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So, now back to ikebana. For last class the theme for the advanced students was 'A Winter Arrangement in two or more containers. This is very similar to 'Seasonal Arrangement' but more nuanced. There are materials available this season that don't necessarily depict winter.
The arrangement, above, is mine. I used bare magnolia branches, cymbidium orchids, camellias and alstroemeria psittacina leaves in two ceramic containers.
Nicole used pussy willow (Salix Caprea) and arum lilies in two ceramic containers.
Jenny used three glass containers, Siberian dogwood (Cornus Siberica Alba) and camellia.
Vicky's was a very tall arrangement, using silver birch and leucadendrons in matching ceramic vases.
Lucy used two large, bamboo containers. This created a challenge because, although the containers were large, they were not heavy enough to carry the heavy branches she wanted to use. It took a bit of doing but she managed to balance them both visually and actually. She used bare pear branches, wattle in bud and camelias.
Bredenia's two containers were a recent gift from her daughter and she was keen to use them. She used a bare lilac branch and camellias.
Shaneen's lesson was 'With Branches Only'. She created interest by contrasting the redish colour of the coprosma with the green of the murraya paniculata and by keeping the stems at the base clean.
Lei's curriculum theme was 'A Simplified Arrangement'. She used a piece of kiwi vine and a darling, little camellia in a ceramic container.
Mary's lesson was 'Vines'. She, also, used kiwi vine with a mass of gerberas and alstroemeria psittacina leaves in a tall vase.
Bye for now,
Emily
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