As it is really hot these days in Montpellier, I’ve decided to use the leaves of areca palm and strawflowers which keep well in spite of the heat. Besides, I would like to express the fireworks with using these flower materials since one of my favorite sceneries in summer is the night sky with sparkling
I used the soft-stem bulrush for the ikebana work this week. This plant is known for one of the major flower materials when we create the ikebana work in Japan. I folded them by design to describe the natural scenery in this work. Concretely speaking, I presented the scenery after a typhoon has passed around
I created the ikebana work for the Bastille day on July 14th with tricolor flowers; blue, white and red. I would like to represent the French flag for this day. I also used the branches of kiwi which are very twisting and has a movement although they are already dried.
I organized the Tea ceremony and the Ikebana workshop at Korea Japan Event at Vendargues. We spent a peaceful time together at the Tea ceremony with sharing its philosophy and having a matcha green tea. As for the Ikebana workshop, we created the flower composition on the theme of mid-summer. Every work was unique, and
Tanabata festival is coming on July 7th in Japan. This festival is based on the Chinese legendary meeting of two stars on the Milky way. Every year we celebrate it by writing our wishes on a piece of colorful paper and hanging it from bamboo branches. I was inspired by this festival and decided to
When it comes to the landscape of the south of France, what will come up to your mind? For me, it is the vineyard as I see them everywhere when I ride in a car here in the south of France. That’s why I’ve wanted to use the grapevine for ikebana work to represent the
I held an ikebana workshop at musée japonais in Castelnau-le-Lez. We spent a wonderful time there surrounded by nature, and everyone could concentrate on each creation of ikebana. Thank you very much for this great opportunity to appreciate the precious Japanese art collection and to create the ikebana work in such amazing surroundings. musée japonais18
I got various kinds of flowers for this week, and it made me inspired to create something like a bouquet for the decoration. In the concrete, I used the flowers of lily, dill, sunflower, gerbera, chrysanthemum, statice, and the branches of eucalyptus. In general, we use only a couple of kinds of flowers for a
The application for every workshop at Korea Japan Event on July 9th has started! I will organize the tea ceremony from 10:30 and the ikebana workshop from 14:00 on that day. The reservation for each workshop is required in advance. You can apply for them from the following website;https://koreajapanevent.wordpress.com/programmation/ I look forward to seeing you
I used the sunflowers and the heliconia as I wanted to create an ikebana work which represents the summer in south of France. It is already hot in Montpellier, and in fact the temperature was up to 33 degrees yesterday. I hope the flowers can withstand the heat. The sunflower fields are splendid in summer
