Journal archive
September 1, 2011
My intentions for today were to do a totally different arrangement from the one you see. I have two new containers that I want to use and my plan was to use one for today. While on my walk to gather some materials for the arrangement I remembered a branch that Frederick had pointed out […]
Read story →August 31, 2011
Something simple for today, a very long day for me. The most challenging thing was doing my photo late in the day without natural light. I think that the lighting worked, and perhaps for the fall/winter arrangements it will add to the overall effect of the seasons. Learning to do an arrangement any time of […]
Read story →August 29, 2011
Again today I used the sunflowers that came down during Hurricane Irene in my ikebana arrangement. I’m still drawn to the muted grays and earth tones of late summer and the beach colors but wanted to add a touch of color. It will soon be time for the vibrant reds, yellows and oranges of fall […]
Read story →August 28, 2011
Hurricane Irene is history, and I have photos that I tried without luck to post. However I will say that it was an interesting evening, one of the windows in the house we were staying in was shattered by a wind blown tree branch around 8PM last night. As were were trying to cover it( […]
Read story →August 27, 2011
My focus has been on getting things prepped for the hurricane, so I thought I had enough time to get up today and gather some last minute floral materials before the storm began at noon. Wrong! It was already windy when we got up and began to rain shortly afterwards. Now it’s been really windy […]
Read story →August 26, 2011
My inspiration for today was the bay/beach, maybe it’s seeing it every day on the retreat or the impending winds/rain of hurricane Irene that influenced me. I wanted something with a very beachy feel and some lightness to it. The pampas grass (courtesy of Juanita’s yard) gives a bright and airy feeling, and the barnacle […]
Read story →August 25, 2011
Today was partly rainy and was mostly spent getting out and enjoying the day before the winds of hurricane Irene arrive on Saturday. Gathering some provisions for the weekend was a part of the day too. later I was able to gather some lovely gypsophilia (baby’s breath) , pink garden roses, and some dark red […]
Read story →August 24, 2011
This is the result of my work(off and on) for the last few days. It somewhat resembles the sketch I did. Not complicated, but a fun piece to do. I had wanted it to have some kinetic energy of some sort and I never imagined that the root/driftwood piece would move in the water. I […]
Read story →August 23, 2011
For some reason today I chose not to place the sphere I had been working on in the installation spot and instead was drawn to late summer materials to make a smaller piece. I chose some grasses, some bittersweet (still in the green stage), driftwood, hydrangea, a fading hosta leaf and some bright orange/red nandina. […]
Read story →August 22, 2011
Much of today was spent running from place to place, up early and back to DC and then to appointments. After all that I worked on catching up on things so that we could return back to the bay this afternoon. I had barely enough daylight once we arrived back at the bay to go […]
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