Journal archive
December 24, 2020
Thank you to Fusion Flowers magazine for publishing my design for their “Merry Chrysmas” contest in their latest issue. The contest sponsored by Just Chrys was to create a design that focused on the versatility and long-lasting qualities of Chrysanthemum. I’ve grown to have a much deeper appreciation for chrysanthemums, a see beyond the old […]
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October 1, 2020
Who knew you could turn computer printer paper into something so pretty? Lots of folded and torn pieces of paper simply pinned onto a styrofoam wreath (a straw wreath would work also). Inside the construction a hand tied spiral bouquet is created.
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September 29, 2020
To welcome Autumn I created a design using the colors of the season. Starting with a beautiful ceramic container from Mobach I used foraged grasses to create natural flower supports. The container has two rings of small holes, in which placed bent grass stems in an inverted “V” shape. This form supports the flowers which […]
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January 17, 2012
January 16, 2012
Ikebana with staight lines from my Sogetsu ikebana class tonight, it was too big to get a photograph during class so I had to bring it home and remake it. Still it was too big to photograph straight on so I stood on a chair. The materials I used are red stick dogwood branches and […]
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The theme of holiday ikebana continues today with traditional colors once again. I reused the red branch from yesterday and I added more pine and some white chrysanthemums. Not only are white chrysanthemums elegant and somewhat traditional for the Christmas season, they are long lasting as well. So now I need to think about some […]
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