KSKeith Stanley

Journal archive

Tag: floral design

March 8, 2012

365 Days of Ikebana-Day 235

Here is a different version of the hana dome with winged euonymus that I made for the demo on Wednesday. I wanted to try it again with diferent materials, so this time I used lots of yellow craspedia. The piece is tall so it is harder to photograph in my tiny studio, luckily it wasn’t […]

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March 7, 2012

365 Days of Ikebana-Day 234

Today I had the pleasure of presenting a hana dome demonstration and workshop for the Ikebana International Alexandria Workshop. After demonstrating three arrangements I worked with the 20 workshop participants learing how to build their own hana dome or flower fixtures with branches and wire. I thought everyone enjoyed the workshop, and I hope they […]

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March 5, 2012

365 Days of Ikebana-Day 232

My design today is using dried, fresh, and unconventional materials. The packing material is one that has fascinated me for a while, so today when I came across some I brought it home to use. AfterI looking at it and twisting, folding and manipulating the shape I had an idea. A dried stem of strelitzia […]

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March 4, 2012

365 Days of Ikebana-Day 231

Using the only materials with any color I could find in the garden (spring is here but the blooms are still scarce) I made this small hana kubari. The pussy willow branches are used as natural supports for the flowers, and I left an open area of reflecting water.

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