JULY WORKSHOP

The meeting on 8th July was a workshop on the theme of using previously unseen materials which were provided by the Melbourne Chapter. 

I.I. Branch member and senior Sogetsu School teacher Emily Karanikolopoulos provided a demonstration of two arrangements with materials that she herself had not seen until arriving at the venue. That meant she did not have the opportunity to plan and prepare the demonstration in advance. 

Her first demonstration was in a tall nageire vessel using long bare branches of Manchurian Pear, Disbud Chrysanthemum and Hypericum berries.

Her second ikebana was in a suiban using Umbrella Fern, red Tulips and Alstroemeria. 

Emily had asked the 25 participating members to bring both a suiban and a tall nageire vessel so that they had two options for how they could best work with their materials.

Below are the ikebana arrangements made by the members.