Treasures from Korea - PHS 2014 (2)

 The AIFD  for the flower show took its inspiration from an extraordinary exhibition at Philadelphia Museum of Art, "Treasures from Korea" and focus on a specific set piece,"The King's Feast" from the Joseon exhibition.

King's table

A Backyard Battle - PHS 2014 (1)

Mercer County Community College; Did a great job for showing us the most diverse groups of animals on the face of the earth that you might run into in your backyard. Can you identify those little creatures?

Philadelphia Flower Show - 2014

Main entrance;  with colorful strikingly powerful design

The entrance garden of "ARTiculture" inspired by the paintings and sculptures of Alexander "Sandy" Calder.

The fusion of art and horticulture celebrated in " ARTiculture," an extraordinary presentation of the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show on March 1 to 9, 2014.

Beautiful flowers, gardens and landscapes have always been an inspiration for artists. This year PHS partners with the nation's leading art museums and institutions. "Where Art meets horticulture" explored the influence of natural landscapes on the art.  Floral designers were paired with museums in the Philadelphia area and beyond and given this mission: Find an artist, a painting and interpret it their own way.

Focusing on the Uses of water

Artist -  June Wu

Artist - Mary Swierczynski

Artist - Mary  Swierczynski

There are various ways of using water, such as emphasizing the water surface or showing water through a transparent vase.
My classmates June and Mary, using clear container to create so beautiful and clever arrangement. Mary,combined two different shapes of containers to pile them up in order to secure the branch also to show various features of the water.  (2-25-14)

Sansevieria Leaf

Materials: Sansevieria Leaf, mum, golden rush
Container: Ceramic vase

 I used three  leaves of sansevieria for the arrangement in the class. The sansevieria leaf is a very thick will last for a very long time.  After class, I reused it  to manipulate and arranged in a contemporary way. (2-25-14)

Happy Valentine

Materials: Winter red berry, Lily
container: Ceramic vase

Today is valentine, but we just got a heavy snow storm attacked again yesterday with 10" or more snow around our area.  It was so pretty the scene of field and woods remind the movie from Dr.Chivago.
My neighbor Barbara and Bill gave me some white lilies.  In return, I arranged this arrangement wishing them have a  very happy Valentine's day with attachment by email.  (2-14-2014)

Sunflowers

Materials: Pine and mini sunflower
Container: Ceramic vase 

Old arrangement with new flowers

Its snowed again today! I wished those sunflowers can bring nice weather for us tomorrow. I bought a bundle of mini sunflowers on the lunar new year's day after having celebrated in the restaurant with group of friends.  Pine was left over from previous arrangement, I felt sorry not to finish it.  I spent two dollars for mini sunflowers. Its make me occupied and happy on the snowing afternoon.(2-3-2014)

Lunar New Year arrangement

Materials: Pine,bamboo,winter berry and gerbera daisy
Container: ceramic vase

Side view of arrangement

without red winter berries

January 31, is Lunar New Year's day,the beginning of horse year.     For celebration of New Year red and gold colors has been chosen in this arrangement.  I used painted bamboo, pine, orange color gerbera daisy and red winter berry to bring happiness,fortune, good health and prosperity for the coming year and the years to follow.(1-24-14)

It is a winter time!- A view from window

Materials: White branches, chrysanthemum,button mum.
Container: Ceramic vase and three kenzan

 A major snow storm walloping the Tri-State area has prompted a state of emergency in both New York and New Jersey. Extremely cold weather at east coast and people have been warned to stay in the house to keep warm. Their are 5 feet long icicles hanging from the roofs.  Out side everything was white and road was slippery, the Ikebana class was canceled again. The idea of my arrangement was got from the view through windows for several days. (1-24-14)

Faded Beauty- Using Dried Materials

Materials: Dried celosia (cockscomb), branch

The winter snow storm swiped Northeast of U.S again this pass Tuesday.  Ikebana International #71 has cancel a workshop using materials from our wind-swept winter landscape without water Today, January 23.   Using dried materials is not quite like fresh materials, because their texture and lightness were different which cannot be expressed the same as fresh material.  I  dried cockscombs from last September and color doesn't faded to much at all.  With one bare branch I created an arrangement of dried and faded material. (1-23-14)

Winter time theme

Materials: Nandina, chrysanthemum

Materials: Dried Banana leave,dried branch,chrysanthemum.

Due to  holidays and bed weather, we cancel couple times of classes. Here are two arrangements I did yesterday to show my winter theme arrangement.( 1-07-2014)

Orchid

ROBERT'S  C IOICE 'DEE'

 I purchased this Cattleya three years ago, Finally it bloomed at the end of 2013.  The color supposed white with red lip.  It was a surprise  the actual color turn out so beautiful !