My first IKEBANA lesson of the year 2015

I had IKEBANA lessen this morning and it was the first day of the  year 2015.
I was the only  student who participated this lesson . Other students except me were all sick,unfortunately.

Actually, It has been more than 2months since the last time I joined the lesson.
I felt difficult to arrange the flowers at the beginning because I've been away for a long time.

My teacher helped me a lot and she completed the work because I was  confused and I couldn't complete them.

Here is today's work.
These IKEBANA work is not mine, My teacher did all of them instead of me because I was confused.

This  pink and yellow  combination reminded me of fresh spring in Japan.

 The moment  I saw  her  arrangement, I almost cried because I was sure I felt  the essence of the flowers and greens .
It was so beautiful , I felt Japan through her work and miss Japan so much.
She could catch the essence of the flowers and greens and showed me them.


Since I saw her work for the first time ,I always think that She has an amazing gift from God when it comes to IKEBANA.
She always shows us fabulous arrangement and It's like  magic.
She always knows how to find the best way to arrange the flowers . Any kind of flowers and greens doesn't matter  for her.
I'm sure that  she has magic hands.

I was deeply moved and inspired  not only by her work but also the way  she showed life to me.
She expresses herself through her work and lives her life to the fullest .
 It reminds me that life is an  art and it's beautiful .

My Ikebana work for 14th OCT

 willow ,red berry and blue prince.
Arrangement for christmas  in IKEBANA style.

MY IKEBANA WORK for 26th of Aug 2014

 Gladiolus
flower of language
 strength of character, faithfulness, honor

       

  Turip 

flower of language  

Love, Fame

MY IKEBANA WORK for 5th of Aug 2014

                                      flower of language
                                      SUN FLOWER                       Adration

Tokyo Tower and Pink Holly Hock

My friend sent me a birthday message  with  a beautiful picture which was taken by her.

TOKYO TOWER and HOLLY HOCK( yaezaki-tati-aoi)


This picture remands me Japanese beautiful scenery.
It's always very gentle.
I miss Japan.

Thank you Tommy♡

hollyhock

flower of language     fruitfulness 

My IKEABNA Work for 22nd of july 2014

This is '' nageire style''

I love this brown vase which I can feel the earth.

                                                    This is '' suiban style''

                                                    This combination of fresh yellow and green
                                                    reminds me spring in my hometown, Nagano

Sea Food from Hokkaodou

I got delicious seafood from Hokkaido at ISETAN SCOTTS ORCHARD today.

Hokkaidou is well known for Its fresh and delicious seafood , especially  crab, scallop , urchin and ikura (roe salmon).

ISETAN is  now holding a HOKKAIDOU FAIR till 23th of June.

Once I decide to eat delicious seafoods, I forget about being vegetarian because I really enjoy them with pleasure.

I understand how seafood affects our body in a negative way because It's contaminated by heavy metals in the sea.

But I think It's impossible to avoid pollution as long as we live in a modern society so I'd like to appreciate and enjoy all pleasure in this  world. 

Life is short so I'd like to enjoy my life as much as possible.

I hope It is not harmful when we  thankfully   appreciate the food which is considered not healthy.

My Raw Food teacher told me that cooked food prepared by'' a happy chef'' is easier to digest than uncooked(raw) food prepared by ''an unhappy chef''. 

 I totally agree it.

I got a seafood bento box.

I was extreamly happy when I ate it.

It was soooo nice! 

SALMON ROE ,my son's favorite I appreciate that I can get Japanese fresh food even though I live in Singapore.

I got ramen.too!

pork meat for ramen was free gift.

thanks to ISETAN

My IKEABNA Work for 17th jun 2014

For today's lesson ,I used Calla lily and greens.

language of flowers
Calla lily
magnificent beauty feminine modesty

IKEBANA So Fantastic Japanese flower arrangement

Japan has very unique practices and I used to do SADOU tea ceremony which is a Japanese traditional culture. When I moved to Singapore, I took up IKEBANA which is the Japanese traditional flower arrangement.
I really appreciate the Japanese culture now much more than when I lived there and I am very proud of it.

IKEBANA is like meditation with movement.
This is exactly the same feeling when I practiced SADOU.
Maybe we call it ZEN.

 My Ikebana teacher tells me that we always have to  make a delicate balance of the ying and yang in our arrangement.

I don't want to think, but I want to  feel while I practice IKEBANA.
I always feel calm After Practicing IKEBANA, which is similar to that feeling after I do YOGA.

it looks simple, but everything exists in a delicate balance.