Wednesday, July 22, 2026

“Sweet July” - Emphasize the Container

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There were really no other flowers available, I had only big and small white hydrangeas, a bunch of lavender and branches. They had been sit...
Friday, July 17, 2026

“Come Naturally” Free Style Arrangement

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It’s been a while, I have not done a single piece of Ikebana since June. These days in my mind I know I should go to my daughter’s home gard...
Monday, July 6, 2026

United We Stand - Celebrate 250 Years National Holiday

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Last couple weeks, we celebrated my husband’s 86th birthday and 250 years July 4th national holiday!  Summer is here, we had experienced the...
Thursday, June 25, 2026

Hosta and Hydrangea

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For father’s day, we visited my daughter’s home and enjoyed Barbecue dinner very much! I was wandering around her garden, I cut some hosta a...
Saturday, June 20, 2026

The Three Garden Beds

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June 1 / 2026, was the last class lessons for the session. We will take a break for July and August, new session will start on September. I ...
Thursday, June 4, 2026

June Class Lesson (3) - Dried, Bleached, Colored Materials

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This subject was no problem for me! I had collected a few dried materials, but finding a suitable container was a little challenging. Here w...

June Class Lesson (2) - Massed Expression

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Three elements “Line, Color, and Mass”. The third element is Mass. I had a hard time finding a container I’d like to use; I also like to bri...

June Class Lesson (1) - Combined Styles

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Variation No.8 Moribana and Nageire combined style. The completed arrangement with their own individual beauty combined to create a whole ne...
Monday, May 25, 2026

Workshop - Floating Sense and Balance (3)

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This was the first day’s (May 19) workshop “Floating Sense and Balance.” Everyone got the same materials, but used their own container. I al...