Showing posts with label Designer Adenium. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Designer Adenium. Show all posts
Designer Adenium Stem Sculpture 4 - Lantern
Among the Adenium (Desert Rose) Stem Sculptures I've created, the Lantern Design is by far the trickiest. It is perhaps the cutting or carving of the Adenium for the pattern you're after is not naturally intuitive.
Without a design plan, or not following it correctly, you can have unwanted and, oftentimes, awful results.
So what I wrote in this article was to simplify the planning and cutting processes that will yield the pattern you'll need to execute the design.
And when you've successfully cut or carved the Adenium plant (photo below), you're in for a treat! (see inset)
Designer Adenium Stem Sculpture 3 - Four Petal Pattern
With the wildly successful project I recently made on the Twist Basket pattern, I'm sharing another design called the Four-Petal pattern.
The Four-Petal Pattern is so named because the design appears to be the four petals of a flower. The same technique may be used for a six-petal pattern.
The Four-Petal Pattern is so named because the design appears to be the four petals of a flower. The same technique may be used for a six-petal pattern.
Designer Adenium Stem Sculpture 2 - Twist Basket Part 2
(This is the continuation of Part 1)
To be able to twist the cage (or basket) of the Adenium Stem Sculpture, you need to be able to rotate the top half or upper stem of the adenium plant. Rotation may be up to 180 degrees or to the extent that the stem will allow.
Once the cage is twisted, there is a waiting time of two weeks. This will allow the cut adenium strips to partially dry and heal while set into their new curved positions.
To be able to twist the cage (or basket) of the Adenium Stem Sculpture, you need to be able to rotate the top half or upper stem of the adenium plant. Rotation may be up to 180 degrees or to the extent that the stem will allow.
Once the cage is twisted, there is a waiting time of two weeks. This will allow the cut adenium strips to partially dry and heal while set into their new curved positions.
Designer Adenium Stem Sculpture 2 - Twist Basket
In a previous article, I discussed in detail how to create a basic cage as a Designer Adenium Stem Sculpture. This time, we'll put a twist to that basic cage and make it a Twist Cage, pun intended.
Sometimes, this design is also called Twist Basket. It takes inspiration from the Twist Basket design in stair balusters as shown below-left:
Although the baluster on the left has 4 twisted strips, the adenium plant on the right has 6 twisted strips.
The concept is easy. Create a basic cage and then carefully twist the top half of the adenium stem so the cage twists along with it. The technique for successfully twisting the cage is the main topic for this article.
Sometimes, this design is also called Twist Basket. It takes inspiration from the Twist Basket design in stair balusters as shown below-left:
Although the baluster on the left has 4 twisted strips, the adenium plant on the right has 6 twisted strips.
The concept is easy. Create a basic cage and then carefully twist the top half of the adenium stem so the cage twists along with it. The technique for successfully twisting the cage is the main topic for this article.
Designer Adenium Stem Sculpture 1 - Basic Cage
After the tutorial on Adenium flat grafting method, we'll discuss a project on Designer Adenium Stem Sculpture.
Just when you thought that braiding the stems of adeniums (desert rose) was cutting-edge in transforming these already beautiful plants into an art form, here comes another.
Stems of adeniums are so flexible and versatile for all sorts of bending, cutting and splicing that there's plenty of options for stunning end-results.
Just when you thought that braiding the stems of adeniums (desert rose) was cutting-edge in transforming these already beautiful plants into an art form, here comes another.
Stems of adeniums are so flexible and versatile for all sorts of bending, cutting and splicing that there's plenty of options for stunning end-results.
