Naree used Dutch Iris Iris x hollandica, for the principal line and its support, and Alstromeria for the hikae.
Maree's exercise was to make a cascading ikebana. I think the branch material is Cotoneaster microphyllus. The flowers are one of the new varieties of hybrid Gerberas.
My challenge to the senior students was to make an ikebana incorporating Narcissus, and at least one other kind of flower.
Ellie used her Narcissus to create a mass at the opening of a tsubo vase. She then added Dutch Iris and three pieces of coloured wire mesh to create a light structure of flowing lines.
Christine placed white Narcissus at the mouth of the vessel, then added a mass of wattle on the left side. She placed bare Elm Ulmus, branches on each side of the ikebana that seem to frame the arrangement.
Maureen created a mass with white Narcissus in a yellow glazed shallow bowl. She added two small florets of other, unidentified white flowers to the rear of the mass. A single dry branch, also of unidentified material, forms an ascending line with multiple fine loose curves.
In the absence of available Narcissus, Helen created a naturalistic arrangement with Dutch Iris. I think this is a new hybrid as it has warm olive and fawn colours on the flowers.
This week I made my ikebana using a single Acanthus leaf that I had prepared for a demonstration last weekend. I set it in a black vase and added two white Arum lilies Zantedeschia aethiopica. I placed the leaf so that the central rib and veins on the underside are clearly visible, and a small part of the upper surface of the leaf is visible at the tip.
The vase is by the Japanese-born Australian ceramicist Terunobu Hirata.
31st August 2025
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