Yukiko Neibert Floral Design Studio in Marin
Bouquets to Art 2007:
Bouquets to Art 2007:
- Bouquet to the Stela with Queen IX MUTAL AHAW
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Photographs of each of my prior years' submissions
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 may be viewed at More.
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 may be viewed at More.
Yukiko Neibert Floral Design Studio
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46 Berens Drive, Kentfield, California 94904
Telephone (415) 456-6763 also available on Skype
http://floraldesigner.neibert.com
Copyright © Yukiko Neibert
Belt: emblematic of the Maize God – Maya
royalty always wear this belt to impersonate the
corn god and thereby insure the fertility of the
crop for their people.
Bone: holding the oversized femur bone
demonstrates the Queen’s ability to harness the
universal forces of nature.
Headdress: iridescent blue-green tail feathers of
Ketsal bird similar to maize foliage. The Ketsal is a
rare bird found only in a small area of Guatemala,
therefore its feathers were extremely rare and
valuable – it is now the National Bird of
Guatemala.
Materials Used: Equisitum, Cymbidium Orchid,
Lily Grass, Helleborus, Flaxx, Magnolia Leaves, Ivy.
royalty always wear this belt to impersonate the
corn god and thereby insure the fertility of the
crop for their people.
Bone: holding the oversized femur bone
demonstrates the Queen’s ability to harness the
universal forces of nature.
Headdress: iridescent blue-green tail feathers of
Ketsal bird similar to maize foliage. The Ketsal is a
rare bird found only in a small area of Guatemala,
therefore its feathers were extremely rare and
valuable – it is now the National Bird of
Guatemala.
Materials Used: Equisitum, Cymbidium Orchid,
Lily Grass, Helleborus, Flaxx, Magnolia Leaves, Ivy.
My submission to Bouquets to Art 2006 was this
floral reflection of Joshua Johnson's portrait of
Letitia Grace McCurdy -- See More.
floral reflection of Joshua Johnson's portrait of
Letitia Grace McCurdy -- See More.
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I designed my bouquet to this Mayan Stela upon
three elements of the Queen’s stone stela: the belt,
the bone, and the headdress.
This stone stela was covered with a layer of
whitewash, which smoothed the surface and
prepared it for the addition of colors. We don’t
know what colors the ancient Maya applied to this
stela -- the colors in this bouquet are my own.
three elements of the Queen’s stone stela: the belt,
the bone, and the headdress.
This stone stela was covered with a layer of
whitewash, which smoothed the surface and
prepared it for the addition of colors. We don’t
know what colors the ancient Maya applied to this
stela -- the colors in this bouquet are my own.