Introduction to the Art and History of Floral Design
10 Credits, Year-Long Course (A-G, Area F)
Floral Design provides an introduction to artistic and creative perception including aesthetic valuing through a series of projects in various media including tempera, pencil, flowers, tile, and a variety of papers. Students are also introduced to the elements and principles of visual art design such as line, shape/form, color, balance, and emphasis using a series of floral-based projects to explore the connections, relations, and application to visual arts design. Students will research and study floral trends to understand and develop an appreciation for floral design within historical and cultural, formal and casual, ceremonial and traditional, including an understanding that floral designs are affected by society, culture, history, politics, and economic influence. Various assignments based on abstract two and three dimensional designs, historical culture and theory, color theory, and analytical critiques of various floral art works using design vocabulary in conjunction with development of technical skills in floral art will serve as a foundation for more complex works such as multi-part floral designs and creative expression through wedding and event consultations. The curriculum includes opportunities for students to develop leadership, problem solving, creative thinking, and written and verbal communication skills. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to complete a wide array of artistic floral designs while considering historical to modern culture and theory, the elements and principles of design, personal creative expression, and connections, relationships and applications to visual art.
Intermediate Floral Design (Concentrator)
10 Credits, Year-Long Course (A-G, Area F)
This course allows students to learn professional florist skills for employment in the floral field. Students will explore the floriculture industry on a more technical and advanced level including the proper care and handling of flowers, plants, and foliage; evaluate floral materials and arrangements; utilize floral tools, supplies and products to apply design principles to floral medium; construct arrangements for all occasions; display, price and market floral designs; and preserve floral materials as students run their own floral shop. The art elements and principles of design will serve as a foundation for each unit covered. After completion of this class, students will be prepared to secure a job in the floral industry. Students will be exposed to careers in Agriculture Business. Students will automatically become members of the FFA and participation in FFA activities and supervised agricultural experience programs will be a graded component of the course.
Advanced Floral Design (Capstone)
10 Credits, Year-Long Course
This course builds on the concentrator course with the addition of marketing, sales, economics, cash flow and management of the retail and wholesale floral business. This will include how to prepare a bid for floral products and services for events.
