Dried Materials in Ikebana
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...
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Sep 22
Fall Ikebana Classes: Sign Up Now
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...
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Apr 15
Ikebana Is for Rebels
Perhaps you think Ikebana is only for the demur, gentle, artistic soul. Perhaps you picture a beautiful, young woman with long fingers,...
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Mar 18
Spring into Ikebana
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...
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Feb 28
Unlocking Creativity through Ikebana
Boundaries enhance creativity. Say wha'....? We begin today with a little cognitive dissonance, that state which occurs when an...
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Nov 20, 2023
Winter Ikebana: A Walk on the Wild Side
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...
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Oct 2, 2023
Fall Ikebana Class: What's Next?
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...
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Feb 14, 2023
Ikebana Class: Every Season's Bounty
Don't overthink it. -- Mark, my housepainter Even though Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this year, predicting six more weeks of winter,...
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Mar 21, 2021
Ikebana Vases and Display Stands
Check out these newly listed vases and our array of display stands at the IkebanaDreaming collection on Etsy. This Ohara-style vase is a...
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Feb 18, 2021
Chaos to Stillness: an Ikebana Exercise
Fail, fail again, fail better. -- Samuel Beckett Pardon the interlude these past couple months. With COVID's relentless march across the...
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Dec 6, 2020
Ikebana Holiday Arrangements
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on. -- Joni Mitchell The Holiday Season is here…. Somehow, the exclamation point seems...
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Nov 18, 2020
Give the Gift of Ikebana
The holidays are fast approaching. Although they’re sure to be different this year, showing love to family and friends is more important...
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Oct 28, 2020
No Kenzan -- Tools and Techniques
...discovery consists, not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. -- Marcel Proust On my morning walk, the air is...
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Sep 13, 2020
Ikebana without Kenzan: Surprising Things Happen
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...
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Sep 7, 2020
Featured Plant - Alstroemeria
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...
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Aug 21, 2020
Hiding the Kenzan
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...
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Jul 16, 2020
Avoid Drowning, Dive into Ikebana
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...
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Jul 3, 2020
Featured Plant: Tulip
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...
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Jun 20, 2020
How Things Are Now
The poet must not avert his eyes. - Werner Herzog In an ikebana class, we students were once asked to pick an emotion -- anger, sadness,...
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Jun 14, 2020
Featured Vase - Karukaya Hashirakake Some Dai
Say what? Following is a simple translation: KARUKAYA – a reed (Themeda triandra var. japonica, a variety of kangaroo grass) HASHIRAKAKE...
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