Floral Design ~ Where the Artistry Comes First

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Administrator
bird of paradise ikebana by yukikoBird of Paradise Ikebana

The Bird of Paradise Ikebana (at left) appears in Yukiko’s new video — a one minute showing of her dis­tinc­tive style in floral design.

We placed the video in her Yelp! listing to let viewers dif­fer­en­tiate the artistic form of her studio craft from the generic arrange­ments of flower shops.

No secret: there are many com­mer­cial florists listed on Yelp! Yukiko’s blend of ike­bana and con­tem­po­rary styles stand-​out uniquely.

The inde­pen­dent floral design studio enables cre­ative freedom. Check it out in Yukiko’s video on Yelp!

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Lilies & Lily Grass Bouquet with Orchids & Succulents

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Administrator
fresh and vibrant bouquet in marin winter by yukiko

Marin Winter Bouquet by Yukiko

Sophisticated bou­quet of lilies and lily grass, with orchids and suc­cu­lents designed by Yukiko with Marin winter berries and flowers — arrange­ment gath­ered in heavy, glass vase.

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Cymbidium Bouquet Blends Ikebana & Contemporary Styles

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Administrator

Yukiko adds lily grass and curly willow to the orchids in this hand-​crafted, flat vase (13″ wide, 3″ opening.

Cymbidium Bouquet

Cymbidium Bouquet

Is this design more “ike­bana” than “blended con­tem­po­rary style(s)?” Let Yukiko know what you think.

Check out the new “freestyle ike­bana” and ike­bana gallery” blog pictures.

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Quince, Black Bamboo, Bundled Horsetails & Cymbidium Orchids Ikebana

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Administrator

quince bamboo equisitum cymbidium ikebanaEarly flow­ering of quince in this mild winter weather inspires Yukiko’s ike­bana of New Year’s kado­matsu and, of course, quince with Marin’s sea­sonal flowers and berries.

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Hawaiian Tee Leaves Tied with Curley Willow ~

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Administrator

Cymbidium and kale com­plete this simple yet refined design by Yukiko.

tall square vase peeks out from tee leaves

Floral design blends Hawaiian, Ikebana and con­tem­po­rary styles.

Yukiko starts the new year selecting weekly designs to dis­play in FloralDesignbyYukiko blog on Wednesdays. She posts addi­tional pho­to­genic designs from her studio as oppor­tu­nity sug­gests during the week.

Your com­ments are always welcome.

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Wedding Flowers in San Francisco City Hall

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Administrator

Portfolio of Yukiko’s floral designs for Duanne and Jericho’s wed­ding in San Francisco City Hall were pho­tographed by Dana Neibert Photographs.

They wish to let the pho­tographs speak for themselves.

Wedding portfolio In SF City Hall, No. 1 of 5 - Copywrite Dana Neibert Photographs

Jericho and Duanne, Wedding Flowers, San Francisco City Hall

Wedding Flowers portfolio, No. 2 of 5 - Copyright Dana Neibert Photographs

Wedding Flowers in San Francisco City Hall portfolio - Nosegay - No. 3 of 5 - Copyright Dana Neibert Photographs

Wedding portfolio In SF City Hall, No. 4 of 5 - Copyright Dana Neibert Photographs

Wedding portfolio In SF City Hall, No. 5 of 5 - Copywrite Dana Neibert Photographs

The Bride’s Bouquet soon became the center of the floral cen­ter­piece of the wed­ding party. See how the wed­ding flowers fit together.

All pho­tographs in this port­folio are Copyright Dana Neibert Photographs.

San Francisco City Hall

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5-​foot Bamboo Bouquet, New Year Prosperity ~ 2012

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Administrator

Three bam­boos with orchids, kale and curley willow sym­bolize health and pros­perity at Smith Ranch Homes in San Rafael.

5' bouquet in the traditional style of Japanese kadomatsu - San Rafael, California.

5′ bou­quet in the tra­di­tional style of Japanese kadomatsu.

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Wedding Flowers on Sausalito Waterfront ~ Marin County

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Peter

Portfolio of Yukiko’s floral designs for Elbert and Joana’s wed­ding in Sausalito were pho­tographed by Matthew May Photography.

Click photo below to see this spe­cial floral port­folio of Wedding Flowers by San Francisco Bay.

wedding couple with bouquet at Sausalito waterfront

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Hawaiian Birthday Bouquet ~ Orchid Celebration

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Administrator

White pha­laenopsis, pink cym­bidium, den­dro­bium with cape rush tails and trop­ical leaves.

Hawaiian-Birthday Bouquet - orchid celebration

Hawaiian-​Birthday Bouquet — orchid celebration

Today’s English lan­guage spelling chal­lenge: one pha­laenopsis, two phalaenopses.

Are English com­ments and cap­tions too much trouble? Then try GTranslate - instant trans­la­tion ser­vice (free): it’s at the bottom of the right column — pick one of 58 lan­guages listed in the drop-​down box, and wait a very few sec­onds to see all the text here change to your lan­guage choice.

Also, there are 9 flags rep­re­senting the most common lan­guage choices, including Japanese and Ukranian. Click a flag and see what you get here.


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Birds of Paradise in 5′ Bouquet

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Administrator

White and green anthuriums, protea pin-​cushions, harakeke, cape rush tails and white flow­ering horse chest­nuts in orig­inal 5′ arrange­ment of birds of paradise.

birds of paradise 5-foot bouquet

birds of par­adise 5-​foot bouquet

Weekly 5′ arrange­ments con­tinue at Smith Ranch Homes, San Rafael, California, May 2011.


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