Floral Design ~ Where the Artistry Comes First

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

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

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

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 ~

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

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

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

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

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

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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