Journal archive
February 14, 2012
It took a long time to figure out my arrangement for Valentine’s Day. Traditional red and white flowers just were not on my radar today. I’m not a big fan of red and white flowers for a holiday that follows Christmas so soon. So I did work out an alternative, some pink, red and blue […]
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February 7, 2012
I’m in love with this ikebana I did tonight, simple and sleek. The dried banana leaf is just amazing. Dried leaves of all shapes and sizes really do work well for ikebana, so you should save some of your fresh leaves from arrangements(or from your household or summer plants) and dry them.
Read story →February 6, 2012
Tonight I went to my Sogetsu ikebana class to take a lesson. We were given calla liles, strelitzia leaves and galax to work with and asked to choose a lesson that would suit the materials. We chose to do “vertical composition”. After class I brought the materials home and remade it to photograph, not easy […]
Read story →February 5, 2012