365 Days of Ikebana-Day 25
A single bloom of blue clematis and some fantail willow made for a lovely ikebana arrangement today. I had a rock that I wanted to use today to make another
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 24
This arrangement is made using a technique called “hana kubari”, it’s basically a way of using natural materials as the fixture to hold a flower or flowers in place. The
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 22
It’s hard to believe that I am on day 22 of my project: a year of daily ikebana arrangements. One of our two banana trees provided me with some inspiration
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 6
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.
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 4
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
Cool Blue Water
Cool blue water surrounds the Hana Kubari made with a split stem of curly willow branch. Perched across the branch lies chartreuse green mini cymbidium orchid blooms and delicate blue grape hyacinths. It’s
Spring Awakening
Spring brings about renewal, long dormant life begins to awaken and reach for the sun. A perfect time to begin some posts here and show some new arrangements. I thought