May 9, 2013
Journal archive
Tag: driftwood
November 23, 2012
Anthurium, Driftwood and Manipulated Leaf
Read story →November 20, 2012
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 materials). The inspiration for this arrangement came after reading Dutch floral artist Gerd Verschoor’s book “Beyond Flowers, Collecting and Arranging Natural Objects”. In this book […]
Read story →June 5, 2012
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 324
Read story →May 7, 2012
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 295
I’ve been busy preparing a piece for Artomatic, more details will be posted in the next week. For now I can say my work will be on the 2nd floor (as will be the work of my partner Frederick ) and I am still busy with the construction and installation. Artomatic is the Washington, DC […]
Read story →January 23, 2012
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 190
The only fresh material I had today to work with was the “Mickey Mouse” anthuriums from Saturday’s workshop. I had a long list of things to do today, and I really should have put getting some fresh flowers and foliage at the top. But sometimes you have to work with what you have, and I […]
Read story →January 7, 2012
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 174
Read story →December 29, 2011
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 165
The last rose of the year from the garden, hard to believe that it’s possible this late in December. One of my new containers is a mid century Russell Wright piece (given to me by Frederick and his mother Phyllis), I believe it is a vegetable bowl, and I thought I should use it today. […]
Read story →August 28, 2011
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 the house we were staying in was shattered by a wind blown tree branch around 8PM last night. As were were trying to cover it( […]
Read story →August 26, 2011
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 40
My inspiration for today was the bay/beach, maybe it’s seeing it every day on the retreat or the impending winds/rain of hurricane Irene that influenced me. I wanted something with a very beachy feel and some lightness to it. The pampas grass (courtesy of Juanita’s yard) gives a bright and airy feeling, and the barnacle […]
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