Category Archives: ikebana

Summer Ikebana: 2 Demonstrations

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Peter

Tweet Dahlias in Ceramic Holder with Pine Needles Kentfield, California – July 2010 Blue Hydrangea with Branches and Berries Kentfield, California – July 2010

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Phalaenopsis Basket

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Peter

Tweet Kentfield, California, June 2010

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Maori Warrior’s Ikebana – for the Real Father’s Day

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Peter

Tweet Ikebana of trop­ical Birds of Paradise and red pin­cush­ions wrapped in harakeke, New Zealand leaves akin to European flaxx. Maori war­riors wove bun­dled harakeke into armored vests to deflect the arrows of other indige­nous tribes. When Europeans invaded New … Continue reading →

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Orchid and Chrysanthemums Ikebana

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Peter

Tweet Happy Birthday Ikebana is loosely wrapped with curly willow and harakeke – opening to show the cym­bidium and chrysan­the­mums More of Yukiko’s orig­inal, freestyle ike­bana appear in her website’s Ikebana Gallery. Kentfield, California – March 2010

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Winter’s End Ikebana

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Peter

TweetThree orchids and flat pussy willow with curly willow await the coming Spring. San Rafael, California, 2010

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Three Live Phalaenopsis Orchids in Basket Arrangement

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Peter

Tweet This orig­inal sym­pathy and con­do­lence ike­bana was designed for memo­rial gath­ering in San Rafael. San Rafael, California, February 2010.

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Masculine Valentine Ikebana

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Peter

Tweet Cymbidium in basket arrange­ment expresses mas­culinity in nature. Succulents, flat pussy willow and curly willow com­plete the design.

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Silver Winter

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Peter

TweetOak branches, moss, holly, ori­ental lily, leu­ca­den­dron, pine cone, pome­granate express the silver ele­gance of nature in winter.

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Winter Ikebana: Quince Blooms in Marin

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Peter

TweetQuince is coming into early bloom in Marin County now — del­i­cate buds on nearly bare branches in whites and colors create nat­ural frames above sea­sonal flowers.

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New Year’s Ikebana in Marin Style

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Peter

Tweet Japanese floral design, cym­bidium orchids, red amaryllis, curly willow with moss, harakeke, Marin sea­sonal foliage, cre­ated for another artist.

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