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January 9, 2025
Master the Art of Contemporary Floral Design Step into my world of contemporary floral artistry—where structure meets creativity and flowers become sculpture. I’m an EMC Teaching Coach and hold a teaching degree in Sogetsu Ikebana, so I blend European design thinking with Japanese discipline and line to create work that’s both architectural and expressive. With […]
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April 13, 2014
Earlier this month I did a demonstration for the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Workshop of the Washington,DC Chapter of Ikebana International. They are always such a warm and receptive group and it was a pleasure to spend the afternoon with them. I managed to get some quick photos afterwards and You can see my work below. Now […]
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March 15, 2013
I am still waiting for warm spring weather to arrive, it’s a bit cold so I thought I would post some tropical ikebana to warm things up. These were both done for the demonstration last month. Very slowly I am getting things posted, and creating some new work. As always I am searching for inspiration […]
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Colors in the same tonal range or vertical composition? The answer is that they are both. The combination of yellow pincushion protea, dried bird of paradise leaf and hosta leaf are in the same tonal range of yellows. If you look at the chart below you can see the different tones of yellow used in […]
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