Journal archive
March 7, 2013
At last spring is on the horizon, after a bit of snow yesterday(and a snowstorm that thankfully never came to fruition). Today was perfect to revisit my Sogetsu Ikebana lesson from this past Monday’s class, works with ice. The lesson was fun, but I wanted to try it again and get a better result. For […]
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January 25, 2013
Today I am happy to announce that photos of my ikebana will be published in the soon to be released book Flowers in Art: Contemporary International Artists by Cindy Ann Coldiron. I am thrilled that my sensei, Jane Redmon, will also have her work published in the book as well. “Flowers In Art: Contemporary International […]
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November 23, 2012
November 20, 2012
Autumn days are growing shorter. The time has passed much too quickly and I have a few photos to share, starting with this one featuring bittersweet (one of my favorite materials). The inspiration for this arrangement came after reading Dutch floral artist Gerd Verschoor’s book “Beyond Flowers, Collecting and Arranging Natural Objects”. In this book […]
Read story →July 16, 2012
It’s the 365th day of my project at last. When I started this project a year ago I had my doubts about whether or not I could make it beyond a month or two. Over the many months I have learned to create daily, good or bad, to just make it happen as part of […]
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July 14, 2012
This moribana was made by quickly cutting some materials between rain storms today. No complaints about the rain because it is watering the garden. I had hoped to do some more work, but the rain cut short my outdoor time. As a bonus today I am posting below an earler version fo the arrangement from […]
Read story →July 13, 2012
Here are two variations of an arrangement using curved and straight lines. Once again today I braided some palm to use, still trying to pratice and refine the skill. There is something I like about both and could not decide which I liked better so I thought I would show both.
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