r/Ikebana

Will be glad to hear your opinion about these bird-shaped vases. I found vase with kenzan very practical and beautiful!

Book five lesson 6 Japanese Narcissus

Pruned and edited heavily to create the line and mass.

After doing more research this is my attempt at an informal style moribana arrangement in honor of late spring. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Hello! This is my 4th contemporary ikebana arrangement
I used “SALE” flowers that I found at a really cheap price and challenged myself to create something modern and expressive with them. I’m still learning about balance, structure, and movement, so I’d really appreciate any feedback or advice on my styling 🙏

Purple acacia and early dogwood

Working with dried materials is more difficult than I expected, because of the fragility of each piece. It was all about gentle flow and respecting the limits of each piece. I brought several options to class with me and ended up creating with dried white birch branches, a dried magnolia branch, several dried yellow billy balls (craspedia) and fresh purple mums.

I feel like I rarely do mass arrangements, so wanted to play around with them more. It feels so hard to get good space without line! I did also try adding a line to see how that effected it in the second pic.

Question is whether to eat the kale now...

Bizen ware tsubo with dried spruce, spirea, Solomon’s seal, bark, and hellebores.

This is really tough, due to lotus extreme dehydration speed, which let itself withers super fast.

widi

Truly a difficult arrangement to put together, as it is not as restrained as typical ikebana. Thanks to u/jaredzimmerman for inspiring me to circle back to finish this lesson in Book 4. :)

"Mazezashi (まぜざし) is a Sogetsu School specific style that uses five or more different types of materials to create a mixed, natural, and often rustic arrangement. It emphasizes blending diverse textures, colors, and types of flowers, weeds, or branches for a full yet airy look."

My mazezashi features white Queen Anne's lace, purple Veronica, lisianthus buds, white mini daisies, purple mini and regular mums, and white snow willow branches.

Flax is a great material for ikebana. If you’re a florist, never put it in the cooler, it will brown quickly from the cold. It will last a month or more in water.

From earlier this spring.

This is my first time trying Ikebana. I started with a tutorial and then kind of felt-out the rest. Really excited to learn more about this.

I made the vase myself. The design isn't too bold since I'm still learning the ropes. As you can see, my first attempt cracked in half during de-molding.

Did an arrangement with some of my Mother’s Day Flowers.