I'd like to start off by thanking all of you who took the time to write to me with words of encouragement and good wishes. I really appreciate it. I believe I replied to all of you but, if I missed any, I apologize.
Unfortunately, my recuperation from surgery has hit a snag and I find myself out of rehab and back in hospital. So, here I am, attached to an intravenous drip, scrolling through my archives for ikebana photographs to share with you in this post. Under the circumstances, I hope you will forgive any mistakes.
The photograph, above, is of two strelitzias reginae, which have so much 'animation' that they required little else but to be paced facing each other.
If memory serves me correctly, the theme for the arrangement, below, was 'Black and White'. The white, ceramic container sits in a black, wooden frame. The branch is dried magnolia sprayed white. The camellia is the 'Kamo Hon Ami' and the berries are from Portuguese laurel.
I like to arrange my ensata iris in the traditional, naturalistic way. However, in the arrangement, below, I had to use leaves from a different iris because the ensata ones are very curved and just don't work. I used a sprig of Japanese maple and pebbles at the base.
The container in the next arrangement is a stainless steel, truck exhaust, which does not hold water, so required plastic containers inside it for the fresh materials. I secured it onto a wooden board to stand upright. I created a structure with bamboo canes, which I then sprayed white. The fresh materials are arum lilies and variegated New Zealand Flax.
More curved agapanthus flower stems, this time dried and sprayed white. The vase has three holes on either side, into which I was able to place the agapanthus. The fresh materials are 'Altissimo' roses and euphorbia. It was a Christmas arrangement.
I made the arrangement, below, for an Ikebana International workshop the theme for which was 'Kimono'. I used cane sprayed black to represent the shape of the kimono, then added hydrangeas and Portuguese laurel berries.
The large, dried palm in the next arrangement was secured over the large, round container using a horizontal fixture inside the container. The Asiatic lilies created an informal mass inside the space created by the split in the palm leaf.
The container in the next arrangement is a stainless steel, truck exhaust, which does not hold water, so required plastic containers inside it for the fresh materials. I secured it onto a wooden board to stand upright. I created a structure with bamboo canes, which I then sprayed white. The fresh materials are arum lilies and variegated New Zealand Flax.
Those of you who have been following my blog will know of my technique of bending agapanthus stems whilst growing. I used two such flower stems in the next arrangement together with cathedral begonia leaves, in a self made container.
The theme of the arrangement, below was 'Paying Attention to the Shape of the Container'. I used umbrella grass stems to create the shapes and a single gloriosa lily in a small ceramic container.
More curved agapanthus flower stems, this time dried and sprayed white. The vase has three holes on either side, into which I was able to place the agapanthus. The fresh materials are 'Altissimo' roses and euphorbia. It was a Christmas arrangement.
I curved the stems of the leek flowers in the same way as the agapanthus. In the arrangement, below, I placed them in a ceramic container with four points and added smoke bush (cotinus grace) to complete it.
I made the arrangement, below, for an Ikebana International workshop the theme for which was 'Kimono'. I used cane sprayed black to represent the shape of the kimono, then added hydrangeas and Portuguese laurel berries.
Bye for now,
Emily
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