Posted in Uncategorized, tagged aster, freestyle, green, ikebana, leaf, pod, purple, shunran on September 24, 2015| Leave a Comment »
A freestyle arrangement in a new twisted purple plastic container. By the way, this context is a good moment to apprectiate Santiago Calatrava’s architecture. I named this post in the honor of ‘Turning Torso’, a skyscraper in Malmö, Sweden.
Teacher: Shunran
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged black, clematis, eucalyptus, freestyle, fritillaria meleagris, ikebana, pine on April 20, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Tenerife’s highest point, Teide, is surrounded by a natural park filled with pine trees. This volcanic region suffers from occasional forest fires in the hot summer months. The bark of the pine trees in this area is scorched black, but the trees keep growing in the high altitude. This arrangement represents my recent hiking experience on the Chinyero trail. I combined fragile violet flowers with burnt tree material to create a contrast between two feelings: fresh and suffering, gentle and sturdy.
Teacher: Ranka
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged aspidistra, freestyle, hay, ikebana, magnolia, shunran on April 18, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Magnolia, aspidistra and ornamental hay. A freestyle ikebana piece where I combined dark elements and light colours. The main satisfaction, however, arose from the rare possibility to use this precious spring flower as material in Finland where these flowers aren’t often available. The petals areincredibly soft and smooth, like skin. A flawless natural miracle.
Teacher: Shunran.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged black, freestyle, glass, ikebana, ranka, star-of-bethlehem, water, white on March 27, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged black, catkin, cytisus, foam, freestyle, graphic, grey, monochrome, oriental, pink, ranka, spring, white on March 27, 2015| Leave a Comment »
The tower reaches upright into the Kyoto skyline above the blossoming pink sakura trees…
Teacher: Ranka
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged carnation, chlorophytum, freestyle, green, ikebana, orange, ranka on March 27, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged birthday, bronze, cytisus, freestyle, myrtle, occasion, paint, pink, ranunculus asiaticus, shunran, tulip on March 27, 2015| Leave a Comment »
We had an ikebana class on the eve of Shunran’s birthday, so I made an arrangement to celebrate this special event. Happy birthday, Shunran!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged basket, brunia, cherry, freestyle, oriental, pink, poppy, ranka, romantic, sakura, spring, valentine on March 27, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged aspidistra, freestyle, green, ikebana, ranka, thuja on March 27, 2015| Leave a Comment »
I didn’t know what aspidistra roots looked or felt like this until I found some and placed them in this oval vase where they rightly belonged. Teacher: Ranka
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged brunia, freestyle, green, ikebana, lilygrass, orange, poppy, ranka on March 27, 2015| Leave a Comment »
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