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Seasonal ikebana
Arranger: Machiko Faught
Material: Royal Purple smoke tree (Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'), Golden Spirit smoke tree (Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot'), dried branches
Theme: Leaves only
Vase: handmade vase
Arranger: Diane Elliott
Material: strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo), redvein enkianthus (Enkianthus campanulatus)
Theme: Autumn arrangement
Arranger: Yaya Lapham
Material: dried branches, redvein enkianthus (Enkianthus campanulatus), Grace smoke tree (Cotinus obvatus x C. coggygria 'Grace'), Chrysanthemum
Theme: Autumn arrangement
Arranger: Charlotte Rasmussen
Material: spreading cotoneaster (Cotoneaster divaricatus), dried and painted eucalyptus (Eucalyptus 'Populus'), carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus), baby's breath (Gypsophila paniculata), gold glitter ting ting branches
Theme: Winter holiday arrangement
Arranger: Kimiko Johnston
Material: winterberry holly (Ilex verticillata), baby's breath (Gypsophila paniculata), statice (Limonium sinuatum), carnations (Dianthus caryophyllus)
Theme: Christmas arrangement
Arranger: Yaya Lapham
Material: princess pine (Pinus monticola), English holly (Ilex aquifolium), rosehip branches (Rosa sp.), Arizona cypress (Hesperocyparis arizonica 'Blue Ice'), carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
Theme: Christmas arrangement
Arranger: Mie Ross
Material: tree fern asparagus (Asparagus setaceus), winterberry (Ilex verticillata), St. John's wort (Hypericum)
Theme: Christmas arrangement
Arranger: Keiko Hume
Material: windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) seeds with white spray paint, English holly (Ilex aquifolium) with berries
Theme: Happy holiday
Arranger: Keiko Hume
Material: English holly (Ilex aquifolium) leaves and berries, Christmas ball ornaments
Theme: Happy holiday
Arranger: Megumi Schacher
Material: snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus), Peruvian peppertree (Schinus molle), Gerbera
Theme: Christmas arrangement
Arranger: Keiko Hume
Material: bamboo (Phyllostachys), bamboo strips and branches painted with spray paint red and white, pine (Pinus), Nandina domestica, white Chrysanthemum, gold and silver mizuhiki
Theme: Happy New Year
Arranger: Saori Tachibana
Material: Arizona cypress (Cupressus arizonica), spray roses (Rosa sp. and hybrids), painted ‘Blue Glitter’ sea holly (Eryngium planum 'Blue Glitter'), dried and painted monstera (Monstera deliciosa)
Theme: Christmas arrangement
Arranger: Diane Elliott
Material: red cluster berry (Cotoneaster coriaceus), dried lichened branches, hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparus obtusa), camellia (Camellia sasanqua), carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
Theme: Winter arrangement
Arranger: Licia Shinzato-Fischer
Material: lodge pole pine (Pinus contorta), painted silver birch (Betula pendula) branches, cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon), garden mum (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
Theme: Christmas arrangement
Free style
Arranger: Megumi Bailey
Material: live and dried Japanese azalea branches (Rhododendron japonicum), Anthurium
Arranger: Diane Elliott
Material: monstera leaf (Monstera deliciosa), Anthurium, lily grass (Lirope muscari), conebush (Leucadendron)
Arranger: Mayumi Tripp
Material: nandina (Nandina domestica), Japanese beauty berry (Callicarpa japonica)
Arranger: Noriko Tanaka
Material: painted branches, English holly (Ilex aquifolium) leaves and berries, rose (Rosa sp.), carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
Theme: Winter harmony
Arranger: Tomoko Okubo
Material: magnolia (Magnolia sp.), solidago goldenrod (Solidago sp.), alstroemeria (Alstroemeria sp.)
Arranger: Dorian Bailey
Material: mum (Chrysanthemum), baby's breath (Gypsophila paniculata), gerbera (Gerbera x hybrida), solidago goldenrod (Solidago sp.), rose (Rosa sp.), leaf Phoenix roebelenii
Notes: 10-year-old boy arranged ikebana for his great-grandmother
Arranger: Leo Bailey
Material: mum (Chrysanthemum), baby's breath (Gypsophila paniculata), carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus), leaf Phoenix roebelenii
Notes: 8-year-old boy arranged ikebana for his
great-grandmother
Arranger: Sumiko Jasper
Material: dragon willow (Salix matsudana), rose (Rosa sp.), painted hosta leaves (Hosta sp.)
Arranger: Licia Shinzato-Fischer
Material: rockspray cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizontalis), garden mum (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
Theme: Ground and figure
Textbook
Arranger: Lena Murillo
Material: pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana), Japanese maple (Acer palmatum), guernsey lily (Nerine bowdenii)
Theme: textbook 3-1 Vertical composition
Arranger: Kathryn Ladines
Material: cherry laurel (Prunus Laurocerasus), American holly (Ilex opaca), white rose (Rosa x alba), fresh branches
Theme: textbook 2-20 Festive occasions
Arranger: Machiko Faught
Material: holly berries (llex aquifolium), Japanese rose (Kerria Japonica), dried big leaf, dried bushes
Theme: textbook 4-13 Dried materials
Arranger: Machiko Faught
Material: dried branches, dried sea holly (Eryngium), Golden Spirit smoke tree (Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot'), Dahlia
Theme: textbook 5-14 Composing with branches
Arranger: Ritsu Tanaka
Material: smoke tree (Cotinus), Hydrangea
Theme: textbook 4-18 In a suiban without kenzan
Arranger: Lauren Rowe
Material: dried willow branches (Salix), queen-of-the-alps (Eryngium alpinum), baby's breath (Gypsophila paniculata), St. John's wort (Hypericum), Douglas fir branches (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
Theme: textbook 2-20 Festive occasions
Arranger: Lauren Rowe
Material: Douglas fir (Psuedotsuga menziesii), Hydrangea, painted Allium
Theme: textbook 1-15 Free style
Arranger: Megumi Schacher
Material: Pyracantha, Chrysanthemum, baby's breath (Gypsophila paniculata)
Theme: textbook 5-11
Arrangements for celebrations, all-sided
Arranger: Kathryn Ladines
Material: burning bush (Euonymus alatus), blueberry branches (Vaccinium corymbosum), Dahlia
Theme: textbook 2-15 variation no.6 Horizontal style Nageire
Arranger: Kathleen Kuba
Material: burning bush (Euonymus alatus), Chrysanthemum
Theme: textbook 4-18 In a suiban without kenzan
Arranger: Eiko Zhang
Material: cypress (Cupressus), vine maple (Acer circinatum), baby's breath (Gypsophila paniculata)
Theme: textbook 4-20 You in ikebana
Arranger: Yumiko Abbott
Material: willow (Salix), maple tree (Acer), Cosmos
Theme: textbook 3-6 Composition of curved lines
Arranger: Megumi Schacher
Material: Camellia, Saga chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium 'Saga'), Chrysanthemum, Chinese forget-me-not (Cynoglossum amabile)
Theme: textbook 3-4 Two or more containers
Arranger: Didi Yang
Material: Allium root, Dahlia, Indian rhubarb (Darmera peltata), one unknown stem from a small backyard pond
Theme: textbook 4-20 You in ikebana
Arranger: Didi Yang
Material: winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
Theme: textbook 4-4 Only one kind of material
Arranger: Pam Doerschel
Material: nandina (Nandina domestica 'Moyer's Red'), camellia (Camellia x williamsii 'St. Ewe'), conebush (Leucadendron)
Theme: textbook 4-18 In a suiban without kenzan
Arranger: Erika Somm
Material: variegated aspidistra (Aspidistra elatior 'Variegata'), curly willow (Salix matsudana 'Golden Curls')
Theme: textbook 5-18 Composition expressing movement (verb 'to twist')
Arranger: Mary Nichol
Material: Camellia (Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Pearl')
Theme: textbook 3-1 Vertical composition
Arranger: Mafalda Bosworth
Material: red twig dogwood (Cornus sericea), hinoke cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa), mini carnations (Dianthus caryophyllus), statice (Limonium sinuatum)
Theme: textbook 4-17 Arrangement with plants on a wall
Arranger: Kimiko Johnston
Material: red twig dogwood (Cornus sericea), Chrysanthemum
Theme: textbook 3-6 Composition of curved lines
Arranger: Pam Doerschel
Material: variegated hala leaves (Pandanus tectorius), Royal Purple smoke tree branches (Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'), Chrysanthemum
Theme: textbook 5-9 Floor position arrangement
Arranger: Erika Somm
Material: yellow flag iris leaves (Iris pseudacoris), Dutch iris flowers (Iris x hollandica), Arctic beauty kiwi (Actinidia kolmikta)
Theme: textbook 5-17 Iris arrangement
Arranger: Mary Nichol
Material: pineapple guava branches (Feijoa sellowiana), fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium), Chrysanthemum
Theme: textbook 3-3 Free style Kabuwake
Arranger: Yaya Lapham
Material: bird-of-paradise (Strelitzia), variegated Japanese aralia (Fatsia japonica 'Variegata'), Aspidistra (Aspidistra elatior), triostar stromanthe (Stromanthe sanguinea 'Triostar')
Theme: textbook 3-14 Composition of surfaces by using leaves
Arranger: Yumiko Abbott
Material: spruce (Picea), winterberry (Ilex verticillata), silver berries ornaments
Theme: textbook 2-20 Special materials and arrangements for festive occasions
Arranger: Erika Ni
Material: peony (Paeonia), English holly (Ilex aquifolium), carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
Theme: textbook 1-15 Free arranging
Arranger: Saori Tachibana
Material: Indian rhubarb (Darmera peltata), Chrysanthemum
Theme: textbook 3-14 Composition of surfaces by using leaves
Arranger: Charlotte Rasmussen
Material: sea holly (Eryngium sp.), spiral eucalyptus (Eucalyptus cinerea), St. John's wort berries (Hypericum), Arizona cypress (Hesperocyparis arizonica 'Blue Ice')
Theme: textbook 5-15 Miniature ikebana
Arranger: Mafalda Bosworth
Material: Camellia (Camellia x williamsii 'St. Ewe'), stock (Matthiola incana), Chrysanthemum
Theme: textbook 4-18 In a suiban without kenzan
Arranger: Yaya Lapham
Material: romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. longifolia), red bell pepper (Capsicum annuum), asparagus (Asparagus officinalis), bing cherries (Prunus avium ‘Bing’)
Theme: textbook 4-10 Vegetables and/or fruits in an arrangement
Arranger: Kimiko Johnston
Material: common privet (Ligustrum vulgare), David Austin roses (Rosa sp.)
Theme: textbook 5-9 Floor position arrangement
Arranger: Mary Nichol
Material: lily grass (Lirope muscari), Billy buttons (Craspedia globosa)
Theme: textbook 3-6 Composition of curved lines
Arranger: Mary Nichol
Material: smoke tree (Cotinus coggygria x C. obvata 'Grace'), buttercup winter hazel (Corylopsis pauciflora), winterberry holly (Ilex verticillata), Chrysanthemum, LA hybrid lilies (Lilium)
Theme: textbook 3-8 Colors in the same tonal range
Arranger: Olivia Chan
Material: American sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
Theme: textbook 4-12 Focusing on the uses of water
Arranger: Kimiko Johnston
Material: fennel bulb (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum), baby bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis), Satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu), key lime (Citrus aurantiifolia), lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus)
Theme: textbook 4-10 Vegetables and/or fruits in an arrangement
Arranger: Mie Ross
Material: Leyland cypress (Cuprocyparis leylandii), Amaranthus, carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
Theme: textbook 4-18 In a suiban without kenzan
Arranger: Mie Ross
Material: winterberry (Ilex verticillata), English holly (Ilex aquifolium) leaves
Theme: textbook 5-13 Glass containers
Arranger: Diane Elliott
Material: dogwood (Cornus florida), gerbera daisies (Gerbera x hybrida)
Theme: textbook 4-18 In a suiban without kenzan
Arranger: Lena Murillo
Material: rockspray cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizontalis), Chrysanthemum, rose (Rosa sp.)
Theme: textbook 4-18 In a suiban without kenzan
Arranger: Lisa Zhang
Material: Chrysanthemum, abelia branch (Abelia × grandiflora), cotoneaster (Cotoneaster sp.), Pyracantha
Theme: textbook 3-8 Colors in the same tonal range
Arranger: Xiya Liu
Material: paper towel tube, toilet paper tube, plastic wrap tube painted in blue, gold, and white spray paint
Theme: textbook 5-7
Composition using
unconventional materials
Arranger: Licia Shinzato-Fischer
Material: gerbera daisy (Gerbera x hybrida), Japanese cherry (Prunus serrulata)
Theme: textbook 5-13 Glass containers
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