Art Blooms!
Today the exhibition “Art Blooms!” opens at Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, floral art interpretations of selected artists work from two shows in the gallery. I chose a woodcut
Hand Tied Bouquet with a Paper Collar
Who knew you could turn computer printer paper into something so pretty? Lots of folded and torn pieces of paper simply pinned onto a styrofoam wreath (a straw wreath would
Summer’s end
Celebrating the end of summer with a design which began with a discarded Christmas wreath found on the street. I collected several this past January with the idea that I
Miniature designs continued…..
This is my design for day 3 of a five day miniature design challenge on Instagram. Posting a few days late, but you can see the current work on my
Floral Variations
This is an arrangement I did for the Independent Floral Designers Association table at Potomac Floral for their annual flower show in March. I thought it would be a good
Workshop with Hitomi Gilliam
Many years ago I took a great course learning european floral design techniques at the AFS Education Center (now Teleflora) in Oklahoma City, OK. It was a great experience, and
Wood and Bamboo Strips
Taking a few materials left over from past projects I did a little experimentation and came up with this. Lately there has been a return to some work with bamboo,
Ikebana International Exhibition at the U.S. National Arboretum
Today the third and last exhibition installation of ikebana by the Washington,DC Chapter of Ikebana International opened at the U.S. National Arboretum. All of the ikebana arrangements are on view
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Demonstration for BCC Workshop
Earlier this month I did a demonstration for the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Workshop of the Washington,DC Chapter of Ikebana International. They are always such a warm and receptive group and it
Ikebana at The Art League Gallery
Thursday night The Art League Galley opened the Biennial Ikebana Exhibition featuring works of art by Art League artists paired with ikebana artists from the Washington, DC Sogetsu Ikebana branch.