IKEBANA DREAMING

Radishes and ginger, oh my! I never thought I'd be writing about fruits and vegetables here at Ikebana Dreaming, but I recently...

It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. -- Henry David Thoreau I strained my back applying a bucket of liquid...

Once again, ikebana classes are set to begin at COCC, here in Bend, OR. (For info, click here. ) Who would have thought that a casual...

Perhaps you think Ikebana is only for the demur, gentle, artistic soul.  Perhaps you picture a beautiful, young woman with long fingers,...

The sun is shining. The temperature is climbing. The dogged remains of snow finally evaporate. It's spring! Here in Bend, it will take a...

Boundaries enhance creativity. Say wha'....? We begin today with a little cognitive dissonance, that state which occurs when an...

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring. -- George Santayana When I...

October is the fallen leaf, but also a wider horizon more clearly seen. It is the distant hills once more in sight, and the enduring...

Don't overthink it. -- Mark, my housepainter Even though Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this year, predicting six more weeks of winter,...

Check out these newly listed vases and our array of display stands at the IkebanaDreaming collection on Etsy. This Ohara-style vase is a...

Fail, fail again, fail better. -- Samuel Beckett Pardon the interlude these past couple months. With COVID's relentless march across the...

Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on. -- Joni Mitchell The Holiday Season is here…. Somehow, the exclamation point seems...

The holidays are fast approaching. Although they’re sure to be different this year, showing love to family and friends is more important...

...discovery consists, not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. -- Marcel Proust On my morning walk, the air is...

I live in Bend, Oregon, perhaps one of the most beautiful places on the planet. It sits at the base of towering Mt. Bachelor and the...

Alstroemeria is that humble bloom that can save the day in ikebana. It’s so easy, you feel like a pro, so abundant and affordable, it’s...

In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. -- Shunryu Suzuki I was a little awestruck...

I’m a swimmer and a fan of the writer Bonnie Tsui. She loves swimming and writes about it often and eloquently. In a recent article, she...

Perhaps the tulip is the only earthly bloom that boasts a Golden Age. Yes, Tulipmania was really a thing. There was a time in the 17th...

The poet must not avert his eyes. - Werner Herzog In an ikebana class, we students were once asked to pick an emotion -- anger, sadness,...