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Japanese Ikebana for Every Season
The true meaning of Ikebana--the traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement--is the ability to take a few beautiful flowers and plans and tastefully present them in very simple containers to decorate your home. Whether for Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, or a special birthday or anniversary--Japanese Ikebana for Every Season simplifies and demystifies this ancient Illustrations by presenting 53 elegantly simple arrangements that anyone can create at anytime at home.
The key to good Ikebana arrangements is to understand a few very simple principles--like the idea of mitate--seeing old things with new eyes, as well as learning a few very easy techniques of flower stabilization and how to support plants and flowers inside a vase or container. Using simple, common flowers and plants from your garden, from a nearby field or forest, or from your local florist--you can easily create these lovely Ikebana in just a few minutes if you know how.
Authors Rie Imai and Yuji Ueno explain how to select the flowers and the containers by simply using things that are already around you--and then they show you how to turn them into something special. The basic instructions in the book cover a wide range of styles that encourage readers to use their own creativity rather than copying traditional and highly technical Ikebana design concepts.
No matter what time of year it is and regardless of your taste or budget--the arrangements in this book will lend a touch of Japanese elegance to your home!
The key to good Ikebana arrangements is to understand a few very simple principles--like the idea of mitate--seeing old things with new eyes, as well as learning a few very easy techniques of flower stabilization and how to support plants and flowers inside a vase or container. Using simple, common flowers and plants from your garden, from a nearby field or forest, or from your local florist--you can easily create these lovely Ikebana in just a few minutes if you know how.
Authors Rie Imai and Yuji Ueno explain how to select the flowers and the containers by simply using things that are already around you--and then they show you how to turn them into something special. The basic instructions in the book cover a wide range of styles that encourage readers to use their own creativity rather than copying traditional and highly technical Ikebana design concepts.
No matter what time of year it is and regardless of your taste or budget--the arrangements in this book will lend a touch of Japanese elegance to your home!
155 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 10, 2013
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December 25, 2018
The book has amazing close ups, but the text is very poorly written and badly edited. Overall, enjoyable and a must read for all the fans of this majestic art - ikebana!
February 10, 2022
Cool ideas and beautifully simple
June 5, 2018
Beautiful and creative ideas for each season.
February 6, 2017
I borrowed this book from the library but it is such a good resource I plan to buy a copy so I can refer to it again.
June 2, 2015
A fantastic book on Ikebana for the beginner or expert. I have a couple different books like this one and I have to say this is my favorite one now.
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