365 Days of Ikebana-Day 51
It’s the day after Labor Day and that generally means fall has arrived, and this year was no exception. Only 65 degrees for a high here in DC today and
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 50
Day 50! It’s hard to believe that I have been doing an ikebana arrangement every day for 50 days. I still have a lot more to go, but so far
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 49
A small version today of the arrangement I wanted to do. You know that thing that is always in the way (in this case a roll of red electrical wire
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 48
One of the most difficult materials for me to arrange is pyracantha berries. I’m not quite sure why, maybe it’s the long branches loaded with berries, leaves and thorns. The
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 47
My starting point for today’s arrangement was a long, low ceramic contianer that I received as a gift from my partner Frederick. Several ideas went thru my head, and I
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 46
My intentions for today were to do a totally different arrangement from the one you see. I have two new containers that I want to use and my plan was
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 45
Something simple for today, a very long day for me. The most challenging thing was doing my photo late in the day without natural light. I think that the lighting
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 43
Again today I used the sunflowers that came down during Hurricane Irene in my ikebana arrangement. I’m still drawn to the muted grays and earth tones of late summer and
365 Days of Ikebana -Day 42
Hurricane Irene is history, and I have photos that I tried without luck to post. However I will say that it was an interesting evening, one of the windows in
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 41
My focus has been on getting things prepped for the hurricane, so I thought I had enough time to get up today and gather some last minute floral materials before