September 2023 workshop

After 4 months it was nice to meet members face to face at the familiar ambience of ABK. 

Sensei Molly demonstrated in her elegant, experienced style to bring forth the translucent nature of glass container, water and plant materials. Her first item was depicting the Fall season, where she used a sunflower, exhibiting the brown seeds more than the yellow petals and also alamanda petals only floating, leaving the scene to the imagination of the viewer to appreciate the aspects of Fall. 

The second one was in a translucent container which had protrusions on one side, which she took advantage to depict Surface, of the slender  caladium leaf with its own stalk giving it a linear direction which was appealing. 

The third she used three water glasses giving an ascendant/descendant structure and complimented them with ordinary materials . 

The last one was in a slightly tinted vase where she used white lilies and red flowers tied together with wire and gently filled the vase with water through a cardboard tube. She explained to the audience, that if she used a mug to pour water, the bunch of flowers will change its intended position.That was from an experienced sensei. Transluscence, water as part of composition and elegance was handled well.

There were lots of apologies for absence.

Malathi Pandurang read out the offer made by the President of Cholamandal Artist’s Village Gallerie and Workshop halls for our Annual exhiition in January.The meeting ended with some refreshments.

Ms Molly Cherians arrangements

1. Title Fall 

Based on lesson  9 book 4. Disassembling and  rearranging.

Materials: Arranged Sunflower in a large  oval glass container  kept on  a wooden  tray

2. Title Water's Edge

Based on lesson 14, Book 3 , Composition of  surface  and line. 

Materials: 3 Caladium leaves  arranged in a translucent glass  Nageire  container.

3. Title Gin and Tonic

Composition  using multiple  containers. 

Materials: umbrella palm, premna, green  Anthurium, Gypsophylla and water beads  , arranged in multiple glasses kept on  a dark wooden  plank.

4. Title Submerged  arrangement 

Free  style. Materials: white lily,  miniature ixora,Aglonema Leaves, and marbles arranged in  a large transperent glass bowl.

Participants Arrangements 

1. Susan Sudhir | materials used: pandanus leaves (above and inside the water); canna stem (dried and painted); bulrush stalk

2. Luna's arrangements  materials used philodendron leaves and santini chrysanthemum in a glass container

3. Trishala's arrangement using Palm leaves.. chrysanthemums.

4. Krishna's arrangement using Gerbera yellow, white and red Chrysanthemums, allamanda branch.

5. Mohan's arrangement using canna leaves and ixora  flowers