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
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 151
Winter berries are always plentiful this time of year so I thought I would do something with them. The combination of winter berries (ilex) and pepper berries seemed too close
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 80
My bittersweet vine theme continues for one more day, I was inspired by this bowl I received from my partner last month for my birthday. I turned it upside down
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 79
My physical and mental feeling is heavy tonight, very tired and I need to catch up on some rest. So for my arrangement I wanted to convey a feeling of
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 78
Tonight was my Monday night Sogetsu Ikebana class, we have it twice a month in a DC at a private home. On the table are the materials we were given
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 74
The mere mention of dried flowers brings visions to some of old fashioned 60s or 70’s arrangements that your mother or grandmother had at home. Filled with various dried fillers
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 37
For some reason today I chose not to place the sphere I had been working on in the installation spot and instead was drawn to late summer materials to make
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 32
This week I have scouted out a few places along the stretch of beach here on the bay outside our artist’s “retreat” to use to make my daily arrangements. It’s