Friday, June 28, 2013

How did you fall in love with Japan?

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  The title of this blog-- ikebana opens door to Japan --points to what seems to be a mystery in my life. Until 2010 when I first became awa...
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Friday, May 31, 2013

What I Did Wrong--Lessons in Ikenobo and Editing

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Yes, you're right, on the left is the same photo I put up last time. My last post was about the flowers pictured in the photo but not ...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Local and healthy-for-you flowers for ikebana, Part 1

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Columbine and honeysuckle from my garden I had no idea I might be breathing in pesticides when I bought and arranged a bunch of roses, u...
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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Bonsai chrysanthemum--new information since last post

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 One of the pleasures of posting a blog is that I can learn from my readers. I posted in my most recent entry the above photo taken in a...
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Flower arranging in Japan now--some views

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Welcome to a florist shop in Kyoto, October, 2012. I was traveling in Japan, and of course, because I love plants and ikebana, I was attra...
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Struggling with Shoka

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What you see below is my current assignment. My teacher asked me to do an arrangement of spring branches, in this case, crab apple. The assi...
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Monday, April 1, 2013

Boston Event, Part 2, Inspirations and Delights

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Above is a rikka arrangement on exhibit at the Boston Ikenobo Anniversary Celebration earlier this month. (For introductory information a...