6TH APRIL, 2026

 

Hello all,

At our recent Wednesday class I had set the theme 'Maze-zashi' - A Variety of Materials. In this exercise five or more materials are used and care must be taken to maintain a lightness of colour and form.

Mine is the arrangement, above. It is, actually, the second arrangement I made of this theme because I forgot to photograph the first. I used six different materials in a self made, ceramic container.

Below is Lei's arrangement. She, too, used six different materials in a ceramic container.

Lucy used seven different materials in an Ikenobo style container which elevated her arrangement, adding to the feeling of lightness.

Nicole, also, used six materials in a ceramic container.

Six seemed to be the number of the day, as that was the number of Vicky's materials, also. Her ceramic container was also in the ikenobo style.

Jenny opted for a ceramic trough for her arrangement and, she too, used six different types of materials.

Wendy's class theme was 'Complementing an Art Piece'. The container she used picked up the colour of the painting and she created angles using the stems of umbrella grass. Her floral focus were two-tone dhalias.

Bye for Now,

Emily