Dramatic, Fantastic : Page 68
Golden Cargo. This
design was made withFlax and Rhododen-dron leaves fixed on apin holder at the baseof which were clusteredan assortment ofGourds. All the mat-erial which was dry,was painted gold, andstood on a bambooraft.
The vividness of the orange red Montbretia flowers is lostin this black and white picture, but the effect was gainedby almost filling the vase with sand, then placing the finepin holder just below the level of the rim. For advancedstudents of the art, it will be noticed that the movementcontinues from the tallest leaf down to the china bird.
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