KSKeith Stanley

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December 24, 2011

365 Days of Ikebana-Day 160

For Christmas I made this arrangement, starting with the branch I gleaned from a pile of discarded tree branches. Some magnolia and “Red Piano” garden roses were the next materials added, I so stepped back and loved what I saw and thought it was the right time to consider it finished. Then I moved on […]

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December 22, 2011

365 Days of Ikebana-Day 158

My busy day included a quick trip into the woods behind my parents house, and a field nearby. I was scouting out some materials, and I did manage to get a few things. It’s gray and heavy rain was on the way so I had limited time. My ultimate goal is to go deeper in […]

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December 21, 2011

365 Days of Ikebana-Day 157

It’s a travel day for me, so I had to work fast (while still finishing my packing). My last day using the callas, I just could not resist one more arrangement with them. Tomorrow I may be scouring the woods for materials to work with!

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December 18, 2011

365 Days of Ikebana-Day 154

In this design I used a blue container with some large garden calla lilies, white ginestra and some painted silver eucalyptus (I didn’t paint it, it was recycled material). The color blue can symbolize peace, calm, stability, security, loyalty, sky, water, and cold. White is a sacred and pure color and can also represent reverence, […]

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