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Here are two version of the same arrangement for your viewing. Which version do you prefer, and why?
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Fall is a time for the celebration of the harvest, and there is no better time to do a morimono arrangement. In basic terms it’s really a big centerpiece that
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A tea bowl is filled with colored and dried materials, I chose to use the colors in the same tonal range as the bowl. White colored kiwi vine, two shades
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This moribana was made with materials from my garden. I have these wonderful large banana leaves, balloon vine and lace cap hydrangea. There still hasn’t been a real frost here(althought
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For this arrangement I used the same container from yesterday, I think it’s important to show how many different things can be done in the same containers. It has some
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This long low black container was just right for an arrangement showing space. It’s not a very big piece of pottery and it would be easy to overwhelm and overfill.
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A relatively simple design tonight, made with bird’s nest fern and a Japanese lantern. It casts an interesting shadow, one of the reasons i like it so much. It’s playful
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More manipulation of materials today, working once again with the equisetum. At some point I realized I had done too much manipulation on the equisetum, but I think it is
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A miniature ikebana arrangment today, inspired by the lovely pink begonia bloom. I wanted to use it since it is at the peak of perfection. So small so it had
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A quick post after traveling today, my arrangement was done this evening. I took a walk with Frederick and we found some berries that we think are some sort of