June was a busy month! My last arrangement in June for my own pleasure was freestyle using two main materials; Mitsumata and painted allium which were just sitting in the Ikebana room, the rest of the other materials were easy to find from my garden. They were hydrangeas (two kinds) and Stokes Aster. (6/27/2024)
I have been growing orchids for 15+ years now. In 2008, I took my first lesson in Sogetsu Ikebana. For me, growing orchids and creating Ikebana arrangements are my meditation. I created this blog to share my pictures and ideas with you. It is like my JOURNAL and helps me keep track of my progress.
Sunday, June 30, 2024
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Arrangement with Bamboo Mat
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Friends Remembering Friends
June/18/2024 was the last class of the season. It was a lovely ending to our year of ikebana with so many memories of friends who are no longer with us. Our arrangements were expressions of what ikebana means to each of us, and sharing the memories of our friends in Ikebana. We all had a wonderful and meaningful time!
My arrangement was an expression of my memory to a friend who was always dear to me in the class room. I would like to use her wood structure which I owned through raffles during her memorial service two years ago. I missed her!
The wood structure was made by Midori Sensei |
The back view |
My first attempted design |