365 Days of Ikebana-Day 23
Again I was drawn into manipulating the equisetum, I had vowed to move onto something else this week but the enticement was still there. I tried a different technique of
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 22
It’s hard to believe that I am on day 22 of my project: a year of daily ikebana arrangements. One of our two banana trees provided me with some inspiration
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 21
Tired of waiting for the garden to start blooming again I went to the Dupont Circle Farmer’s Market today to purchase some flowers. Using what I’ve grown or collected has
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 20
This little Polish glass vase was a nice find today at Ruff & Ready . It was half price since this “junque” store is going out of business this month.
365 Days of ikebana-Day 19
My last day with the manipulation of equisetum, and I am ready to move on to something else. It feels much like I am phoning it in today, and that
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 18
Continuing my theme from yesterday, a further exploration of manipulating equisetum. This was done later in the day, and started out way too complicated with too many elements. After working
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 17
Finally we get some much needed rain in Washington,DC. Our garden is happy today and so am I. The heat and dry conditions have make blooming material scarce in the
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 16
My Sogetsu Ikebana class lesson last night was using one material only, gladiolas. I thought the arrangement I did was acceptable although I could only think of the gladiolas as
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 15
Into my third week of my 365 Days of Ikebana and so far so good. Tonight I did ikebana using one material, gladiolas, in my Sogetsu Ikebana class. I used
365 Days of Ikebana-Day 13
A gradual move to begin working outside the box, that’s what I ultimately want. Today a small shift outside my comfort zone and into something a bit more sculptural. Definately