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Sogestsu Teacher Lessons from Elizabeth - February to December 2022

February 10, 2022 Ikebana Wellington

Our Sogetsu teachers meet at Elizabeth’s studio to continue learning their ikebana arranging skills.

Topics include:

Book 5 lesson 1.7: Arrangement using Seasonal Plant Materials - sunflowers.
Book 5 lesson 1.5: Arrangement using Seasonal Plant Materials - hydrangeas
Book 4 lesson 10: Arrangement using Vegetables and/or Fruits
Book 4 lesson 13: Arrangement using dried, bleached or coloured materials

Elizabeth used sunflowers with eucomis and driftwood

Elizabeth used globe zucchini with a dried sunflower head

Helen used sunflowers with palm and yucca leaves

Helen used sunflowers with dried strelitzia leaf and fresh iris

Sandi used sunflowers with budding branches and tall bamboo

Misako used sunflowers with arum lilies and leaves

Setsuko used sunflowers with magnolia leaves and lavender

Kate used sunflowers with an upside-down branch

Kate used sunflowers in a triangular vase

Helen used hydrangeas with driftwood

Helen used hydrangea in variation No.1 upright reverse in a low white container

Sandi used hydrangea to create variation No.1 slanting in a ceramic container with legs

Sandi created mass reflecting the shape of the hydrangea

Setsuko created mass hydrangea showing water in an interesting container

Kate created hydrangea expressing movement in a tall blue vase

Kathy arranged branches of crab apples in a hand made Barbara Hocken container

Elizabeth arranged dried Siberian iris seed heads, aspidistra leaves and chrysanthemum

Kate arranged persimmon berries and vine

Sandi arranged a dried lotus seed head, chrysanthemums and flax

Sandi arranged dried Siberian iris seed heads chrysanthemums and kiwifruit vine

Setsuko arranged dried pukapuka leaves with salvia

Setsuko arranged dried hydrangea, fatsia leaf and salvia