Plaster-based Christmas Wreaths

In the Christian tradition, the Christmas wreath is a symbol of eternal life, resurrection. Usually wreaths are woven from flowers, meadow grasses, vines, straw. But now a variety of materials are used for their manufacture. If the wreath is not going to be hung, a practical basis for it will be something heavy that will make it more stable. In this case, these are gypsum circles that are not completely hidden by the decor, but slightly naked. Gypsum allows you to create rough textures that resemble rough stone or concrete. Combining exposed concrete with decor is the trend this year.

Most often, wreaths are given a symmetrical structure, dictated by the tradition of marking the cardinal points with four candles. With their light candles will illuminate the house on Christmas with divine blessed fire.

Plaster-based Christmas wreath

The first wreath is closest to the classic one, although there is no symmetry in it. The plaster base is decorated with thin bleached twigs, pieces of conifers and mosses, spruce and pine cones, sprinkled with "snow". Two diametrically spaced red candles in golden foil candlesticks are supported by red Christmas balls, cones and berries. The wreath is made of simple materials, but it gives a sense of splendor and flowery, it is consonant with something of a luxurious baroque style. And if you have a classic interior, this wreath can become a harmonious decoration for your home.

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Christmas wreath Plaster-based Christmas wreath

In the second wreath, you can feel the influence of the Provence style. The rough base, mint-colored candles, pine cones, some dry grass and moss - all this reminds of a rural landscape in miniature. And small scarlet Christmas balls are like apples in the snow …

There is something medieval in the third wreath. A rigid plaster base allows verticals to be erected on it - thin cone-shaped candles are installed in metallized cornet like torches. Three more candles are completely covered with "silver". A wrought rose, gracefully bowing its head, evokes associations with the Rosicrucian rose, a symbol of the secret society of the late Middle Ages.

The rigidity of materials and lines is softened by plumes of cortaderia (pampas grass) and light, like angel wings, filmy pods of lunaria. Dried rosebuds of royal purple color add quite a bit of muted colors to the laconic gray-white range. This wreath can tell a lot …

If the first three works sent us to the past, then the last one speaks of the future. There is something hi-tech and even futuristic in it.

The spheres on the plaster pedestal resemble the planets of the solar system, and the transparent hemispheres above them are soaring UFOs. They are balanced by original candlesticks - shells on thin metal legs that carry small white candles.

When lit, they will present a cosmic blue and white glow reflected by glittering balls. One more year is coming to an end, and the future becomes the present …