Kate demonstrates Arrangement with Plants on a Wall

At our October workshop Kate demonstrated how to make an arrangement to hang on the wall. The theme from Book 4 Lesson 17, is an exercise we do not tackle very often.

With Christmas on the horizon Kate suggested including Christmas decorations and to give the arrangement a NZ twist by using local materials. She included some fresh materials and used a plastic tube for watering these.

Kate standing back to get a perspective of her completed arrangement for the wall

Kate adding rhododendrons in front of the hanging piece of rimu and wisteria vines

Kate needed to carefully balance the materials on the hook

Masako working on her wall hanging of twisted willow, greenery and poppies

Lyn and Sandi using wisteria vine and ivy for the wall hanging

Satomi adjusting her wall arrangement of vine, dried fern frond, gerbera and mock orange flowers and foliage

Kathy used jasmine vines and eucalyptus flowers and foliage for her wall hanging

Adriana used a twisted vine, ivy and ixias for her plants on a wall

Yoko intertwining leaves into the vine and dried fern frond and orchid stem

Sandi E and Alyson selecting suitable dried material for plants on the wall

Sandi E adding greenery to her dried branch on the plants on the wall hanging

Alyson hung an ornamental wooden raft and added rhododendron and greenery for her plants on a wall arrangement

Nicole carefully balancing the vine, ivy and ixias for her plants on the wall

Julie used cones on macroparpa branches with babianas and Australian dendrobium orchids for her plants on the wall

Setsuko and Helen thinking carefully about the shape and materials for their plants on a wall arrangement

Setsuko used a variety of dried and fresh materials with hanaki for a Christmas twist in her plants on a wall arrangement

Helen used a japonica branch, primrose jasmine branches, leucadendron and aspidistra leaves for her plants on a wall arrangement

A delightful little watering can - an essential item for ikebana arranging

In the Khandallah Town Hall we were greeted with a lovely display of woollen flowers in remembrance of Queen Elizabeth II

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