
My last assignment for this term: Freestyle Moribana 色彩鲜花(自由形)using pine branches and chrysanthemums (yellow and purple).
Introducing Ikebana
My current interest is Ikebana 生け花 (fresh flower arrangement), which is a Japanese art of flower arranging. i am learning the art from Ms Tomoko Ueda who specializes in the Mishoryu (未生流) school of Ikebana. My lessons cover both traditional and modern styles of floral arrangement.
I'll be putting up pictures of my class assignments as i progress in this course.
I'll be putting up pictures of my class assignments as i progress in this course.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Freestyle Moribana 色彩鲜花(自由形)
Friday, April 18, 2008
Centerpiece
This week's arrangement is a basket arrangement (centerpiece) using a variety of flowers. The focus is on color groupings (white & red).
Friday, April 11, 2008
Saturday, April 5, 2008
L-shaped arrangement
This week, i did another L-shaped arrangement on a taller vase. Flowers used are pink roses and lily for focal point.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Kakubana 格花--五行格(ごぎょうかく)
This week's lesson is advanced Kakubana using Cypress branches to depict the five elements in nature (五行格). A daunting task for me as i grappled with my limited Japanese - trying to understand the Japanese description of the various branches and their meaning in this arrangement.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
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