Cycad and Dogwood Sculpture

 

My musings about Cycad plant and literature is in this early post from 2015.

Magestic

Juniper branches, dogwood and snapdragon flowers in a beautiful black and white vase by ceramist Annick Berclaz.

A Yellow Stripe

Dogwood, Protea, Rose, Plastic material

 

Lady in red is dancing with me...

Dogwood and Amaryllis

Curved Lines

Salix tortuosa, Tulips and Dogwood

Valentine's Roses, Twisted...

Roses for the Valentine's Day

Warming The Winter

Tulips, Chaton, Dogwood

Below, I have recycled and arranged the same material in a totally different sense. The vases and the setting change everything. The black and white porcelain vase is by Annick Berclaz, ceramist artist from Geneva and the blue stoneware coupe behind is handmade by me.

Tulips and Chaton
Vases by Annick Berclaz and Evrim Ozkan Yazici

Curves

Anthurium, Dogwood, Willow
weaving and interlacing techniques

Subtle greens and a little bit of blue...

dogwood, orchid, pine, mahonia, eryngium

My Beloved Old Japanese Pitcher

Kiwi Branches, Dogwood and Phalaenopsis Orchid

I always adored his old Japanese pitcher of my mother. I love its curvy form, its shiny chocolate glaze and its generous handle. I couldn't use it daily fearing of breaking it, but for ikebana everything is allowed :)

What I find most interesting in this arrangement is the upside dogwood branch on the right. Think about 'Line' in ikebana.

Curves from All Angles

Dogwood, lys, dried banana leaves
front view

Dogwood, lys, dried banana leaves
side view

Dogwood, lys, dried banana leaves
view from front, slightly above

Delicate Mimosa

Dogwood, salix, mimosa

A combined style arrangement from Sogetsu School curriculum: Moribana with Nageire. I used red dogwood, curvy salix branches and delicate mimosas which blossom quite early this year.

You may also like to check this post for another arrangement that dogwood plays the major role. And this one for more mimosa and combined arrangements.