ikebana by yukiko

These pho­to­graphic images are my freestyle ike­bana (low bow to Morib­ana).  I design more every­day, pho­to­graph some, and place some of those online.

Some designs fit best on my Flo­ral Design Blog while more elab­o­rate flo­ral themes deserve their own sec­tion – such as Wed­ding Flow­ers Ike­bana.

I cre­ate orig­i­nal ike­bana designs  for clients in the San Fran­cisco Bay Area and deliver to them – usu­ally within thirty miles of my stu­dio in Kent­field.  My gallery starts here:

1. Marin Ike­bana Cym­bid­ium orchids, red .  The sweep­ing green and yel­low leaves are harakeke, orig­i­nally from New Zealand lead­ing upwards to the curly wil­low.

 

I believe Ike­bana bou­quets’ quiet dig­nity and sub­tle drama impress spe­cial events and impor­tant art form.  In my Flo­ral Designer’s blog I include many arrange­ments blend­ing ike­bana and con­tem­po­rary styles.

The ike­bana designs in this freestyle gallery some­times depart from the more con­ser­v­a­tive Japan­ese flo­ral tra­di­tions – and they rep­re­sent a fresh view of the Japan­ese aes­thetic for the North Amer­i­can audience.

2. Asi­atic Lilies Ikebana

3. Ike­bana

4.  Pair of Cym­bid­ium Flutes

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6.  Anthurium Ikebana

7.  Bird of Par­adise Ike­bana with Anthurium

8.  Branch Ikebana

9.  Cym­bid­ium Ikebana

10. Mag­no­lia Ike­bana with Pro­tea in Two Containers

11. Blue Hydrangea

12. Cym­bid­ium Ike­bana with Branches

13.  Chrysan­the­mum Ikebana

14. Ike­bana

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17. Dog­wood Ike­bana with Bamboo

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19. Ori­en­tal Ike­bana with Bam­boo and Kale

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