KSKeith Stanley

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Tag: sogetsu

February 20, 2012

365 Days of Ikebana-Day 218

The lesson tonight at my Sogetsu ikebana class was disassembling and rearranging the materials. In the past this lesson has been more radical in the disassembling part, but we were encouraged to use it as more of an examination and study of the materials and how they work together. We were given narcissus and safari […]

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February 17, 2012

365 Days of Ikebana-Day 215

Some of the materials from two days ago, narcissus and lily grass, have been reworked for today’s ikebana. I am anxiouly awaiting the narcissus in the garden to start blooming so I can use the different varieties in combination. A short walk in the nearby monastery was great for viewing early spirng camellias, snowdrops and […]

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February 16, 2012

365 Days of Ikebana-Day 214

Here is the other ceramic piece that I bought at Manassas Clay, it’s a sweet little piece by Linda Becketti. It’s really small, a cup that you can hold in your had comfortably. In it I used one of the “Mickey Mouse” anthuriums, fading and drying but they still have some beauty and a single […]

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February 15, 2012

365 Days of Ikebana-Day 213

A few weeks ago I bought a few new ceramic pieces at Manassas Clay and today I used one of them for my ikebana arrangement. I love slab built pieces and this one has a great shape and color too. It’s perfect for spring/summer ikebana! In it I placed some budded magnolia tulip branches first, […]

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February 14, 2012

365 Days of Ikebana-Day 212

It took a long time to figure out my arrangement for Valentine’s Day. Traditional red and white flowers just were not on my radar today. I’m not a big fan of red and white flowers for a holiday that follows Christmas so soon. So I did work out an alternative, some pink, red and blue […]

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