Ikebana lesson at Portland Adult Education: Fall 2009

Date: October 13, 2009
Place: Portland Arts & Technology High School, 196 Allen Ave. Portland
Time: Night
Schedule is subject to change. Please contact Portland Adult Education.(207)874-8155

2009 Ikebana Display @ Glickman Family Library, USM Portland Campus

IKEBANA IN MAINE

Alma's beautiful Ikebana.

Thank you very much for helping Ikebana exhibition.

Annual Ikebana display was held at University of Southern Maine Portland Campus Glickman Family Library, Unum Great Reading Room, 7th floor.
Dates: a month of July, 2009.
LAST YEAR'S event:http://ikebanainmaine.blogspot.com/2008_04_01_archive.html

http://ikebanainmaine.blogspot.com/2008_03_01_archive.html

Small Arrangement

Broad-Surface Arrangement

Portland Adult Education in March, 2009

Portland Adult Education's Ikebana class: participants' ikebana & seasonal flowers.

Thank you very much for taking Ikebana lesson this spring.

I truly enjoyed crafting a miniature representaion of the universe with you all!

Spring Ikebana bouquet

Pussy willow and lilies

Ikebana lesson at Portland Adult Education

Portland Adult Education Ikebana Lesson 3: Tie Leave & Godetia
Paticipants' Ikebana Art Work
THEY ARE ALL BEAUTIFUL!!

Classroom Information:

Portland Adult EducationDates: May 5 - 26, 4 TuesdaysTime: 6:30 - 8:00 pm.Place: PATHS room 111Thank you very much for coming!USM Abromson Community Education Center/Center for Continuing Education88 Bedford Street, USM Portland Campus.Date: March 21, 2009. Time: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. For more information:WEB www.usm.maine.edu/cce By phone (207) 780-5900 / Toll-free 1-800-787-0468 / Fax (207) 780-5954Center for Continuing Educationhttp://usm.maine.edu/cce/detail.jsp?offering_id=100037417Portland Adult EducationWhere:PATHS, 196 Allen Ave. Portland. Room 111.Dates: Four Tuesdays: Feburary 24 to March 17, 2009.Time: 6:30-8:00For more information, please contact: Portland Adult Education office. Phone: 775-0432The office address: 150 Ocean Ave. Portland, Maine 04103PAE's website: http://www.portlandadulted.org/

Pink roses, cury willows, & eucalyptus

Wild flower collections in fall

Centerpiece

Small arrangement: Dry flowers

August wild flowers in Maine

CenterpiecesIkebana: Cattails

My husband work

This is his first time arranging flowers for me.

It looks very good!

Thank you Matt!

Lilies and reeds

Flowers: Orange lilies and reeds

Small arrangement: lily and moss

Hearbal arrangement: Eucalyptus, lilies and reeds

Lilies and reeds: vertical arrangements

Princess Mononoke

This ikebana is inspired by the story of Princess Mononoke (1997 in Japan; 1999 in the U.S.A.), directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

This ikebana is an image of the wood of the Deer God in Princess Mononoke.

Small Arrangement

Mother's Day for lovely mother-in-law, Rose

Happy mother's day!

Rose is my female role model. She is curious about many things and tries new things all the time to grow.

Wonderful mother!

An image of Machworth Island, Maine

Glickman Family Library, Portland Campus @ 7th Floor

Eco-Bana Project: Reuse of a winebox and wrapping paper

This wrapping paper is the NYT's advertisment printing.

A paper is the New York Times advertisement's printing .

Glickman Family Library, Portland Campus @ 7th Floor

Earth Day 2008 @ Glickman Family Library 7th Floor

Celebration of Earth Day

Earth Day is a world-wide campaign to protect our global environment.
Preservation of plants and natural environment is
necessary to coexist with nature.
This Eco-Bana project advocates reducing waste and supporting life
in order to become a sustainable society.
I reused bottles, boxes, and newspaper’s ad as flower vases.

Reused Materials: Lichenes, Dry branches, Ferns

A shot from the side A shot from upward

Glickman Family Library, Portland Campus @ 7th Floor

In the Grove

Inspiration of this ikebana is “In The Grove” written by Akutagawa Ryunosuke (1892-1927). One of the prominent Japanese films “Rashomon”(1950, Daiei) directed by Akira Kurosawa is also based on the story. It tells us that each individual constructs its own story and reality is constructed by each one. The truth of murder of samurai in the film is literally “in the grove.” Ambiguity and uncertainty of human beings are the major theme of this film.

Glickman Family Library, Portland Campus @ 7th Floor

Small arrangements

Tall arrangements: Forsythia and Magnolia. Forsythia is from the Gilbert's garden. Thank you!

Center for Continuing Education Ikebana Class 2008 Spring

I was amazed at all participants' enthusiasm for learning Ikebana.
It was nice meeting you all, and was a great pleasure to share Ikebana with you.
Please enjoy communication with flowers at home!
Hope to see you sometime in fall!

Naomi

Session 3
Ikebana is participants' work.
They practiced vertical line work this time. Each ikebana work is beautiful art work. Crafting ikebana gives us an opportunity to express our artistic vision through flowers.
All work is a miniature representation of the universe in their container; Heaven, Man, and Earth.

Flower material is irises, daffodiles, and solidago.
Photographing is Lois. Thank you very much.

They are all beautiful work!

Center for Continuing Education Ikebana Class 2008 Spring

Session 2: Floating Style

Ikebana is participants' work.

This time they practiced a floating style.
They used the same flower materials, but each work is distinctive artistic work.
The harmony of Heaven, Man, and Earth appears in their containers.
The longest branch represents a line of heaven, the second long branch represents a line of man, and the shortest represents a line of earth.

Flower material: Pussy willows, chrysanthemums, roses.
Photographing is Lois. Thank you very much

All work is unique and beautiful. I believe each participant has its own Ikebana's story while making this piece. It is a precious moment to touch and rediscover the beauty of nature.