Agenda for this week - 今週のお題

久しぶりの、雨。たっぷりと降りましたね。おかげで、街角の木々の緑の輝き、ぐっと増したようです。
Rain, after seemingly a long dry period. Now, it was properly rained! Can you see the difference in colour of street trees - what a brilliant green it is now!

さて今週から２週間かけて、次のデザインに取り組んで行きましょう。
基礎コースでは、花束の練習です。花屋さんが、素早く花束を束ねて行く姿をご覧になった方も多いと思います。自分で選んだ花で同じように束ねる事が出来るようになれれば、花の世界がぐっと身近に、そして広がって行くのではないでしょうか？上記の作品は、愛さんによるデザインです。
Now, it is time to get even closer to flowers with one's hands! Yes, next 2 weeks, we are practicing Hand-Tied arrangements.
With Basic class, we will practice on of the basic skill - spiral methods for hand-tied. SOme of you might have seen a florist making a beautiful arrangement in his/her hands - ever so quickly! If you are able to do the same, then, it would be fun and useful: you can play with flowers more freely! The design above is created by Ai.

アドバンスクラスでも花束の課題になりますが、花材の持つ素材感をよりいっそう見せるフラットな形のデザインに取り組んで行きましょう。いつもは使わないような素材をどんどん取り入れて行ける、個性の出せる花束です。こちらの花束は、恵子さんによってっ束ねられた作品です。
With Advanced Class, we will be practicing Hand-Tied arrangements as well, but in a slightly different style. The finished design would be much flatter in profile, so each material in the design will show off its unique texture more. You can incorporate some more unconventional items in your design, too. The result? A very individual style. The design on the right is created by Keiko.


花束は難しそう。。。と敬遠せず、是非身につけてくださいね！
I know what you are thinking: "Hand-Tied can be tricky ..." Well, don't be afraid, and let's try it! You will find it rather fun!