Young branches are soft & pliant. They are fun to work with because they usually comply to what we want them to do! In this arrangement, young magnolia branches obediently curl up together to fit in a glass container.
I hope you like it. —Miyako
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My Ikebana: Light Branches
A neighbour had been pruning his garden and offered us some of these very fine and thin branches. This calls for a “light” arrangement, where the material is floating out of the container and could be carried away by the wind at any moment!
I hope you like it. —Miyako
"Sō" Magazine June 2023
Our ikebana exhibition at the Halifax Central Library last May, 2022 is featured in the June, 2023 edition of "Sō" (「草」) magazine, the official publication of the Sogetsu Teachers' Association.
My Ikebana: Amassing Pine
Dissambled pine branches. The needles are used to create mass while the bare branches form the line.
I hope you like it. —Miyako
"Sō" Magazine April 2023
Our welcome ikebana arrangement for the 2022 Atlantic Canada Japanese Language Speech Contest at St. Mary's University is featured in the April, 2023 edition of "Sō" (「草」) magazine, the official publication of the Sogetsu Teachers' Association.
My Ikebana: Under The Podium
The 2023 Atlantic Canada Japanese Language Speech Contest was held last Mar 11, 2023 at St. Mary’s University. We prepared an ikebana arrangement to brighten up the podium.
Congratulations to all the winners!
My Ikebana: Heaven-Sent Branches
Branches are like treasure for the ikebana practitioner. So it is always a great joy when we receive branches from thoughtful people who know how valuable they are to us! Last month a friend came all the way from Chester NS (about an hour’s drive from Halifax) to bring us branches that she had cut from her yard. We were truly touched!
Here are a couple of arrangements using the assortment of spruce and cypress branches.
Our warmest thanks to Myra for the branches.
My Ikebana: Roses and Eucalyptus
Here are roses “hiding” behind baby eucalyptus!
I hope you like it. --Miyako
My Ikebana: Dogwood Rings
Just a simple arrangement with dogwood branches curled into rings.
Happy New Year! --Miyako
My Ikebana: Simple Christmas Arrangement
Just a simple arrangement to feel the mood of the holidays!
I hope you like it. —Miyako