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Monday, 19 September 2016
Monday, 12 September 2016
Daily Meditation: At Chotto Melbourne
Enjoy a large ikebana work at a small Japanese cafe, Chotto, Melbourne.
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Sunday, 11 September 2016
Daily Meditation: Spring Arrangement for Parkside Plastic Surgery
Contact Shoso for an order made ikebana arrangement for a reception.
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Tuesday, 6 September 2016
Ikebana Today 50
I have been writing about the differences between Ikebana and contemporary art. Although there are many differences, what is the most important and fundamental difference? Recognising such a difference would help us to understand better both Ikebana and contemporary art.
After practising the both forms of art for a while, I now realise that their difference is a bit similar to the difference between haiku and a novel. For me creating Ikebana is just like creating haiku and making a sculpture is like writing a novel. I’ll explain the difference more in detail in the next issues.
This is the Ikebana work I made for Shumei Kobayashi’s exhibition at the Lesley Kehoe Galleries on Collins St, Melbourne. I used a container by a master potter, Shoji Mitsuo. I heard that Mr Shoji visited the opening and I hope that he liked it. Arranging many Japonica branches one by one was wonderful meditation for me. I hope many people will experience that through Ikebana. I also hope that many will visit our Ikebana exhibition at Abbotsford convent on 8 & 9 October.
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Friday, 2 September 2016
Ikebana Gallery Award: Ikebana Gallery Award 2016
Ikebana Gallery Award: Ikebana Gallery Award 2016: We are very grateful to our wonderful judges who generously gave us their valuable input. Thank you Mr Ken Smith (Artist, Former Lecturer, A...