This past weekend we had a well received Ikebana International Flower Show in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Many people wanted to be in the park after so many days of rain. It turned out to be a beautiful, sunny Saturday and Sunday event.
Here is the first basic step in starting the arrangement. My husband stabilized the birch branch with a wood base,
which was the anchor for the arrangement.
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Next is the final arrangement with the Chiko School elements of natural materials without fancy vases. There are often artifacts such as small figures, but with the birch branches, I didn't feel that was necessary.
The next step is to paint the textures and colors, possibly using a polypropelyne material called "yupo" paper. It enables the paint to lay on top of the material and gives a strong, color impact. The next blog will feature the progress of painting this arrangement.
There are photographs of the many arrangements soon to be posted on www.ikebana.org/
Find some of my earlier paintings of flowers and ikebana on www.mesart.com/ashleyarts
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