Yellow Tree Peony

The yellow tree peonies are blooming first among the other regular peonies, which are having so many buds now! Here is an another arrangement using tree peony, before they are fading away!

Arranged on 5/5/2024, post on 5/16/2024

Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers! young and old! Especially to my niece, the brand new mother! Her beautiful baby girl is one month old! 

The first blooming tree peony and nine bark

The second tree peony, big and beautiful 

Bleeding Heart Arrangement

I have thought about using bleeding heart as material for Ikebana but I have never done it. When I saw a lot of bleeding heart blooming in my garden these days, it urged me to think about making an arrangement using many of them the bleeding hearts! 😊🥰 (5/2/2024)

Solomon seal and azalea instead of its own leaves 

One kind of material 

Multi- School Demonstration

The I.I.Philadelphia Chapter April meeting were honored to have three of our esteemed Ikebana colleagues, each from their schools, to make three arrangements. (1)The first would be one of  their schools’ classic arrangements, (2) then they would create a free style. (3)Finally, they would be challenged to make an arrangement with surprise materials that would show how different schools used the same materials. (4/25/2024) 

(1) Ikenobo classic arrangement 

(2) Ikenobo free style

(3) Ohara school 

(2) Ohara school free style

(1) Ohara school classic arrangement

(1) Sogetsu basic style 

(2) Sogetsu free style

(3) Sogetsu school 

Cherry Blossom

It’s so delightful to be outdoors, it’s the peak time of spring, all the colors in profusion in different trees! The weather is gradually getting warmer, this is the last cherry blossom, I only need one branch to make this arrangement. (4/20/2024)

Cherry Blossom and azalea (4/22/2024)

 

Eastern Redbud Trees

Eastern redbud trees are full blooming on the road side this time of year! These trees really stand out in the last few weeks of winter and early spring. 

Here’s the arrangement using Eastern redbud branches and the last double petals daffodils. (4/18/2024)

Hata Sensei’s Final Demonstration - Hello Spring!

Judith Hate Sensei’s final demonstration has been long awaited by her students and fans all over the east coast, finally here at “Jay Heritage Center”, Rye, NY. on April 16, 2024. Host by I.I. New York Sogetsu. 

It’s a special day for all of us, not only to see her beautiful, creative arrangements but to witness her internal fortitude (she recently fractured her lower back bone). Hata Sensei is truly a wonder! Inspiring us in many ways. I am so proud to be her student!

I invited my daughter to accompany me to attend this event, there were more than 130 people attended (sold out completely). It’s a rare opportunity and experience for my daughter. Hopefully, one day she might follow her mother’s foot step! 😊 

At the end, we, (Hata Sensei’s NY Sogetsu group and PA Mainline branches) presented the gift to her on stage, not only to celebrate her upcoming 99th years birthday and her 60 plus years of continuous dedication to Ikebana International.  (4/16/2024)

Girl’day or Doll’sday (Hinamatsuri) in spring 

Sensei directed the last piece of demonstration 

Miniature Daffodil Arrangement

Besides the regular daffodils, I have two miniature daffodils in my garden. My arrangement design this time needed bigger flowers, so I gathered two bunches of miniature daffodils to form two different color of flower balls. The other materials were Billy button (Craspedia), Philodendron xanadu, aucuba and dried wood. To complete my arrangement, my idea container choices was one of my favorite black ceramic container.  (4/12/2024)

New Container for Moribana Arrangement

I just like to use my new found suiban (made in India) for a moribana arrangement. The materials: Euonymus, daffodils (miniature and regular) are from my garden. (4/10/2024)

Flowering Pear Tree and Daffodil

There are many pear blossoms in everywhere, so as some other spring flowering trees and bushes too. If you would like to make any kind of arrangements, there’s no shortage for Ikebana materials resources on the spot at this time of year! 

Materials: Pear blossom, daffodil and Philodendron xanadu / ceramic triangular container (4/1/2024)

The original flowering branch needs to be trimmed