I got the branches of ground cherry at flower shop this week. It was the first time to see them here in Montpellier, so I was really happy to use them for the ikebana work as they are very popular flower materials in Japan. In Japan, we use them at the period of Obon around
It rained last three days in Montpellier, and it brings us a pleasant breeze today. I feel the beginning of autumn with a fresh air. The flower of cockscomb reminds me of this season, at the end of summer as they are arranged at every flower shop around the Obon period in Japan. I like
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 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
