Color of The Container - The Subject of My Demonstration

The “Color of the Container” was the subject of my demonstration for the Buxmont Study Group’s annual exhibition. Since then I had been practicing for a few times with two different kinds of containers; ceramic and glass. I chose the black and white ceramic container to do the demonstration because I had a better idea and the materials I liked. ( Japanese anemone, baby breath, mum and black painted branches)

Tried a day before using the actual materials 

Even though less is more! But arranged it from behind 
and faced audiences was not the same thing!

Tried at home using mums from my garden 

Purple and white glass vase

Playing around with mum, dahlia and paper

Sogetsu Buxmot Study Group- 9th Annual Exhibition

Sogetsu BuxMont Study Group’s 9th annual exhibit was held 11/9/2024. In addition to the demonstration by the certified teachers. Here were mine and some of the study group members’ arrangements:

“Brighen My Day” (11/9/2024)

Rearranged at home 

Perfectly Imperfect

I have moved all my orchids and house plants inside the house already, since the weather has been turning colder, especially at night.  When I cleaned my house plants Philodendron, I trimmed some yellow and dead leaves, I used that not perfect leaves to arrange in a tall vase with mum, bittersweet and semi-dry Hydrangea. I named the title “Perfectly Imperfect” (缺陷美).

Ikebana International 19th NCARC - Connecting Through Ikebana - Master’s Demonstrates

Iemoto Naohiro Kasuya - Fourth Headmaster of the Ichiyo School of Ikebana.  I missed his demonstrations, but I heard he did a breathtaking and stunting performance! The pictures below were taken from a friend.

Kyoko Petersen- Senior Professor of Ikenobo Ikebana, the highest level of Classical Rikka at the Central Institute of the Ikenobo School in Kyoto. Mrs. Petersen has exhorted, demonstrated and taught ikebana throughout the US, Germany, Israel, Jorden and Morocco…  see below: 1to 4 pictures. 

I.I. 19th NCAR Conference - Exhibition

We had 100+  pieces arrangements in total. I just posted some of them here to let my friends see them first!