Journal archive
June 10, 2012
Today I am still dealing with a high temperature, and I have been in bed all day long. I’d like to thank everyone for their “get well” wishes, it means a lot to me. Tonight I am still in bed resting and drinking lots of water, tomorrow I am off to see my doctor.
Read story →June 9, 2012
Obviously this isn’t an ikebana arrangement, it is the altarpiece from a small wedding I did today. After leaving the set up I came home and had a nap and woke up with aches and a fever that climbed to 101.7F. Then later I had chills and more fever, so I am resting as best […]
Read story →June 8, 2012
June 7, 2012
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June 4, 2012
After a few week hiatus our Sogetsu ikebana class resumed tonight, everyone was eager to get back into our ikebana work. We were given our choice of several materials to work with and asked to choose a lesson based on those materials. I opted for the sunflowers, sanseveria, equisetum and calla lillies to do mass […]
Read story →June 3, 2012
Today’s ikebana is a move back to my classical Saga Goryu ikebana study, done in class today. It’s a great balance to the more avante garde Sogetsu School, and I think that studying both schools helps me understand ikebana as a whole much better. This arrangement is the Shogonka form and the six main branches […]
Read story →June 2, 2012
June 1, 2012