TULIPS for a Sogetsu Ikebana Floral Arrangement
see PICTURE TO PONDER - Issue 55 for Discussion

tulips
tulips in an Ikebana floral arrangement

Tulips being opened up to create the effect the designer desired



tulips in an Ikebana floral arrangement
Photos taken at a Sogetsu Ikebana demonstration at Morikami Gardens

from the Flyer distributed at the Morikami demonstration:

"IKEBANA is the art of flower arranging. It is also a philosophy - a way of expressing the interrelationship betweeen the self and the outer world.

This art is a product of diligence and creativity using flowers, branches, rocks, glass or any material in order to share the beauty, harmony or challenge of life.

SOGETSU IKEBANA, is a simple logical study of three dimensional design devised for today's life style and needs. A series of lessons, repeated in many ways until the basic principles of desigin and techniqure are thoroughly understood increases individual creativity. Each lesson is a rewarding experience."