Hi @Willis Welcome to the Forum.
Not sure that there is a right direction.
If these are anywhere near your expectations they could be a starting point:
In the above Tools > Shell was used to remove the unwanted fill.
Using Apertures for the Support Poles will enable some deformation:
This Link should provide the info to produce the desired shape:
https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/make-a-curved-leaf/6484
The tent was created from a cubical Body and circular Closed Shapes were used to form the concave areas. Transform > Move/Rotate was used to move the Aperture Edges up or down.
Transform > Move/Rotate > selecting the + Copy Option could produce:
Tools > Subtract > selecting the Keep Original [top left] if required.
S3D is very versatile, the above are only my take in this instance.
Experimenting is highly recommended.
Happy S3Ding