Ikebana Newsletter Melbourne
April 2025
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1. Events Calendar
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26 - 30 March 2025: Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show. Shoan Lo (Director of Melbourne Ikebana Festival, Facilitator of Ikebana Dojo, & Secretary of International Society of Ikebana Studies) has been awarded 1st Place in the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show’s Natio Botanical Moment Competition 2025! Congratulations!
29 March - 5 April 2025: The Art of Hiroe Swen, Malvern Artists’ Society.
26 April 2025: Ikebana Introduction Workshop. https://bit.ly/IkebanaIntro
26 April 2025: Monthly Ikebana Challenge.
10 May 2025: Ikebana Aesthetics Program, Level 2 stars (Online).
17 May 2025: Ikebana Introduction Workshop. https://bit.ly/IkebanaIntro
17 May 2025: Monthly Ikebana Challenge.
18 May 2025: Ikebana Workshop for the Box Hill City Council.
24 June 2025: Application opens for Ikebana Gallery Award. This award has been recognised and mentioned in The History of Ikebana (2025), 「いけ花の歴史」小林善帆、吉川弘文館ー現代までを視野に学際的に描く初の通史。
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2. Class Dates Term 2, 2025 - Certificate Courses
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Our term 2 is a short term: $100 for 4 sessions.
Wednesday Class (1:00 - 2:30 pm)
23, 30, April
7, 14, May
Wednesday Class (7:00 - 8:30 pm)
23, 30, April
7, 14, May
Saturday Class (10:00 - 11:30 am)
26 April
3, 10, 17 May
Our term 3 starts from October. It is a full term with 8 sessions. If you would like to continue your study from June to September, contact Shoan Lo.
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3. Shoso at Melbourne Flower Show
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Shoso Shimbo, Shoan Lo, Shoka Healey & Shokiku Thode (Wa Melbourne Ikebana Festival Committee Members) exhibited their work at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2025.
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4. Ikebana Introductory Class
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One-hour all-inclusive ikebana workshop for beginners. Join with your friends or family. $60 p.p.
Venue: Murrumbeena or North Balwyn.
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5. Online Ikebana Lessons - Enrol Now
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- Monthly Ikebana Challenge: Join our facilitator monthly on Zoom for personalized feedback on your ikebana creations.
- Ikebana Aesthetics Program: Learn 4 Ikebana Principles and 4 Ikebana Elements in one year (24 sessions). New term starts in May.
- 1000 Ikebana Challenge: Make an ikebana work a day for 1000 days.
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6. New Bank Account
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Account Name: Tsubo Melbourne Pty Ltd
BSB: 033070
Account number: 527917
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7. Ikebana in School
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Shoso and his associates started a project to promote Ikebana to Australian students. http://bit.ly/Ikebana-School
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8. Ikebana for your shop/office?
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Elevate your shop or office ambience with a touch of fresh ikebana! Shoso and his skilled team are ready to craft stunning floral arrangements tailored to your space. shososhimbo@gmail.com
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https://www.ikebanafestival.com/directory
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10. Hanadayori: Online Exhibition, Photo Book & Perfumes
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Extended Deadline - 31 March 2025
To all our students: Please take time over the holiday to submit at least one request as part of your homework. Feel free to send more than one if you’d like.
What kind of Ikebana would you like to see?
We invite you to share your unique ideas with us. Ikebana masters and practitioners from around the world will create special arrangements inspired by your requests, showcased in our upcoming online exhibition and the Hanadayori 2025 photo book.
Hanadayori, meaning “the flowers you’ve been waiting for have bloomed,” gives you a chance to see a personal Ikebana arrangement inspired by your vision. These connections through flowers bring joy and healing across distances.
We hope this project will help bring ikebana to a wider audience. Additionally, we aim to highlight that ikebana not only offers personal enjoyment but also contributes to improving the well-being of many people.
Submit your creative and bold ideas using the request form on this page by 31 January 2025. Please also share this opportunity with your friends! We can’t wait to see what inspires you!
Hanadayori is a signature online event of the Melbourne Ikebana Festival.
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11. Recent Publication
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2024a. The Way of Ikebana (Translation), a chapter from “Hana ni ikiru hitotachi e” (1967) by Suido Yamane. International Journal of Ikebana Studies, 11, 31-34. https://doi.org/10.57290/ikebana.11.0_31
2024b. いけ花と環境倫理 International Journal of Ikebana Studies, 11, 26-30 https://doi.org/10.57290/ikebana.11.0_26
2024c. Art of Meditation: Attitudes to Nature in Japanese Gardens and Ikebana, Garland Magazine 35, Launch - 24 June 2024.
2024d. Selected for Music Inspires Ikebana. Belgium: Stichting Kunstboek.
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12. Shoso featured in the media
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ABC - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAvG2nOPu2A/?igsh=dzJuMndyOXZ6czY5
ABC Gardening Australia - https://www.shoso.com.au/2023/09/abcs-gardening-australia.html
The Age Newspaper - https://www.shoso.com.au/2022/08/ikebana-article-on-age-newspaper.html
SBS - SBS Japanese radio program.
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13. Wa 2024 - Thank you
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Dr Shoso Shimbo
0439 314 097
https://www.facebook.com/ikebanaaustralia
https://www.instagram.com/shoso_shimbo/
Murrumbeena Melbourne
Wa: Melbourne Ikebana Festival
