Carnations - Distinction
Week 7: Carnations
This week I made carnations, which are generally associated with Distinction. Carnations are one of my favorite flowers and my go to if I am buying flowers or making a bouquet. Distinction is defined as "excellence that sets someone or something apart from others." Bringing this energy into my school work and hobbies reminds me that effort can make all of the difference between something mediocre and something great. I have made many of these flowers before, often as pens, so this was a nice and relaxing break compared to the frustration of the Dahlias last week, although I was not totally happy with how some of the shading ended up.
A story I've heard before about carnations' history is a Roman myth about Diana, the goddess of the hunt. Her hunt was ruined one day and as she left she found a shepherd playing music, who she blamed for ruining her hunt. She plucked out his eyes, and it is said where his eyes fell, red carnations grew to represent the innocent blood spilled. This might be a reason I like carnations so much. Despite the story being morbid, I have always loved mythology so I tend to take an interest to anything involving myths.
The carnations I made are another form of rolled flowers, so they are cut into a spiral and then wrapped around itself to create the bloom. I usually add some shading to the inside using markers, but now I have pastels and I was really happy with how the shading turned out using those. I tried to make two of them into Boheme carnations, which are the white ones with pink or purple outlines, and although it kind of worked I don't think the effect fully came across. After shading I rolled them and attached them to the stick as usual.
(I need a bigger vase)
Read more about carnations:
https://www.ftd.com/blog/carnation-meaning-and-symbolism
https://www.queensvarieties.com/carnations/
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