Journal archive
July 14, 2012
This moribana was made by quickly cutting some materials between rain storms today. No complaints about the rain because it is watering the garden. I had hoped to do some more work, but the rain cut short my outdoor time. As a bonus today I am posting below an earler version fo the arrangement from […]
Read story →July 13, 2012
Here are two variations of an arrangement using curved and straight lines. Once again today I braided some palm to use, still trying to pratice and refine the skill. There is something I like about both and could not decide which I liked better so I thought I would show both.
Read story →July 12, 2012
All day today it has rained, so that made it more difficult to get out and find materials to use. However my Mom brought home a huge palm from the grocery store this morning for me to use(hooray and thanks Mom!). So now I have palm to practice braiding, and that is what I did. […]
Read story →July 11, 2012
With the wildflowers and assorted garden flowers I collected today I did this arrangement, not ikebana but appropriate for the materials collected. I’ve wanted to do more tof this type of design also, so maybe there will be more in the next year. In this arrangment are stems of asters, astillbe, butterfly bush, begonia, queen […]
Read story →July 10, 2012
Short and sweet is my ikebana for day, allium and a squash leaf gleaned from the vegetable garden. For today it works, but I need to find some flowers. Maybe tomorrow I will venture out and go down by the lake to see what I can find. I did find some great apple branches to […]
Read story →July 9, 2012
July 8, 2012
Two things I have in abundance here at my parents house, branches and beautiful hydrangeas. To make the Hana-dome for this ikebana I used only branches that had fallen in storms during the last week. I’m hoping that the dahlias will have blooms soon, and the garden may yield more flowers after the rains that […]
Read story →July 7, 2012
July 6, 2012
It’s not ikebana, but it is an arrangement and it counts in my book as a creative effort. Today I’ve been busy spending time with the family, and mulching and weeding the flower beds, and prepping some things for this weekend. Maybe this summer I will be doing more arrangements like this just for fun, […]
Read story →July 5, 2012