A Workshop with Helen demonstrating arrangements using a variety of materials

Our March workshop was held in the Khandallah Town Hall. Helen Wareham demonstrated how to create an arrangement using a variety of materials.

Book 4, lesson 5 - A Variety of Materials. Prepare an ikebana arrangement using at least 5 materials. The textbook suggests mainly flowers but Helen suggests using grasses, maybe from the roadside, to celebrate the end of summer.

When Helen first studied this arrangement it was called ‘Maze-zashi’, the Seven Grasses of Autumn’. A basket or a rustic container would be suitable.

Helen demonstrating how to arrange in a woven basket, a variety grasses, bulrush and locally sourced flowers

Helen demonstrating how to arrange in a low woven basket, grasses, nandina and flowers

Kathy's "Last of the summer wine" arrangement

Yoko arranged a variety flowers and grasses in a basket with a container held inside

Elizabeth used a double container to arrange a variety of materials including sedges and dried dock seed heads

Lynne arranged a variety of grasses and flowers in a matching container

Masako arranged grasses, wild sweet peas and dried dock seed heads in a matching ceramic container

Takako arranged a variety of grasses, seed heads, echium and hebe flowers in an interesting low container

Julie arranged a variety of materials including purple lineria and rose hips in a wooden container with a handle

Sharon arranged looped grass, statice and hydrangea in an interesting vase

Setsuko arranged umbrella grass, Japanese anemone, viper's bugloss - echium vulgare, hydrangea and vine in a double container

Sandi arranged a variety of materials including nandina and seed heads in a low ceramic container

Adriana arranged grasses, seed heads, maple leaves and hydrangea in an interesting container

Penny arranged grasses, carrot top, dried kauri leaves, seaweed and a variety of flowers

Kate arranged grasses, dried dock seed heads and cornflowers in a narrow woven basket with a handle

Glenys arranged seed heads, grasses, viper's bugloss - echium vulgare, lavender and hydrangea in a low woven basket

Our group working hard creating their arrangements

Looking closely at Kathy's arrangement

Looking at Yoko's arrangement from above

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