Setsuko lead a workshop on the 49th Sogetsu Principle, Emphasising Lines

On Sunday August 11, our workshop was held in Khandallah Presbyterian Church hall, our new venue. It was lead by Setsuko Kennedy.

Setsuko demonstrated the four principles of ikebana: a fresh approach, movement, balance, and harmony; the three elements are line, colour and mass. In Sogetsu Ikebana, the line is particularly important among these three elements. So, after considering the four ikebana principles mentioned above, members were asked to choose one of the three lessons from:
Book 3-5: composition of straight lines,
Book 3-6: composition of curved lines,
Or Book 3-7: composition of straight and curved lines.

Setsuko is putting the final touches to her arrangement in a tall white vase, showing curve, colour and mass

Setsuko arranged tall leaves and flower buds with variegated foliage for colour in an interesting container

Setsuko is putting the final touches to her arrangement in a tall pottery container with grass seed heads for line, a large curved dried leaf and a single camellia for colour

Setsuko used a tall pottery container to arrange grass seed heads for line, a large curved dried leaf and a single camellia for colour

Nicole arranged a long frond in a tall glass vase with sprigs of daphne for colour

Nicole arranged irises to show line and a sunflower to reflect the centre of the glass container

Helen's arrangement in a red vase show's line and colour with red stems and variegated foliage

Penny arranged white camellia and tall stems with buds to show line in a low, black container

In an interesting ceramic vase, Kate arranged irises for colour, lemonwood seed heads, curved cabbage tree leaves and a tall flax seed branch for line

In a crazed, round container, Masako arranged vines for line and curve and a single camellia and pink flowers for colour

Alyson arranged curved climber stems with helibore flowers for colour in a shiny circular container

Sharon arranged bunched stems for line and tulips for colour in a round, low container

Elizabeth arranged curved branches and delicate pink flowers for colour in a low, lilac vase

Yoko arranged tall kawakawa stems for line and daffodils in an orange, elliptical container

In two matching containers, Alyson arranged helibore flowers and curved vine stems

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