Journal archive
March 7, 2012
Today I had the pleasure of presenting a hana dome demonstration and workshop for the Ikebana International Alexandria Workshop. After demonstrating three arrangements I worked with the 20 workshop participants learing how to build their own hana dome or flower fixtures with branches and wire. I thought everyone enjoyed the workshop, and I hope they […]
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March 5, 2012
My design today is using dried, fresh, and unconventional materials. The packing material is one that has fascinated me for a while, so today when I came across some I brought it home to use. AfterI looking at it and twisting, folding and manipulating the shape I had an idea. A dried stem of strelitzia […]
Read story →March 4, 2012
Using the only materials with any color I could find in the garden (spring is here but the blooms are still scarce) I made this small hana kubari. The pussy willow branches are used as natural supports for the flowers, and I left an open area of reflecting water.
Read story →March 3, 2012
This sweet Japanese vase was brought home to me today by Frederick, so I had to use it right away. It has a great white glaze with some greenish spots, whiich led to my use of green(pine needles) and white(hellebore) to match the vase colors. The pine needles are used as the mechanics to hold […]
Read story →March 2, 2012
It’s a quick short post with a small arrangement tonight. The miniature ikebana was done after sending most of my time working on a larger structure for later next week. To make it a bit more interesting I photographed part of the larger piece with the miniature and posted it below.
Read story →March 1, 2012
Today I gather more of the winged euonymus to use in some designs, and I have placed with it some gypsophila and an anemone. Continuing the study of filler flowers and their use I tried massing the gypsophila into a sort of “cloud” and inserted the anemone in it. Like a puff of smoke or […]
Read story →February 29, 2012
With some dry time in between heavy rains today I was able to gather a few things in the neighborhood to make my arrangement. A couple of cherry branches, one branches of winged euonymus( I MUST get more of it to work with later) and a few narcissus from our garden out back. Together it […]
Read story →February 28, 2012
A simple inoribana today, using flowers from the garden. The yellow narcissus are in full bloom and have lovely leaves to use. Soon the other varieties of narcissus will be in bloom too. Lovely blooming branches are appearing all around the neighborhood. I think spring is here at last!
Read story →February 27, 2012
This is what centered me, and helped provide some calm during a stressful day. It whispered to me “breathe”.
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