Journal archive
October 15, 2011
Disassembling and rearranging the materials, I changed the appearance of a stem of papyrus and a chinese lantern to make my own composite flower. It’s a great exercise to see what you can create by taking the materials apart and and seeing how you can alter their appearance. Creative and a great way to get […]
Read story →October 14, 2011
My freestyle ikebana arrangement for today with green china berries, whorled begonia leaf and plumosa fern. The berries were the starting point for the arrangement and I realy wanted to so something that could use them in. Adding in the whorled begonia leaf(from one of my begonia plants) and the plumosa to make it a […]
Read story →October 13, 2011
Simple and easy tonight, I wanted to show the shape of the opening of the black vase. Using the yellow calla lilies was a perfect fit in shape of flower and strong color to play off the black. It shows off the odd opening on the side of the vase and uses it to a […]
Read story →October 12, 2011
Colors in the same tonal range or vertical composition? The answer is that they are both. The combination of yellow pincushion protea, dried bird of paradise leaf and hosta leaf are in the same tonal range of yellows. If you look at the chart below you can see the different tones of yellow used in […]
Read story →October 11, 2011
These yellow calla lilies grabbed my attention today, I wanted to use them with a clear vase and show their play in the water. Curved lines of callas swimming in the water, and I thought they looked like yellow fish in a bowl yearning to be free. Moments after taking the photo they leaped out […]
Read story →October 10, 2011
Today was a day for me to try reilling my creative well by going to see art at some of the museums here in Washington,DC. It was tiring, but well worth getting a bit of creative thought going again. I came home and crashed, and it was difficult to get moving again. Almost impossible to […]
Read story →October 9, 2011
This morimono is from my Saga Goryu Ikebana class today. The morimono in Saga is largely landscape based and are meant to convey scenes around bodies of water. Fall flowers, persimmons, asters, sumac and others are used to create this arrangement. It’s not bad, but still a little too clumpy and bulky for the container. […]
Read story →October 8, 2011
This glass vase is challenging to work with, but the more I do the more I understand the possibilities it holds. I had some white cymbidium orchid blooms I wanted to use, and combined them with the millet. My partner Frederick suggested that I add the red celosia and the red color paired with white […]
Read story →October 7, 2011
Simplified expression is the ikebana of the day, made of stacked hosta leaves and clusters of yellow craspedia (one of my all time favorite flowers). The hosta leaves are massed together all to one side to show some movement, and the craspedia peeking out from the base. A simple design with a strong impact.
Read story →October 6, 2011
Some vases or containers are not easy to design in, and this particular vase is one of them. I wanted to revisit it(and I will again and again) to see what I can do with it. It’s a journey of discovery, I’m still trying to learn to see things right brained. Maybe when I find […]
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