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)
I just like to use my new found suipan (it looked like from animal horn, made in India) for a moribana arrangement. The materials: Euonymus, daffodils (miniature and regular) are from my garden. (4/10/2024)
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)
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| The original flowering branch needs to be trimmed |
I started with two flowering branches: Sand cherry and Japanese quince, I followed their natural growing direction, trimmed a little and arranged to one side like a spring breeze blowing in the air!
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| Added daffodils and hellebore / porcelain vase |
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| Two daffodils |
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| One daffodil |
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| Just two branches at first |
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| First tried with azalea |
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| Side view |
It’s a spring time! The materials are out there in my garden, I randomly made an arrangement using two matching purple glass containers for my own pleasure!
Three lessons for March: Lesson one -Variation No 3, Slanting Style Nageire. Lesson Two -Variation No 4, Upright Style Moribana. Lesson Three -Two or More Containers with Challenge! (3/19/2024)
For lesson three, using two or more containers to make an arrangement with challenge, not a set or matching containers. So I choose two black ceramic containers: one round shaped and one tall rectangular. For materials: I always like to use seasonal materials. Forsythia and hellebore (lantern rose) are blooming beautifully! I also use two pieces of vine twigs to support the flowers in place.
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| In the class I used less forsythia |
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| Lesson one and lesson two |
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| Tried at home |
Materials: Azalea, dogwood, two kinds of mums, golden rod, safflower, Japanese quince, pine and dried vine. Ceramic Tsubo container on cider wood base. The pedestal is 2 feet x 2 feet x 3 feet high.
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| I added maroon color mum to be a little touch with background |
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| Side view |
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| Back side view |
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| Japanese quince added on for high |
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| Tried again with dogwood |
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| The very first design |
The third rotation (the last one) Ikebana displayed from 3/8 to 3/10, 2024. Here were mine and other I.I. members’ arrangements:
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| My Arrangement |
On Thursday night, it’s time for Ikebana third rotation people, and for me to go to set up arrangements at the convention center, Ikebana section site. So, I got the chance to view all the second rotation’s arrangements before they teared down. Please see below:
