The no-kenzan workshop
Sorry for this late post, but then better late than never isn't it?! Here are the pictures from the no-kenzan workshop we had at Trishala's place, a couple of weeks ago.
Ashok
After some great chaat and some yummy pineapple dessert we all said our goodbyes, promising to meet next month at Meenu's!
The pictures were taken from a phone-cam, so they do not do any justice to all the lovely arrangements, But anyway something is better than nothing!
The early birds were all done and ready when we late-comers arrived, and so we did not witness their "struggle" to balance the material and achieve beauty without the convenience of a kenzan! So, Trishala, Prerana, Seetha and Chitra sat smugly while the rest of us toiled at achieving this balance, combining the laws of gravity with aesthetics!
Trishala's arrangement went vertical, while Prerana took the horizontal route, both achieving grace in their lines, with the flowers adding a lovely focus.
Seetha and Chitra decided to keep it low, and created these nice table arrangements.
Sorry Venkatesh, but the AC at the back could not be avoided in the picture! His purple daisies(?) were eyed by one and all, as he artistically combined the two triangle Sogetsu vases.
Venkatesh
Meenu created this design marvel, where her branches balanced without a tripod-like effect! The tall carnations really give the composition elegance is it not?
Meenu
I used the standard tripod technique, with the long, slender and feminine copsia complementing the more masculine dressina?!
Ambika
And Vaishali did manage it in the end, after struggling to make these strelitzia stand, using the other thick branch did the trick, producing this dramatic and vibrant composition!
Vaishali
Of course, Ashok was late. And he charmed the ladies and earned his ragda patties by producing this creation-in-a-jiffy arrangement, with ficus fruits on a branch!
Trishala's arrangement went vertical, while Prerana took the horizontal route, both achieving grace in their lines, with the flowers adding a lovely focus.
Trishala Seetha and Chitra decided to keep it low, and created these nice table arrangements.
Prerana
Seethalakshmi
ChitraMolly took the branch lines tall, and had initially placed some orchids, but then decided on these carnations to complement the lovely lines
MollySorry Venkatesh, but the AC at the back could not be avoided in the picture! His purple daisies(?) were eyed by one and all, as he artistically combined the two triangle Sogetsu vases.
Venkatesh
Meenu created this design marvel, where her branches balanced without a tripod-like effect! The tall carnations really give the composition elegance is it not?Meenu
I used the standard tripod technique, with the long, slender and feminine copsia complementing the more masculine dressina?!Ambika
And Vaishali did manage it in the end, after struggling to make these strelitzia stand, using the other thick branch did the trick, producing this dramatic and vibrant composition!Vaishali
Of course, Ashok was late. And he charmed the ladies and earned his ragda patties by producing this creation-in-a-jiffy arrangement, with ficus fruits on a branch!Ashok
After some great chaat and some yummy pineapple dessert we all said our goodbyes, promising to meet next month at Meenu's!
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