Journal archive
September 10, 2011
My idea for today’s arrangement was using only items I could find on a neighborhood walk, and I thought it would be easy. Living in the city I often find discarded items that could be used for some interesing ikebana and I was on the hunt. So Frederick and I went for our walk and […]
Read story →September 8, 2011
Photography was a bit of a struggle today, it’s really gray, rainy and overcast so there is very little natural light. I used an overhead light that casts a shadow downward and helps the general effect of the design. This half moon vase is really fun and I wanted to be able to show it […]
Read story →September 7, 2011
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.
Read story →September 6, 2011
It’s the day after Labor Day and that generally means fall has arrived, and this year was no exception. Only 65 degrees for a high here in DC today and lots of rain. The rain will be lasting the rest of the week and it does make it a little harder to use flowers and […]
Read story →September 5, 2011
Day 50! It’s hard to believe that I have been doing an ikebana arrangement every day for 50 days. I still have a lot more to go, but so far it’s going great. Some days the arrangement is easy and some days it’s not. Today wasn’t so much of a struggle, but more of a […]
Read story →September 4, 2011
A small version today of the arrangement I wanted to do. You know that thing that is always in the way (in this case a roll of red electrical wire that has been in the studio forever) and you know that someday you’re going to use it? It’s always there and you keep it in […]
Read story →September 3, 2011
One of the most difficult materials for me to arrange is pyracantha berries. I’m not quite sure why, maybe it’s the long branches loaded with berries, leaves and thorns. The leaves usually have to go, and it’s a long process to take them off one by one being careful not to take the berries off […]
Read story →September 2, 2011
My starting point for today’s arrangement was a long, low ceramic contianer that I received as a gift from my partner Frederick. Several ideas went thru my head, and I settled on one in particular. I had wanted to do a hana kubari (a natural means of supporting flowers) and I wanted to expand on […]
Read story →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 […]
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