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| Before trimming |
The photographs of the arrangement, above, demonstrate how judicial trimming is necessary to reveal the beauty of the material. It is one leucadendron salignum branch, which can stand alone without the addition of other materials.
At last month's Ikebana International meeting Chieko Yazaki, of Shogetsudo Koryu school, presented the workshop and the theme was 'Flax'. She made a number of arrangements using flax in a variety of ways.
The two photographs, below, are of my arrangement photographed against two different backgrounds. I used variegated NZ flax and a single stem of umbrella grass in a triangular, glass vase.
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| Photo by Lei Wang in situ |
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| Photo at home against black background |
Jenny used a number of different coloured flax leaves and begonia maculata flowers in a vase with holes all around.
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| Photo by Lei Wang |
Wendy arrived at the meeting without materials or container. Chieko had brought some materials for those that didn't have any, so Wendy took some flax leaves and created a large, free standing structure without a container.
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| Photo by Lei Wang |
Nicole used variegated NZ flax and agapanthus seed heads in a trough-like, ceramic suiban.
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| Photo by Lei Wang |
Mary's theme was 'Complementing an Art Piece'. She brought a small painting made by indigenous artist, Karen Bird.
Mary used Siberian dogwood stems, Cornus Siberica alba, reflecting the curved, vertical lines in the painting and pink tulips and yellow Billy buttons, Pycnosorus globusus.
For this week's camellia arrangement, I was happy to see my Brushfields' Yellow camellia shrub in full bloom. I placed two stems in this double, ceramic container.
Bye for now,
Emily
