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Master, Mr. Tetsunori Kawana wrapped a smooth river stone with tenex phornium in this design. It then floated in a blue dish half filled with water. |
The language
of ikebana is Japanese, without many English translations. The English
definition of art does not include flower arranging which has always been
an exercise in decoration. Flowers , leaves and branches were
not appropriate for art unless in a painting or sculpture until very recently
The Japanese make no such distinction and didn't even have a word for art until the end of the 19th Century. "Ikebana reflects the personal experience of those who work with it and it is essential to be curious, receptive and positive as these all contribute to one's own inspiration and expression." writes Akane Teshigahara, President of the Sogetsu school. She encourages "bringing in a new spirit with flower and plant materials, to the full variety of contemporary spaces. This was the original approach of ikebana when it first emerged in Japan 600 years ago" |
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Barbara Hockenhull, owner of the Smashed Pipi Gallery and Cafe is a keen practitioner from the Sogetsu School and usually has 4 or 5 designs displayed around the premises all year round. In her design on the left she uses lilies and twigs for a dramatic effect. Notice she has lilies within lilies to add to the drama of the flowers, and she also removes the yellow stamen from the middle of the flowers. |
Fay Ellery uses strelitzia and astelia silver spear in bamboo shaped pottery. |
In this design, Fay used the fresh green seed heads of a palm with an orange stargazer lily in a blue pottery container. |
Helen Ford used a triangular pottery base filled with water to hold a spray of 5 curving white lilies, and a tripod of dried palm spathes |
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Mariko Davison started with a pottery container with a rough texture and added reeds bent back on themselves. She then added a single head of a leucodendrun. |
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 The author presents her own concepts about new contemporany flower arrangements, using a wide array of containers,plants and materials. More... |
 The Art of Ikebana
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VIDEO Ikebana Vol. 2: The Sogetsu School More... |
Ikebana Sogetsu
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