A Workshop 'Using Unconventional Materials' led by Adriana Nickless

Our June workshop was led by Adriana Nickless. She used Book 4: lesson 11 - Using both fresh and unconventional materials and Book 5: lesson 7 - Composition using unconventional materials to guide her workshop.

She suggested everyone bring along at least one piece of unconventional material. The table was covered in pieces of paper, fabric, plastic, metal, glass, etc. We were asked to choose some material from the table for our arrangement. This produced spontaneous and very creative arrangements.

Adriana adding water between the two glass vases

Adriana adding Dietes grandiflora (Fairy Iris) leaves into the vases with plastic wrapping overflowing from them

Adriana placing fruit onto a piece of wire netting on thin cork mats

Adriana used soft packing plastic in double glass vases with Dietes grandiflora (Fairy Iris) leaves

Adriana's arrangement of fruit on a piece of wire netting on thin cork mats

Unconventional material

Sogetsu members working intently on their arrangements

Kathy arranged gerberas and a variety of coffee capsules in a ceramic container

A branch and large leaf with plastic wrapping tape

Gerbera, varigated flax leaves with tangled, silvery wire

Setsuko arranged a variety of unconventional material and added two large camellias

Julie used packing paper threaded through an interesting container with autumn berries

Yoko wrapped soft packing round two containers and arranged koromiko and red tape

Alyson used a variety of packing materials in a beautiful Japanese lacquered box

Misako arranged daffodils in a glass vase with blue voile and coloured pipe cleaners

Masako wrapped plastic tape round sweet william flowers in a ceramic vase

Lyn arranged red voile pieces and blue plastic tape in a flat upturned lid

Lyn arranged a variety of paper packing mterials

Sandi arranged voile, paper, pink material and packing wrap in an interesting ceramic vase

Nicole arranged coloured straws in a triangular container surrounded by paper packing

In a tall gglass vase Nicole arranged a purple hebe sprig surrounded by a variety of unconventional materials

Nicole arranged egg carton pieces with voile, cardboard inner and added coprosma leaves

Elizabeth arranged a variety of red, black and white plastic pieces

Group working intently on their arrangements

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