Cymbidium orchids, anthariums, dogwood, white and umbrella pine, moss, brasilia,pom poms.
Exhibit at Ikebana International's Annual Show in the lobby of Price Waterhouse's headquarter.
Being my first attempt at a large arrangement, I was lucky to have a co-creator (Maye Smith-Beauchamp) and a mentor (Mel Furukawa), making the project more afforadable and fun. One of the requirements was that it had to be viewable at all angles. Which view do you like: front or back?

dancing spirea

Spirea is commonly called 'bridal wreath". Isn't it a perfect name? Tiny, dainty white flowers dot slender, arching shoots. Swaying gracefully to the gentlest of spring breezes, they seem to say, blushingly and coyly, "Won't you dance with me?"

Yesterday was Good Friday. I always wonder, what's good about it?

I chose a flowering dogwood to commemorate the day, because it is said that the 4 reddish marks on the tips of the flowers represent Christ's blood on his hands and feet. Kind of morbid, but the Granny Smith apple-green color of these flowers are so refreshingly pretty, it hardly matters. Complementing them are tiny daffodils, giant tulips and ruskus leaves. The tulips are so huge, I wonder if they used steroids? I opened up two of the tulips manually, just for fun. They look like completely different flowers, don't they? Do you like tulips closed or open?