2024 Extension No.2: Rikka Shofutai

Materials:

Allium 管花葱: Shin, uke, hikae

Peony: Do

astilbe: Shoshin, ashirai

Thistle: maeoki

Salmon seal: soe, nagashi

faxtail: mikoshi

hosta: ushiro gakoe

Astrantia 星芹 + Tweedia ( white ) --> Tome

Helen's work:  Notes --> 2 foxtails for Mikoshi

My work: Notes  --> 1. Hikae is little too long.  2. Mikoshi is little too low ? add one more ?   3.  Shin is too far from center ? 4.  Bodan as Do is not in center ? 

Other Notes:

1. Betty added more thistle in maeoke position   

2. Teresa: ushirogakue used 2 pieces of hosta, 1 straight, second one leans towards back with wire   

3. Teresa nagashi: two salmon seals: 1 removed all leaves except the tip tine one ( including all the small parts under the branch ) to show its line's beaty  , used another normal leaf as ashirai besides 1