KSKeith Stanley

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January 25, 2013

Flowers in Art: Contemporary International Artists

Today I am happy to announce that photos of my ikebana will be published in the soon to be released book Flowers in Art: Contemporary International Artists by Cindy Ann Coldiron. I am thrilled that my sensei, Jane Redmon, will also have her work published in the book as well. “Flowers In Art: Contemporary International […]

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January 4, 2013

Garden Gleanings

Another day of working with materials gleaned from the garden. It is an attempt to try to be more conscious about using seasonal, locally and sustainably grown materials. This is one of my resolutions for this year and beyond and has been greatly inspired by the book “The 50 Mile Bouquet”. It was a Christmas […]

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January 1, 2013

Bring in the New

A new year has begun, with it my resolution to do more ikebana. Something small to start the year (using one of my many new vases received at Christmas, this redwood vase is from Mrs. Ham), it is great to use materials foraged from the garden. My walk with Frederick today was a chance to […]

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December 24, 2012

Merry Christmas!

Today I want to share some traditional Christmas floral designs I have done in the past two weeks. The first one using tulips, pomegranates, and assorted evergreens. In my quest to continue to be more eco-friendly with my design mechanics I used a vintage Dazey floral holder to make this piece instead of floral foam. […]

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November 21, 2012

Giving Thanks

With Thanksgiving Day being celebrated here in the United States tomorrow I wanted to share my gratitude with you. This arrangement of aspidistra, balloon flower and a pear suggests to me abundance. It’s rich in color and texture, and it is just enough to give me a feeling of being full and satisfied. That’s true […]

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November 20, 2012

Found and Collected

Autumn days are growing shorter. The time has passed much too quickly and I have a few photos to share, starting with this one featuring bittersweet (one of my favorite materials). The inspiration for this arrangement came after reading Dutch floral artist Gerd Verschoor’s book “Beyond Flowers, Collecting and Arranging Natural Objects”. In this book […]

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