A little red and green with a holiday theme!
It is placed in the living room to spread some holiday cheer to everyone in the house!
I hope you like it. —Miyako
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My Ikebana: Snowy Image
Silver-painted fern makes a good depiction of the snowy landscape we see right now in Halifax!
I hope you like it. —Miyako
SMU FASS 2019
Every year the St. Mary’s University community shares its creativity through the annual FASS (Faculty, Alumni, Student, Staff) exhibits at the St. Mary’s University Art Gallery.
(Poster from the SMU Art Gallery website.)
In collaboration with Dr. Linda Campbell, professor at the Department of Environmental Science, we had the chance to present ikebana at the 2019 FASS exhibit. Linda has been learning ikebana with Miyako since 2016. She had missed participating in our most recent exhibit at the Keshen Goodman Library last May; so, it was quite opportune that SMU Art Gallery was able to allocate space for ikebana.
Arrangement by Miyako.
The ikebana portion of FASS 2019 ran from Dec 3rd to 7th, 2019.
Arrangements by Dr. Linda Campbell.
….and a fun selfie of the people behind the works: Miyako and Linda.
Last but certainly not least, a big thank-you to Robin Metcalfe, director/curator and Adam Myatt for your kind assistance and patience to make this possible!
Welcome The Oxford Taproom!
Just across the street from our shop, at the iconic Oxford Theatre building, The Oxford Taproom by Garrison Brewing opened its doors.
Here is our little show of welcome for our new neighbour. We do enjoy their beers, so creating the ikebana arrangements were a double pleasure!
Tall Ship premium East Coast ale.
Lemon Drop dry hopped sour.
Ikebana can complement many different things by finding a connection and extending it into an arrangement. With the above, we played with the colour themes of the beer containers. The vivid hues were a joy to work with!
Hope to see you and say “kampai” at The Oxford Taproom some time!
My Ikebana: Shades of Green
This arrangement is all about using green material. We play with different shades of green—from dark to “regular” to light, yellow-green!
As well, there are all sorts of textures to have fun with…slightly rough & dull or smooth & glossy!
It was interesting to seek out each of the “green” characteristics and put them all together. Here is the whole arrangement.
I hope you like it. —Miyako
My Ikebana: Autumn Time
Here is an arrangement that simply tells us that it is autumn!
I hope you like it. —Miyako
My Ikebana: Putting A Slant
This arrangement takes into consideration the lines of the container. It is a metal container with sharp angled lines. The dried curly willow branches bunched together create a line that extends the flow of the container line in one direction.
Straight iris stems extend the movement upwards.
Here is the whole arrangement.
I hope you like it. —Miyako
My Ikebana: Unbalancing Act
I have this vase that is round and hefty, with 2 symmetrical openings like teddy bear ears at the top. The challenge for this arrangement was to upset the balance provided by the container and disrupt the view into something more alive and moving!
Curled aspidestra leaves complement the roundness of the container while thin, narrow pussywillow branches provide the contrast and sense of motion.
I hope you like it. —Miyako
My Ikebana: Cornered
Here is an arrangement to brighten up a dull corner on the stairs landing!
I hope you like it. —Miyako
My Ikebana: Improvising With Paper
When I was about to start on this ikebana arrangement, I was shocked to find that the flowers I had prepared were already wilting! No good for an arrangement! So, I was on the spot and needed to improvise.
Luckily, the Sogetsu School allows for the use of unconventional materials. There were some bright red paper lying around the studio…and they were transformed to replace the flowers!
Here is the whole arrangement.
I hope you like it. —Miyako