Journal archive
March 16, 2012
The abundance of pollen in the air has left me feeling a little under the weather. I was determined to get an ikebana arrangement done this evening. To start it I had several red ranunculus and tulips, and I used a blue container that is higher on one side. Yellow craspedia was added to make […]
Read story →March 15, 2012
Using my own flowers in my ikebana work is so rewarding to me. I give my time and care to the plants by planting , feeding and watering them. In return the plants provide beautiful blooms and foliage for me to use. It’a great relationship that I never tire of. Our warm temperatures the last […]
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March 8, 2012
Here is a different version of the hana dome with winged euonymus that I made for the demo on Wednesday. I wanted to try it again with diferent materials, so this time I used lots of yellow craspedia. The piece is tall so it is harder to photograph in my tiny studio, luckily it wasn’t […]
Read story →March 7, 2012
Today I had the pleasure of presenting a hana dome demonstration and workshop for the Ikebana International Alexandria Workshop. After demonstrating three arrangements I worked with the 20 workshop participants learing how to build their own hana dome or flower fixtures with branches and wire. I thought everyone enjoyed the workshop, and I hope they […]
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