Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Ikebana class canceled - Ikebana at Home

The March and April's Ikebana classes had been canceled due to Coronavirus Pandemic. It is possible that there will be no more classes for rest of this year.  Many, many lives have been lost since the outbreak, and people were asked to stay home to avoid getting sick. So schools are closed, some restaurants too, and other activities... I feel so sad and frustrated! My heart goes out to those families for losing their loved ones and their jobs. I also want to pay my deepest respect and sympathy to doctors, nurses, medical technicians and service personals who work so hard in front lines of  this horrendous environment.    

This arrangement "Repeating Similar Forms or Shapes" was the assigned subject for Hata Sensei's class for March. Wisteria vines made repeatedly into round shapes and the chosen container suits this purpose. Other materials: Daffodil and Billy ball (Craspedia)


Spring Daffodils arrangement / basket

The horse tail grows tall and bends in every direction. I put some
daffodils in it to make an onsite Ikebana (Repeating similar forms or shapes).

Friday, April 3, 2020

Orchids for March

I checked my older post and found out the last time this orchid had bloomed was in Spring, 2016. For four years, it has not bloomed at all ever since. Two months ago, I noticed it started to bud. Now it is in full bloom. I am so surprised and delighted!
Epi. Ciliare, miniature flowers only 2.5" in size
close up view

Paphiopedilum the tropical lady slipper orchid,
same situation like the first picture. So happy!

Oncidium


Tuesday, March 24, 2020

PHS Philadelphia Flower Show 2020- Ikebana (7) The last one

I am so glad that I am able to complete all three rotations of Ikebena arrangements displayed at the flower show. The 2nd rotation's pictures (see below) were forwarded to me by my friend, because I was not there in person.









 

Saturday, March 21, 2020

PHS Philadelphia Flower Show 2020- Ikebana (6)

These arrangements below were the third rotation from Friday to Sunday (the last day). I was there to do my duty on Friday, to be a hostess in the Ikebana section for two hours. All I had to do was just answer the viewer's questions about Ikebana.

These three arrangements were my demo pieces at flower show 

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

PHS Philadelphia Flower Snow 2020 - Ikebana (5)

Below is the first rotation of Ikebana arrangements (3 rotations in total), all major Ikebana schools evenly participated in each rotation in the flower show's Ikebana section. This year's feature arrangement for the whole Ikebana show fell on Sogetsu BuxMont Study Group. As you could see here (the first picture) they used a lot of Japanese quince branches, king protea, mum and other materials.
They did a very beautiful arrangement and got many compliments!
Five members of BuxMont Study Group's composition


          Ohara           Sogetsu,             Ikenobo          Sogetsu(mine)     
Ohara school

Educational table

Sogetsu school

Sogetsu school
Ohara school

Sogetsu school
Ohara school

Ikenobo school
Sogetsu school
Ichiyo school
Ohara school

Ikenobo school
Ikenobo school