Workshop with Setsuko Kennedy - theme 'Using two or more Containers'

Our August Sogetsu workshop was given by Sesuko Kennedy with the theme of ‘using two or more containers’ to make an arrangement. Setsuko suggested using various combinations of containers of the same shape or different shapes, or the same colour or different colours. Multiple placements of containers, such as placing them side by side, placing one in front of the other, or placing them diagonally can be tried. The focal point of this lesson was to achieve a composition with the combination of multiple containers. Some members experimented by arranging ‘composition of straight lines’ in one container and ‘composition of curved lines’ in another container, and placed the two containers of Ikebana in balance.

Setsuko arranging two vases of similar shape but different colours. She used chrysanthemums, stock and camellia leaves

Setsuko demonstrating

Setsuko arranged muelenbeckia, gerbera and leaves in two different containers

Setsuko arranged camellia with the leaves stripped off and placed into the lower vase

Sandi arranged two different sized containers and two varieties of camellia

Adrianna arranged two different sized and coloured containers with jonquils and camellia

Lyn arranged similar sized and coloured containers and jonquils and branches

Elizabeth arranged in stacked, different coloured containers with anemonies and reeds

Satomi arranged in two matching containers but of different sizes with pink gerbera, lily leaves and reeds

Yoko arranged a variety of leucodendrons and grapevines with two different coloured and shaped containers

Kathy arranged kowhai branches, yellow kakabeak and clivia leaves and berries in two very different containers

Julie arranged tecomanthe vine to match the swirls on the large vase with garden cymbidium orchids and fern in two dark brown different sized containers

Leonie arranged two oblong textured containers with spring flowers and garden orchids

Masako arranged in four identical champagne flutes, pine with pine cones and freesias

Misako arranged in three different shaped and coloured vases with flax and leucodredron

Kate arranged in two rustic vases with lily of the valley tree, freesias and rhododendron buds

Nicole arranged stock and flax in two identical vases

Lyn getting a certificate from Sandi her teacher

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