November 9, 2011
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 115
Here are two version of the same arrangement for your viewing. Which version do you prefer, and why?
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November 8, 2011
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 114
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 can include fruits, vegetables, root, flowers and leaves. It’s kind of piled up much like a moribana, but made to be pleasing to the eye […]
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365 Days of Ikebana-Day 113
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 of blue-green dried hydrangea and a dried sunflower. While I love fresh sunflowers I have really grown to love the dried ones so much more. […]
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365 Days of Ikebana-Day 112
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 we have had snow) so the garden continues to have materials to use. Tomorrow is supposed to be 70 degrees so the weather is helping […]
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365 Days of Ikebana-Day 111
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 hydrangeas from my friend Sue’s yard, chrysanthemums from my garden and more of the red honeysuckle berries collected in the neighborhood. The open space does […]
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365 Days of Ikebana-Day 110
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. I used the bird’s nest fern to create a hana kubari to anchor the curved akebia vine, and the vine itself to anchor the orange […]
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365 Days of Ikebana-Day 109
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 and fun, and just enought for today.
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365 Days of Ikebana-Day 108
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 necessary to see how far you can take it. This is the only way you can learn what works and what doesn’t and to discover […]
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365 Days of Ikebana-Day 106
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 to be a minature ikebana. I chose a small white sake cup and curled up a single leaf of bird’s nest fern and place it […]
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365 Days of Ikebana-Day 105
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 honeysuckle. They are very translucent and went well with the single chrysanthemum I had left. It was a nice way to send my travel day. […]
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