365 Days of Ikebana-Day 20
This little Polish glass vase was a nice find today at Ruff & Ready . It was half price since this “junque” store is going out of business this month.
365 Days of ikebana-Day 19
My last day with the manipulation of equisetum, and I am ready to move on to something else. It feels much like I am phoning it in today, and that
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 18
Continuing my theme from yesterday, a further exploration of manipulating equisetum. This was done later in the day, and started out way too complicated with too many elements. After working
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 17
Finally we get some much needed rain in Washington,DC. Our garden is happy today and so am I. The heat and dry conditions have make blooming material scarce in the
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 16
My Sogetsu Ikebana class lesson last night was using one material only, gladiolas. I thought the arrangement I did was acceptable although I could only think of the gladiolas as
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 15
Into my third week of my 365 Days of Ikebana and so far so good. Tonight I did ikebana using one material, gladiolas, in my Sogetsu Ikebana class. I used
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 14
My attempt at a Seika (a formal form that utilizes a a three-branch composition based on an asymmetrical triangle) made of juniper branches from my Saga Goryu Ikebana class today.
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 13
A gradual move to begin working outside the box, that’s what I ultimately want. Today a small shift outside my comfort zone and into something a bit more sculptural. Definately
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 12
The record heat today made it difficult to do anything, and by record heat I mean 104 degrees! I had lots to do this morning, and an appointment to run
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 11
Day 11 of my 365 Days of Ikebana brought me a chance to have a “do over” of a piece I did earlier in the spring. I used the same