July 2, 2012
Journal archive
Tag: pine
March 4, 2012
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 231
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
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 230
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 →February 26, 2012
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 224
This is the view during my Saga ikebana class today, we were all working on seaside landscapes with pine and sand. It was interesting to work on moribana/landscape designs although a bit difficult to wrap my head around the connection between both at the same time. But it was a great class, reminding me how […]
Read story →December 10, 2011
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 146
Out of necessity and fatigue I made this small floral offering for view tonight. It’s easy, but just want I needed to do when I am this tired. The timing of the holidays, being so busy and having this project to do are all colliding. Temperatures in the 30’s in the studio don’t help much […]
Read story →December 9, 2011
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 145
Another attempt at “simplified expression”, this time I pared it down to try to get the feel I wanted. It’s close, but still not quite what I wanted. Getting that feeling of simple grace and ease with a few materials is a lot of work and just not that easy. However I have a better […]
Read story →December 4, 2011
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 140
The theme of holiday ikebana continues today with traditional colors once again. I reused the red branch from yesterday and I added more pine and some white chrysanthemums. Not only are white chrysanthemums elegant and somewhat traditional for the Christmas season, they are long lasting as well. So now I need to think about some […]
Read story →September 7, 2011
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 52
My quick ikebana arrangement for a rain soaked day, pine with an orange zinnia. The pine is the main focus with the zinnia as the secondary point meant to draw the eye into the design. Something peaceful for a stormy, wet day.
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