November Class with Hata Sensei - Paper Sculpture

The lesson of this month is "with paper". There is no rule and limit! You can use paper wrap around the Otoshi (water holder) to make a container ( see below my original arrangement ) or you can make a paper sculpture place besides, or behind for your flower arrangement as part of design. We spend morning hours to watch Hata Sensei's demonstration with cutting paper to make a swirl shape sculpture that could be used as part of  designed arrangement, then made our own arrangement. In the afternoon lesson was Morimono Arrangement, variation No 7. Book 2. (11/18/2019)

Hata Sensei's demo arrangement

My wrap around Otoshi using three different color of tissue papers

My finished arrangement

After I saw Sensei's demo, this was my arrangement

Rearranged at home, another look

Marcia's arrangement

Margret's arrangement

In the afternoon lesson was Morimono arrangement (variation no.7 repeated lesson) for up coming Thanksgiving holiday. We were doing spreading Morimono table arrangements using vegetables, fruits and....  

Hata Sensei's demo.

My arrangement

Classmate's arrangement

classmate's arrangement

Classmate's arrangement

East Meets West- Annual Exhibition

The 4th Annual Exhibition presented by Sogetsu Buxmont Study Group was held on November 9. The theme of this year was "East Meets West." When I was thinking about my design, I had to consider the words East and West. How to connect them together was a little bit of a challenge.
My first arrangement "The Window into Two Worlds" was my title. I need your imagination to explain it! Using a twig frame, azalea, bitter sweet, mum, pine and lichened wood branch / Ceramic
The second arrangement was my demonstration "A Romantic Moment". My choice for this container was a big champagne glass (West), the Ikebana arrangement (East) was a basic style. For the final touch were two candles and a fan. I heard an audience in back seat saying loudly SO ROMANTIC!

The rest of the arrangements were the study group members' creation. Personally, my humble opinion is: I would not put a figurine or object to accompany an arrangement for this theme "East meets West." Their titles I leave for your imagination.  

My arrangement "The Window into Two worlds"

 "A Romantic Moment" by me, using azalea, rose, nadina and mum

Izu Dancer

Demo by June "See through to the beauty"

Demo by Chih "Geometry"

Art in Bloom

Autumn Falls

Dancing

When we were young

Tranquility in the years

Upbeat

Out of Obsession

Simplicity

Autumn Rhyme

The Big Wave

The Brilliance of Autumn color

Staircase to Heaven

Demo by Mary "My Garden"

Boxed In

Just add milk

"Companion" the center piece, the Japanese dolls for girl's day

"Slinky-ing around"

East+west = New World

Traveling without Boundaries

Longing

High Noon

Friendship Afar and Nearby

Demo Piece "Reach for the top"

Chrysanthemum Festival at Longwood Garden

The big event of  "Blooms and Bamboo" Chrysanthemum and Ikebana Sogetsu Artistry at Longwood Garden has almost come to the end. It has had six weeks of exhibition from October 3 - November 17.  Our team has been going to Longwood Gardens to maintain some of the Ikebana arrangements every Thursday, to keep them as fresh as possible (change water and wilted flowers). For 6 weeks we witnessed the chrysanthemum changing from budding to full bloom. I heard, after closing date there will be a totally different decoration scenery for the upcoming Christmas season.

Chrysanthemum Bonsai

Chrysanthemum Bonsai, I am so fascinating how it was formed