Archive for the ‘orchids’ tag
Black Bamboo, Cymbidium & Oriental Lily Ikebana
Black bamboo rises above equisitum (horsetails) from an earthly bed of cymbidium, oriental lilies, leaves and branches.
Designed for an artist couple and bamboo grower.
Ikebana, Sausalito, California – March 2010
Orchid and Chrysanthemums Ikebana
Happy Birthday Ikebana is loosely wrapped with curly willow and harakeke – opening to show the cymbidium and chrysanthemums
More of Yukiko’s original, freestyle ikebana appear in her website’s Ikebana Gallery.
Kentfield, California – March 2010
Orchids Rising with Calla Lilies
Floral design expresses condolence sentiment with seasonal flowers.
Greenbrae, California – March, 2010
Winter’s End Ikebana
Three orchids and flat pussy willow with curly willow await the coming Spring.
San Rafael, California, 2010
New Year’s Celebration: 5-Foot Bouquet, Smith Ranch, San Rafael
Five footer arrangement in green and white is poised on staggered pedestals with Oriental lilies, orchids, roses, and seasonal branches with harakeke, and a vase of hydrangea – traditional design for the Smith Ranch.
Christmas Celebration – at Smith Ranch Homes, San Rafael
Five footer arrangement is poised on staggered pedestals with anthuriums, lilies, orchids, roses, holly and seasonal branches with pine cones – traditional design for the Smith Ranch.
Christmas Colors:
Red, white and green: roses orchids, holly, harakeke and curly willow… This bouquet has recently been posted on my Online Bouquets page along with one of those shopping cart buttons.
Holiday Celebration – Autumn Winter
Tall design shaped from cymbidium and dendrobium orchids with leucadendron and magnolia leaves.
Designed for client in Greenbrae, California.
Ikebana – Conflicts in Space
Yukiko has created many more ikebana designs than there is space to show them on her website. This week we had to take down one strikingly beautiful ikebana to make space for the newest design. Here they are:
We Took Down This Picture…
Ikebana with Bamboo and Dogwood – seasonal supply of dogwood is presently difficult.
To Make Page Space Available for This Picture
Ikebana of Orchids in October – designed with green cymbidium with phalaenopsis accent.
To have a place for every unique ikebana design by Yukiko, we are expanding our Ikebana Gallery to include online resources from Flickr.
As we develop this approach we will keep you informed through this blog.
Roses with Phalaenopsis and Hydrangea – September Flowers
This September bouquet gathers autumn colored roses with white phalaenopsis, green anthuriums and blue hydrangea in a tall design; green equisetum (horsetails) emphasizes its height, and curly willow wraps the outside of the sturdy glass vase. This varied arrangement expresses a fulsome presence.
Roses, Orchids and Hydrangea Design
The white phalaenopsis, off-center as it is, creates an eccentric touch to this robust and otherwise symmetrical design.
