I had the honour to install ikebana arrangements at the 26th Atlantic Canada Japanese Language Speech Contest held last Mar 9th, 2024 at St. Mary's University. Congratulations to all the participants!
Welcome flower at the entrance.
At the podium.
I hope you like them. —Miyako
The dried and fresh leaves were both from the Dracaena plant. Withered leaves display interesting patterns. It was interesting to put them together with the fresh ones in an arrangement to show contrast and the passage of time.
I hope you like it. —Miyako
Young branches are soft & pliant. They are fun to work with because they usually comply to what we want them to do! In this arrangement, young magnolia branches obediently curl up together to fit in a glass container.
I hope you like it. —Miyako
A neighbour had been pruning his garden and offered us some of these very fine and thin branches. This calls for a “light” arrangement, where the material is floating out of the container and could be carried away by the wind at any moment!
I hope you like it. —Miyako
Our ikebana exhibition at the Halifax Central Library last May, 2022 is featured in the June, 2023 edition of "Sō" (「草」) magazine, the official publication of the Sogetsu Teachers' Association.
Dissambled pine branches. The needles are used to create mass while the bare branches form the line.
I hope you like it. —Miyako
Our welcome ikebana arrangement for the 2022 Atlantic Canada Japanese Language Speech Contest at St. Mary's University is featured in the April, 2023 edition of "Sō" (「草」) magazine, the official publication of the Sogetsu Teachers' Association.
The 2023 Atlantic Canada Japanese Language Speech Contest was held last Mar 11, 2023 at St. Mary’s University. We prepared an ikebana arrangement to brighten up the podium.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Branches are like treasure for the ikebana practitioner. So it is always a great joy when we receive branches from thoughtful people who know how valuable they are to us! Last month a friend came all the way from Chester NS (about an hour’s drive from Halifax) to bring us branches that she had cut from her yard. We were truly touched!
Here are a couple of arrangements using the assortment of spruce and cypress branches.
Our warmest thanks to Myra for the branches.
Here are roses “hiding” behind baby eucalyptus!
I hope you like it. --Miyako
