Autumn Beauty with Artificial Companions

This arrangement was made for the Sogetsu San Francisco Bay Area Branch’s special project called “Composition Using Unconventional Materials.”  All the submissions were included in this this 11-minute video, and mine appears at 4:10.

After five months from sowing, this sunflower finally turned out to be a striking dark orange color.  She is showing off her natural beauty to artificial companions.

Unconventional materials:  cable sleeve, shelf liner, grass trimmer line
Fresh materials:  Sunflower (Autumn Beauty), Seed pods of lavender trumpet vine