Orchids and Ikebana

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.

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Leaves in a Contemporary arrangement (Leaf Manipulation)

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Materials: Sensevieria Leaf( Tiger tail), Mums, Baby's breath and Rose I bought a dozen roses two weeks ago, after I used some of them, ...
Thursday, December 22, 2011

New Year Arrangement

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Materials: Bamboo, Pine, mum and roses.(12/20/2011) These materials are commonly used for New Year's flower arrangements in Japan, espe...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Free style

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I like to use this wood panel from last October and arrange it differently. I secured the branch on top of wood first and wrapped some bitte...
Monday, December 19, 2011

Orchids in December

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C. Percivaliana "Summit" It's called "Christmas orchid", always blooming on time for Christmas. Bllra. Tohoma Glacie...
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Merry Chrismas

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Christmas Arrangement Materials: Red Winter Berry, white Poinsettias, Holly and silver paint sprayed vine and Hydrangea. After class I rearr...
Saturday, November 26, 2011

BCOS 2010-2011 Show Table Awards

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The Bucks County Orchid Society usually gives out show table awards for windowsill and greenhouse growers at every May's banquet award n...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Combined Styles and Free Style

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Nageire and Moribana I did this style two years ago in book#2. The composition this time is much more beautiful than the previous one. (11/2...
Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Simplified Arrangement

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My simplified arrangement has been trimmed to its limit in class, after a class discussion under the guidance of my teacher. Unfortunately ...
Friday, November 18, 2011

Camellia

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The camellia is one of the most commonly used flowers in Japanese floral art, but in the United States we hardly see them used in the ikeban...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Orchids in November

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This Thursday is our Bucks County Orchid Society meeting. I have missed two meetings already. I am going to bring four plants (below) to the...
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