Explore the Beauty of Nature and Create Ikebana with No Limits.
This cozy and fun IKEBANA class consists of an introduction to ikebana and arranging practice, as well as a "Best Ikebana Composition" contest chosen by a professional instructor.
Date: June 24, 2022 (Friday)
Time: 8 PM Korea time (Click here to see the corresponding time in your region)
Theme: Introduction to Ikebana
While painting is an artistic expression created with a brush on a canvas, ikebana is a three-dimensional expression composed of plants arranged in a vase. Ikebana begins with a close observation of the materials. With the help of nature, beauty is expressed by human hands. Flowers are often given as a token of affection or respect, but if you know the charm of ikebana, they will take on a new dimension of liveliness and value.
Things to Prepare:
Materials that need to be prepared in advance for the event.
Kenzan (spiky frog)
Flower vase (shallow big plate about 25-30cm)
3 same Flowers
3 same Branches (or 3 long collars or long leaves/Areca palms)
About Instructor:
Hiromi Fujikawa is a certified instructor of the Sogetsu School, one of the top-ranked schools of Ikebana in Japan. She is the founder of Atelier Shuka and a Sogetsu School ikebana instructor, who continues to develop her unique artistic style through various exhibition projects.
Educated in Japan and having lived in England, Turkey, and the United States, she has a deep understanding and appreciation of Japanese Ikebana and Japanese culture.
While a student at the University of the Sacred Heart in Tokyo, she began training in ikebana under Kumiko Kato, one of the prestigious apprentices of Hiroshi Teshigahara (3rd President of the Sogetsu School). 19 years as an assistant to Kumiko Kato, she has arranged flowers for TV programs and exhibitions.
After moving to London, England, she became an ikebana instructor and began teaching private classes, which spread by word of mouth. While living in Michigan, USA, she had the opportunity to teach students of various backgrounds and ages, and has continued to teach in English and Japanese since returning to Japan. She has exhibited her work at the Sogetsu Ikebana Exhibitions in Tokyo and London.
In summer 2021, she appeared in a Microsoft Teams commercial in the U.S., introducing Tokyo and Japanese culture using Teams.
