Title: Ikebana 1, 16 x 20 x 1.5 inches, Mixed Media Collage on cradle board with finished sides. $650

Skip the grocery store bouquet. Find your voice in what’s in your own backyard. That’s how you fill your vase! Look Inward.

Artist Note: Ikebana Series

This summer, I took a class on Ikebana—the Japanese art of flower arranging that has transcended generations. I learned something surprisingly profound: beauty can come from the simplest foliage in my own backyard.

Inspired by that class, I created a three-piece series called Ikebana, guided by balance, simplicity, and natural harmony principles. It was a challenge for me to pare things down—I'm naturally drawn to texture and color—but I discovered the quiet power of simplicity through this process.

Each piece reflects that lesson: a dialogue between restraint and richness, between what’s added and what’s left unsaid. I hope you enjoy this series as much as I enjoyed learning from it.

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