Early Summer Flowers in May
The chill is finally coming to an end.
I've started to feel the humidity in the sunlight after the rain.
It's already the latter half of May.
It feels like this month's flowers have switched to early summer mode.
First, let's start with Ikebana.
Japanese irises for the first time in a year.
They are one of the flowers that can only be practiced during their specific season.
I arranged them in a round suiban (water basin) using a set form.
This is a formal arrangement style called 'Shikisai Moribana Yoshiki Hon-i'.
The Japanese irises in the back can have three or five flowers (this time there are three), but we treat this as a single cluster and finish it quite sharply.
Because the privet thicket in front is separated by pinks, it is called 'color-cutting'.
When I got home... I arranged them a bit more compactly in an oval-shaped water basin.
It's almost the same. It looks like this.
From the next day, the buds gradually began to show color, and by Saturday, they bloomed beautifully 🎶
Materials: Japanese iris, privet, pinks
Next is the arrangement 💐
This time, it was a 'crossing arrangement,' so I got to play with a lot of floral materials.
The container is also a bit larger than usual. I insert the flowers while being conscious of the crossings.
After some trial and error, this is how it turned out.
Materials: Larkspur, clematis, nigella, scabiosa, white lace flower, bulrush, steel grass
I have a longer history of practicing Ikebana, and usually, I arrange flowers so that the stems don't cross, so this arrangement was quite a struggle.
I was supposed to show the intersecting space, but I somehow felt like hiding the front with flowers💦
Some of my 'Ikebana habits' came out, and it ended up with an 'Ikebana-style' finish.
Apparently, you wouldn't cut the white lace flowers in the foreground this short for an arrangement.
By the way...
I go to arrangement lessons with two other people from my Ikebana class, and I tried lining up everyone's work to take a picture.
Even though we didn't plan it, the lengths, the angles, the way the lace flowers are handled, and the way the clematis buds are placed at the top right of the arrangements are all at the same angle😆
Still, the color scheme is so refreshing✨
The crisp, lively feel of Ikebana and
the soft, gentle colors of the arrangement flowers
are really bringing out the early summer mood in my home.
Thank you for looking today as well(*ˊᵕˋ*)੭ ੈ