Ikebana and us

Photo courtesy Raja Ramakrishnan The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Something outlandish about the scent wafting from expo A very strange headline, dont you think? What did they have in mind?! Anyway, here's the article: CHENNAI: It was a riot of colour at the hall, which played host to a variety of flowers from the simple Bougainville flower to the exotic Ooty varieties, dry wood and bamboo. The students experimented with containers in which the flower/foliage arrangements were made: ceramic vases, glass dishes, an antique spice box and a colourfully painted circular lunch-box. A three-day Ikebana exhibition, organised by the Tamil Nadu centre of the ABK-AOTS Dosokai at Lalit Kala Akademi here, provides a glimpse of the Japanese art form of arranging flowers. It was inaugurated on Friday by Lan Minagawa, wife of the Consul-General of Japan Kazuo Minagawa, and presents the work of a team of Sogetsu Study Circle. Sogetsu Ikebana is a school that allows room for experiment wit...

Ikebana exhibition gives a glimpse of Japanese art form of arranging flowers Special Correspondent - PHOTO: S. THANTHONI. Eye-catching: An exhibition of the Japanese art of flower arrangement, which was inaugurated in Lalit Kala Akademi on Friday. CHENNAI: It was a riot of colour at the hall, which played host to a variety of flowers from the simple Bougainville flower to the exotic Ooty varieties, dry wood and bamboo. The students experimented with containers in which the flower/foliage arrangements were made: ceramic vases, glass dishes, an antique spice box and a colourfully painted circular lunch-box. A three-day Ikebana exhibition, organised by the Tamil Nadu centre of the ABK-AOTS Dosokai at Lalit Kala Akademi here, provides a glimpse of the Japanese art form of arranging flowers. It was inaugurated on Friday by Lan Minagawa, wife of the Consul-General of Japan Kazuo Minagawa, and presents the work of a team of Sogetsu Study Circle. Sogetsu Ikebana is a school that allows room f...

Following the coaxing and cajoling from all others, I have been goaded to post these photos, from our last worskhop. The reluctance on my part was becuase of the horrible quality of the photos, which do no justice to the arrangements. I warned you! Venkatesh, I think? I have forgotten completely who did which, so if any of you remember, please do post a comment! Vaishali Who?  Prerana?   Meenu? Molly, I think Prerana Vaishali Seetha

I was desperately looking for Flowering plants that grow on the edges of standing water and I found these pictures :) All of them grow close to water bodies - lakes, ponds etc. I wish i got some of these for the exhibition for my arrangements. Please visit the following link for more details and pictures: http://www.ontariowildflower.com/lakeedge.htm Blue Flag Water Parsnip Loosestrife Purple Plant Marsh St John'swort flower - (I simply love this ) Cardinal Flower Marsh Marigold Pampas Grass (I am sure I have found this in my place :) )

In Ieomoto's words..."The theme is “mismatch”. A banana was installed in a delicate basket, and to reinforce the theme, a similar colored and shaped curcuma arrangement was added." Material: Musa velutina, Curcuma Vessel: Bamboo basket Arrangement by : Akane Teshigahara Courtesy : http://www.sogetsu.or.jp/english/exhibition/archive.html

Here is an arrangement by Iemoto Akane. It is described as : "This is the result of careful observation of vase and materials and that uses lines to capture the surface characteristics. Within the simple construction lies the subtley of the relationship of materials and space." Material: Sunflower, East Indian Lotus ; Vessel: Ceramic vase ; Size: 68x38x30cm Courtesy : http://www.sogetsu.or.jp/english/exhibition/archive.html