Journal archive
October 18, 2011
It’s my first time trying to manipulate palm fronds, they’re simply leaves tied two together at a time. Semi successful, it just needs some more practice, but not bad for a starting point. Like anything it takes time and exploration and experimentation. The handing of the leaves is very zen, and just relaxes me regardless […]
Read story →October 17, 2011
This is the arrangement I did in my Sogetsu Ikebana class tonight. I was given three stems of “hairy balls” (Asclepias physocarpa) and told to do the lesson “Using only one type of flower”. It can be a difficult lesson or easy lesson depending on what type of floral material you get. I thought that […]
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There are some materials that I am drawn to over and over again, two are in this arrangement. The trifoliate orange with it’s spiny thorns and shape, and the yellow craspedia so small and round. I love them both so much, and I am finding more and more ways to re-use and get more familiar […]
Read story →October 15, 2011
Disassembling and rearranging the materials, I changed the appearance of a stem of papyrus and a chinese lantern to make my own composite flower. It’s a great exercise to see what you can create by taking the materials apart and and seeing how you can alter their appearance. Creative and a great way to get […]
Read story →October 14, 2011
My freestyle ikebana arrangement for today with green china berries, whorled begonia leaf and plumosa fern. The berries were the starting point for the arrangement and I realy wanted to so something that could use them in. Adding in the whorled begonia leaf(from one of my begonia plants) and the plumosa to make it a […]
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Simple and easy tonight, I wanted to show the shape of the opening of the black vase. Using the yellow calla lilies was a perfect fit in shape of flower and strong color to play off the black. It shows off the odd opening on the side of the vase and uses it to a […]
Read story →October 12, 2011
Colors in the same tonal range or vertical composition? The answer is that they are both. The combination of yellow pincushion protea, dried bird of paradise leaf and hosta leaf are in the same tonal range of yellows. If you look at the chart below you can see the different tones of yellow used in […]
Read story →October 11, 2011
These yellow calla lilies grabbed my attention today, I wanted to use them with a clear vase and show their play in the water. Curved lines of callas swimming in the water, and I thought they looked like yellow fish in a bowl yearning to be free. Moments after taking the photo they leaped out […]
Read story →October 10, 2011
Today was a day for me to try reilling my creative well by going to see art at some of the museums here in Washington,DC. It was tiring, but well worth getting a bit of creative thought going again. I came home and crashed, and it was difficult to get moving again. Almost impossible to […]
Read story →October 9, 2011
This morimono is from my Saga Goryu Ikebana class today. The morimono in Saga is largely landscape based and are meant to convey scenes around bodies of water. Fall flowers, persimmons, asters, sumac and others are used to create this arrangement. It’s not bad, but still a little too clumpy and bulky for the container. […]
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