February 15, 2013
Journal archive
Tag: flowers
February 14, 2013
Happy Valentine’s Day!
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Flowers in Art: Contemporary International Artists
Today I am happy to announce that photos of my ikebana will be published in the soon to be released book Flowers in Art: Contemporary International Artists by Cindy Ann Coldiron. I am thrilled that my sensei, Jane Redmon, will also have her work published in the book as well. “Flowers In Art: Contemporary International […]
Read story →January 4, 2013
Garden Gleanings
Another day of working with materials gleaned from the garden. It is an attempt to try to be more conscious about using seasonal, locally and sustainably grown materials. This is one of my resolutions for this year and beyond and has been greatly inspired by the book “The 50 Mile Bouquet”. It was a Christmas […]
Read story →January 2, 2013
Curved Lines
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Bring in the New
A new year has begun, with it my resolution to do more ikebana. Something small to start the year (using one of my many new vases received at Christmas, this redwood vase is from Mrs. Ham), it is great to use materials foraged from the garden. My walk with Frederick today was a chance to […]
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Anthurium, Driftwood and Manipulated Leaf
Read story →July 16, 2012
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 365
It’s the 365th day of my project at last. When I started this project a year ago I had my doubts about whether or not I could make it beyond a month or two. Over the many months I have learned to create daily, good or bad, to just make it happen as part of […]
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365 Days of Ikebana-Day 364
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365 Days of Ikebana-Day 363
This moribana was made by quickly cutting some materials between rain storms today. No complaints about the rain because it is watering the garden. I had hoped to do some more work, but the rain cut short my outdoor time. As a bonus today I am posting below an earler version fo the arrangement from […]
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