Line and Mass

 

Ikebana-mass and line

 

Posted by Keith at Friday ~ August 08, 2008 | No Comments

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Summer Ikebana

 

Ikebana-line and balance

Ikebana-floating flowers

Lines and curves

Ikebana in a sake bottle

Ikebana- nagiere

 

Posted by Keith at Sunday ~ August 08, 2008 | No Comments

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New Works

 

Freestyle Ikebana

Ikebana in self made vase

Freestyle Ikebana 2

 

Posted by Keith at Monday ~ June 06, 2008 | No Comments

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Scott Brooks-Under the Skin

 

Scott Brooks - Under the Skin from Brandon Bloch on Vimeo.

Here is an interview with my friend, artist Scott Brooks. His solo show at Longview Art Gallery in Washington, DC runs from May 10th to June 7th, 2008.

 

Posted by Keith at Thursday ~ May 05, 2008 | No Comments

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Ikebana International Spring Flower Show

 

Ikebana International Spring Flower Show

 

Posted by Keith at Saturday ~ April 04, 2008 | No Comments

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Sogetsu Ikebana

 

Ikebana International Exhibit

 

Posted by Keith at Monday ~ April 04, 2008 | No Comments

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Ikebana International Spring Flower Show

 

This year I am co-chairing the annual spring flower show of Ikebana International Washington, DC Chapter No.1 along with Margaret Starkey at the U. S. National Arboretum. The show opened Friday April 11, and will run thru April 20. For more information on the Aboretum go to www.usna.usda.gov. The show is at The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum and is open daily from 10am to 4pm. I’ll have pictures of my work later (once I put some arrangments in). There are also demonstrations each weekend at 1pm.�

 

Posted by Keith at Sunday ~ April 04, 2008 | No Comments

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Sogetsu Ikebana at the Torpedo Factory

 

Sogetsu Ikebana Show

Today a group show by the members of Washington DC Sogetsu Ikebana opened at the Torpedo Factory Art Gallery in Alexandria, Virginia. Each of the members got to choose pieces of art done by artist at The Art League and Torpedo Factory. I choose wonderful 3-D wall sculpture by Mary Lynch, and an exquisite glass sculpture by Allison Sigethy. Mary’s piece is titled “Christo’s Canyon” paying homage to installation artist Christo. Allison’s piece is titled “Windswept”, and I might mention that she uses recycled industrial glass in her work. So I would like to say “Thank you” to both artist and encourage everyone to stop by their studios at the Torpedo Factory and see more of their work.

The show at the Torpedo Factory will be open from February 1-4, 2008. There will be a demonstration by my Sensei, Jane Redmon, at 1:30pm at the Gallery on Saturday, February 2nd. There will also be a demonstration of the Japanese tea ceremony at 1pm On Sunday February 3rd. A muscial performance by the Washington Toho Kodo Society will begin at 3pm. All free to the public!

Sogetsu Ikebana Show

This is my ikebana arrangment in the show. I used some mitsumata branches that I soaked in water, reshaped and painted black. With that I paired aspidistra leaves which were used to mimic the motion of the glass sculpture. A mass of rust colored Mokara orchids to pull in the rust color of the wall sculpture completed the design.

 

Posted by Keith at Friday ~ February 02, 2008 | No Comments

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A new portrait of me by Cor Windhouwer

 

My 2007 Portrait by Cor Windhouwer

 

Posted by Keith at Wednesday ~ January 01, 2008 | No Comments

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Hanakubari with Peonies and Willow

 

Ikebana with peonies

Ikebana with peonies

 

Posted by Keith at Sunday ~ November 11, 2007 | No Comments

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