Kate demonstrates Arrangement with Plants on a Wall

October 11, 2022 Ikebana Wellington

Kate preparing fresh material to add to the vine hanging on the 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

The Spring Festival Exhibition at the Begonia House in the Botanic Gardens

September 18, 2022 Ikebana Wellington

The Botanic Gardens showing the rose garden and begonia house

The Spring Festival exhibition was held in the foyer of the Begonia House in the Botanic Gardens from Friday 9th, to Sunday 11th of September. The theme was simply ‘Spring Flowers’.

Our Sogetsu teachers held demonstrations on each day and many visitors came and viewed the beautiful arrangements in the exhibition. Below are photos of some of these.

Arrangements at the Begonia House

A collection of arrangements in the Begonia House

A collection displayed in the Begonia House

Arrangements being admired in the begonia House

Kathy arranged clivia, kawakawa leaves and fruit tree branch

Julie arranged leucodendron and flax in an interesting vase

Elizabeth arranged pussywillow, tulips and hebe in a low containerbe

Helen arranged palm leaves, freesias, willow and Japanese jasmine in a tall cane basket

Kate and Sandi worked together to arrange blossom, iris and pieris in a large green container

Misako arranged tulips, broom, rangiora and banksia in a cane-entwined container

Satomi arranged alstromeria, kawakawa and vine in a tall bamboo container

Lyn arranged kowhai and freesias in a tall white container

Setsuko arranged cymbidium orchids, snapdragons and hydrangea branches in an interesting white container

Yoko arranged freesias and willow in a tall vase

Sandi arranged kowhai and flax in a pair of brown ceramic vases

Masako arranged willow cymbidium orchids freesias and taupata in a tall white container

Kathy arranged calla lilies and pussy willow and coprosma in a low narrow container

Adriana arranged jonquils in a beautiful white vase

Spring in the Botanic Gardens

Tulips in the Botanic Gardens

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

August 16, 2022 Ikebana Wellington

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

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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