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Office Demonstration

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A few days ago, we were invited by a company in Halifax to present ikebana as part of the firm’s recreation programs. The demonstration was also live-streamed to all their offices across Canada! Thank you very much for your interest in ikebana!

My Ikebana: Coat Hanger

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#32 Green bamboo tubes and simple rustic jars also make the best containers.
青竹の筒やタネ壺も最高の花器。

The combination of materials and a container is one of the basic aspects of ikebana. This principle indicates the importance of developing an eye for discoveries and ideas for containers. Ordinary items that we rarely notice may suddenly appeal to us with gleaming possibilities. Look around to find unconventional containers in the diversity of common, everyday items and tools as well as wood, stones, and iron.
— The Fifty Principles of Sogetsu

It's summer and the coat hanger is standing bare with no coats. So why not use it as a flower fixture? We carefully nestled an otoshi container to hold the flowers and water!

 

I hope you like it. —Miyako

My Ikebana: At Sogetsu HQ 08-Apr-2024

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My next class at Sogetsu HQ was under the direction of Sensei Ishikawa Misei. I worked with Japanese roses (yamabuki) and gloriosa lilies. In a conic container, I made the Japanese roses seem like they were playing together while the gloriosa lilies brought them all together in one unity. I hope you like it.

Ishikawa-sensei also made a demonstration using Japanese roses and red dogwood.

My Ikebana: At Sogetsu HQ 01-Apr-2024

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It’s good to be back at Sogetsu Headquarters (Aoyama, Tokyo)!

There’s always lots of material to choose from.

I joined the class of Sensei Takagi Suisen and chose to work with the softstem bulrushes. This arrangement plays with straight lines. I hope you like it.

Takagi-sensei also made a demonstration of 2 arrangements. She was very inspiring!