Recycled Materials

After our show at JapanFest we saved all of the bittersweet used in the arrangements and rearranged it into smaller designs. This arrangement was done by one of our class members whose assignment was doing an arrangement with just one type of material. The bittersweet was perfect for that particular study.

Bittersweet was originally grown in Japan and is most effective when the fruit is red/orange and matured. Because of its twining nature as a vine, it is easy to arrange and create a good ikebana form. It is often used for hanging styles such as what we did in our group design.