Journal archive
July 29, 2011
The record heat today made it difficult to do anything, and by record heat I mean 104 degrees! I had lots to do this morning, and an appointment to run to, so all my creating had to be done after noon and at that point the temperature had already hit 100 degrees. So I pulled […]
Read story →July 28, 2011
Day 11 of my 365 Days of Ikebana brought me a chance to have a “do over” of a piece I did earlier in the spring. I used the same purple vase and the Hana Dome (flower fixture) I had made of cherry branches for the original design, and chose some flowers. I have an […]
Read story →July 27, 2011
It was suggested to me that today I should try to do a small ikebana arrangement. It’s hot and dry and not a lot in bloom in the garden right now, so the perfect time to try working on a small scale.
Read story →July 26, 2011
My Sogetsu Ikebana class was tonight, so I used it to make my arrangement for today. We were given materials in shades of green to do ikebana using materials in the same tonal range. Lots of possibilities, with lots of materials to use: green button chrysanthemums, iris and nandina foliage, hosta leaves, and amaranthus. The […]
Read story →July 25, 2011
My fist day back in WAshington,DC after a few weeks away. It’s nice to be home and have a larger selection of ikebana containers and some photographic backgrounds. Today my arrangement is done with hosta leaves and blue balloon flower from the garden, and a dried bird of paradise leaf.
Read story →July 24, 2011
It’s 4:30am and I forgot to bring any flowers inside to do my ikebana, and I tried going out with a flashlight but that didn’t work out so well. I had forgotten about the coyotes here, and got just a wee bit afraid of roaming in my parents garden without being able to see well. […]
Read story →July 23, 2011
My quick ikebana for today, I’m busy trying to pack and get ready to travel tomorrow. Up at 4:30am, hoping to get a small arrangement done,photographed, and posted.
Read story →July 22, 2011
Day 5 was a challenge in the oppressive heat. I wanted to find some greenbrier vines in the woods, and the heat and bugs were terrible. After searching for a bit I managed to find some. I had also wanted to use the magnolia obtusa (which my family calls “the cucumber tree”) and I located […]
Read story →July 21, 2011
For Day 4 I wanted to do something with the Japanese knotweed growing nearby, it’s an extremely invasive plant but I still like using it. I cut a large stem of it and sawed it into small pieces of different lengths and placed them on one side of a suiban and secured them in place. […]
Read story →July 20, 2011
The arrangement is simple, really almost too simple but I like it. Part of this project is to grow and make more complex/out of the box work, and by the end I hope to accomplish that goal. 365 Days of Ikebana is all about growth and doing the work daily, and today I have done […]
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