more depth and movement to the design.
Watertubs were attached to wooden sticks and carefully placed close together at the edge of the structure.
After which the rest of the Salal Branches were woven in between.
Watertubs were attached to wooden sticks and carefully placed close together at the edge of the structure.
After which the rest of the Salal Branches were woven in between.
Watertubs were attached to wooden sticks and carefully placed close together at the edge of the structure.
After which the rest of the Salal Branches were woven in between.
Natallia used 500 of the flowers of an newly introduced Cyclame called "Merengue", which has a Heavily fringed flowers, is fragrant and elegant, like the dance it is named after.
Natallia used 500 of the flowers of an newly introduced Cyclame called "Merengue", which has a Heavily fringed flowers, is fragrant and elegant, like the dance it is named after.
When we asked here how long it took to create the floral design... Natallia answered it felt like "Infinity"
Flowerweb congratulates you on your pesistance and a job well done!
An amazing floral design made out of 30,000 fresh walnut leaves, pinned into infinit dancing circles..
The dried and crispy leaves resemble a brittle "Merengue" fresh from the oven, but are also a wink to the heavily fringed flowers of the "Merengue" Cyclame.
An amazing floral design made out of 30,000 fresh walnut leaves, pinned into infinit dancing circles..
The dried and crispy leaves resemble a brittle "Merengue" fresh from the oven, but are also a wink to the heavily fringed flowers of the "Merengue" Cyclame.
An amazing floral design made out of 30,000 fresh walnut leaves, pinned into infinit dancing circles..
The dried and crispy leaves resemble a brittle "Merengue" fresh from the oven, but are also a wink to the heavily fringed flowers of the "Merengue" Cyclame.
An amazing floral design made out of 30,000 fresh walnut leaves, pinned into infinit dancing circles..
The dried and crispy leaves resemble a brittle "Merengue" fresh from the oven, but are also a wink to the heavily fringed flowers of the "Merengue" Cyclame.
Floral designer: Natallia Sakalova (http://www.defleursafleurs.be)
Cyclame "Merengue" by Schoneveld breeding
Photography : www.Flowerweb.com
