October - freestyle workshop

19th October 2019

Twelve member of the Study Group got together for the October meeting, demonstration and workshop.

Initially, there was much cheering and clapping as Bhuvana and Chitra Rajan were awarded their first and second grade certificates.

Then it was time for the demonstrations by our two senseis - Molly and Divya.

Sensei Molly did her first composition  in a large bell metal kadai - this is a cooking utensil of olden times.  The kadai was used as a container.

Two Coconut fronds - cleaned, sanded and painted orange mixed with gold dust inside.  Kept erect as curved lines.

For Massed Expression, she then used hydrangea flowers. The arrangement was completed, with with silver Oak leaves, that added depth.

Sensei Molly - Metal kadai container, with painted coconut frond, hydrangea and silver oak leaves.

Sensei Divya began with a more horizontal composition.  She used jasmine vine in a wooden container , the chrysanthemums and rafes palms completed the arrangement.

A better view.  Sensei Divya - palm, chrysanthemums and jasmine vine

Sensei Molly used 5 bamboo stems of various lengths. 4 were bundled together with dry banana leaf stalks.
3 dry sunflowers were kept inside the bamboo to add colour.  Slightly  withered alocasia leaf was
used to match the color of the bamboo., while fresh variegated dracaena was used to add depth.

Sensei Divya created a nagiere compositions with pandana grass,  wild vine, branch of lemon tree,
halyconia stems with a small bunch of chrysanthemums

Workshop arrangements

Only few members did arrangements.

Bhuvana's freestyle moribana - line and mass, with bamboo,
tube rose and chrysanthemums

Chitra Rajan explored the theme of "Descent", using  crab claw heliconia against fan palm with some
wisps of asparagus fern

Luna wanted to incorporate a triangle in her freestyle arrangement to harmonize with
the shape of the container, suing yellow chrysanthemum as a contrast colour.

Pushkala used a glass vase to do under water display.  She used Babylon Blooms orchid and
bold Furcraea (Agave) and 2 leaves of Crinum sp