Ikebana using only branches, from my Sogetsu Ikebana lesson tonight. I decided to also tie in another lesson so I did it without using a kenzan. The branches are a combination of oak and euonymus supplied to me by my sensei for the class. It’s a real challenge to be handed some branches and come up with something that works. First I placed the branches much higher and more centered in the suiban, but it was not very interesting and the main branch of oak faced downward. So I started again shortening the smaller branch of oak and moving the balance of the arrangement to the side, difficult to do but it make a much improved design. Success!!