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2008/04/30

Glickman Family Library, Portland Campus @ 7th Floor







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Ikebana in Maine & Ecobana

Ikebana lessons

http://ikebanainmaineworkshops.blogspot.com/

Volunteer flower arranging course:
http://floralikebanasalongreenwinds.blogspot.com/

Ikebana Archives

Ecobana Project

ECO-BANA: ECOLOGY & FLOWERS
[Project of Sustainable Society]

Elegant simplicity, plain living and high thinking. The celebration of imperfection is part of the Eco-Bana aesthetic.

Suggestions

In order to become a sustainable society, I reused bottles and boxes as flower vases. This Eco-Bana project advocates reducing waste and supporting life.

Reused Materials

A maple syrup jar, a pickle jar, a wine box with used wrapping paper and ribbon.

Ikebana demonstration

Martha Stewart demonstrates Ikebana: http://www.marthastewart.com/article/ikebana?lnc=4ef2dc5bfca40110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=showarchive_tv_show-archive

Suiban: Ikebana flower vases

Dear participants for Ikebana class at Center for Continuing Education and Portland Adult Education

Please take a look at a suiban (a shallow container), clippers and a kenzan at a website below.
http://ikebanainmaine.blogspot.com/2007/08/suiban.html

About Ikebana

The Japanese Art of Flower Arrangement:
Experience an ancient Japanese art form and learn how to achieve a sense of harmony through the simple but refined beauty of Ikebana. Characterized by asymmetrical form and the use of empty space asessential design features, Ikebana is guided by certain rules ofconstruction which include expressions of heaven, earth and man inharmony with nature. The space between flowers is considered part of the finished work.


Earth Day 2008

@ Glickman Family Library 7th Floor

Volunteer

I can offer you flower arranging for free. For a birthday and a special occasion. If you wish, please bring flowers, a container, and a floral form to Portland, Maine. For more information: nycc20052000@yahoo.co.jp

Followers Ikebana

Career

2009 March: Springtime Ikebana at Center for Continuing Education, University of Southern Maine.

2009 February & March: Taught 'Ikebana Basic I' at Portland Adult Education, Maine.

2008 November: Held an Ikebana workshop at McLaughlin Garden, South Paris, Maine.

2008 Ikebana one-person show in March and April:
Ikebana Displays at Glickman Family Library:
I display Ikebana flower arrangement in 7th Floor
Unum Great Reading Room in Glickman Family Library, University of Southern Maine, Portland campus.

2008 March: Taught Ikebana at Center for Continuing Education University of Southern Maine.

1998 earned a certificate of Ikebana instructor from a Japanese Ikebana school.

About Me

Naomi Ryokufu
Portland, Maine, United States
Naomi Ryokufu is a certified teacher of Ryusei-ha Ikebana which she studied for seven years in her native Japan. Ryokufu, a flower name given to her by Ryusei-ha upon completion of her studies, looks forward to sharing her knowledge of this elegant art form.
View my complete profile

Greetings in Japanese

http://ikebanainmaine.blogspot.com/2007/08/basic-ikebana.html

 

Ikebana symbolizes the harmony with heaven, man, and earth

Ikebana means ‘giving life to flowers’, and its original purpose was offering flowers to Buddha. The traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement emphasizes harmony with heaven, earth, and man. A miniature representation of the universe is crafted in a shallow container. Dynamic lines, created with few materials and the space between flowers, are distinctive characteristics of Ikebana. The use of negative space creates serene natural aesthetics and is more meaningful than a full vase of flowers. It invites us to take time to contemplate the natural cycle of life and the harmony of nature and people. Each Ikebana work gives us an opportunity to rediscover the beauty of nature and simplicity.