Lyn Cartwright, a Sogetsu teacher from Christchurch lead a very interesting workshop on miniature ikebana from Book 5, lesson 15. Our members learnt how to make several very small arrangements and display them as a group. Lyn’s instructions were: “First, everyone does their work and then we will be redoing arrangements with a twist. Please read the lesson carefully as I'll be asking why they have chosen these materials at end of the first session. Also look carefully at what you are using to display your arrangement on. Could everyone bring a bit of extra material along with an open mind for a fun afternoon.”
Lyn made us all think hard about why we had chosen the vases and materials. She then demonstrated how she uses small vases to show the very particular parts of flowers and greenery. We all concentrated very hard and learnt a lot. Thank you, Lyn.
Lyn arranging a variety of material in small glasses
