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WEST AUSTRALIAN FLORAL ART SOCIETY 2007 STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITIONS
The very successful WA Floral
Art Society 2007 State Championships for Floral Art competitions
were again
staged at the Atwell Gallery in Alfred Cove on the 18th & 19th of
October and open to the public for viewing on the19th, 20th & 21st
October 2007. This
event included an 'Open
Championship Class' were any floral designer was able to enter and two other classes restricted to members of this society only
titled 'Contemporary Wreath'
and a 'suspended class' titled 'Going Down'.
These competitions not only
highlighted the talent of floral designers around this state but also provided
an excellent opportunity to promote the WA Floral Art Society and our art form
and the response from the general public and our membership was fantastic.
Hundreds
of people
passed through the doors to view these wonderful displays, with many openly
expressing their admiration to the exhibitors for their artistic and creative
designing skills - and the many comments recorded in our ‘Guest
Book’ is a testament to their appreciation.
Congratulations are extended to
everyone who ‘took up the challenge’ and staged designs at these
competitions – although only a few are able to receive prizes – the viewing
public commented that 'they were all winners for taking the
opportunity to compete and enter designs of such a high standard at this
prestigious event'.
One of our most 'Active Senior' members Joan
Boorman, was awarded a 2nd place for her design in the 'Going' Down N/R'
class - a wonderful effort and an inspiration to many.
The 'Official Opening' of this years event
was launched by the Mayor of Melville Katie Jackson who 'congratulate
everyone who staged a design at these competitions'.
This
prestigious event saw three classes
being staged for competitions.
To view photographs of these exhibits please
click on the relevant links (or simply scroll through this page) :
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WEST
AUSTRALIAN FLORAL ART SOCIETY INC 2007
STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP FOR FLORAL ART COMPETITION
CLASS
'A'
CLASS
'A' CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS - Open
to any Floral Designer
An
exhibit of ‘Your Own Choice’ staged on a floor space not to exceed
122cm x 122cm to be viewed from the front.
Exhibits
should not exceed a height of 244cm from the floor.
Exhibits
in this class were constructed onsite under 'competition rules'
AWARDS
1st Place
- RIKA
HUDSON
2nd Place -
PENE
BRUNNING
3rd Place
- VALERIE
ROY
Highly
Commended - JULIA
WATES
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WA
Floral Art Society Inc 2007 State Championship for Floral Art
1ST PLACE
RIKA
HUDSON
Rika
received the
1st place in the Championship Class
for her stunning design
Rika's
design was also awarded the following 'Special Awards'"
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Best
in Show Award |
| Colour
Award |
| Creative
Award |
A
stunning 'structure' created with wheat, cane,
orchids, anthiriums, flax and wires secured over large
bamboo poles.
Rika
painstaking prepares her materials to
create her award winning
exhibit. 'Binding stems of wheat'.
1ST PLACE EXHIBIT
Report
by Rika Hudson
(Winner of the 2007 WA Floral Art
Society State Championship competition)
This
was my first ‘Open Championship Class’ and also my first time to
make a large piece, however, I still decided to enter. I had a flood of
questions – what design; what scale; type of frame work; choice of plant
materials; and so on. (Thanks Dianne for your advice).
I
was inspired to portray an Asian taste, and so decided to use Bamboo poles,
bringing in a hand-made wire net that I recently learned how to make. Overall
my idea was to keep the arrangement as simple as possible.
First
I thought I would make a large wire net to hang over the bamboo, but since the
bamboo is straight while the net is curved, if I had done that, I would have
lost the strong bamboo's straight line. Then I considered placing the flowers
on the wire net, but it would have lacked some interesting elements for the
design. Finally I decided to incorporate wheat into my design. I tried to knit
the wheat together, but the wheat broke! What could I do, all of my ideas had
failed. I eventually bound the wheat together with the wire, and this looked
interesting. This gave me the confidence to find suitable plant material to
match the design and colour theme.
I
would like to say a big thanks to everybody who supported and pushed me. Thanks
also to the West Australian Floral Art Society Inc for giving me the
opportunity.
I learned a lot and enjoyed it.
Thank you very much.
by
Rika Hudson
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WA
Floral Art Society Inc 2007 State Championship for Floral Art
2ND
PLACE
PENE
BRUNNING
Pene
received the 2nd place in the Championship Class
for her lovely design incorporating green orchids, chrysanthemums, Alstroemeria
and various foliages on a bamboo structure.
2ND PLACE EXHIBIT |
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WA
Floral Art Society Inc 2007 State Championship for Floral Art
3RD
PLACE
VALERIE
ROY
Val
received the
3rd place in the Championship Class
for her colourful design incorporating plant materials such as
anthiriums, roses, sunflowers, chrysanthemums, berries and
ivy.
3RD PLACE EXHIBIT |
To view other exhibits staged during the championships please click on the relevant class
'CONTEMPORARY
WREATH' / ''GOING
DOWN'
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CLASS
B
CLASS
B' 'CONTEMPORARY WREATH' - Restricted to members of the WA Floral Art Society only
Only
members of the West Australian Floral Art Society Inc were eligible to enter
Low
staging was provided for these exhibits, which was constructed offsite
and brought to the venue on the day of competition.
AWARDS
1st Place
- PENE
BRUNNING
2nd Place -
CORALIE
SHATTOCK
3rd Place
- SHARON
CUNNINGHAM
Highly
Commended - Chris
Lederer
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WA
Floral Art Society Inc
2007
State Championships
'CONTEMPORARY
WREATH N/R'
1ST PLACE
Pene
Brunning
Pene
was
awarded the 1st place for her stunning black and white entry in the 'Contemporary
Wreath N/R' Section where she bound pieces of black bamboo to
form her wreath that included white liliums and foliage. |
WA
Floral Art Society Inc
2007 State
Championships
'CONTEMPORARY
WREATH N/R'
2nd
Place
Coralie
Shattock
The
2nd place in this section went to
Coralie
with her creative entry incorporating the cotemporary 'Tatami Matting'
technique. |
WA
Floral Art Society Inc
2007 State
Championships
'CONTEMPORARY
WREATH N/R'
3rd
Place
Sharon
Cunningham
Sharon received the 3rd place with her lovely
design. |
To view other exhibits staged during the championships please click on the relevant class
2007
State Championships for Floral Art 'Open Class A'
/ ''GOING
DOWN'
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CLASS
C
CLASS
C 'GOING DOWN' - Restricted to members of the WA Floral Art Society only
Only
members of the West Australian Floral Art Society Inc were eligible to enter
'A
SUSPENDED CLASS'
Exhibits could be constructed off site and brought to the venue on
the day of competition or constructed onsite..
AWARDS
1st Place
- EILEEN
WENN
2nd Place -
JOAN
BOORMAN ('Senior' Members Joan Boorman - 84
years 'young')
3rd Place
- CLAIRE
ROBINS
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WA
Floral Art Society Inc
200 2007 State
Championships
'GOING
DOWN N/R'
1ST PLACE
EILEEN
WENN
Eileen's
colourful suspended design included
roses, liliums, orchids, chrysanthemums, berries, leucadendron, jacaranda
seed pods and foliages
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WA
Floral Art Society Inc
200 2007 State
Championships
'GOING
DOWN N/R'
2nd
Place
JOAN
BOORMAN
Joan's
minimal spiral design included echeverias, xanadu leaves and drops and
loops of pearls. |
WA
Floral Art Society Inc
200 7 State
Championships
'GOING
DOWN N/R'
3rd
Place
CLAIRE
ROBINS
 Claire's
green and white 'suspended' design included orchids, foliages and a
'cocoon' of plant materials |
To view other exhibits staged during the championships please click on the relevant class
2007
State Championships for Floral Art 'Open Class A'
/ 'CONTEMPORARY WREATH'
Floral
arrangements staged at this Society are presumed to be the original work of the
exhibitor
and
not a recognisable copy of any other persons work or from books & magazines'
WA
Floral Art Society Website 'Site
Map'
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