In my search for the perfect Ikebana webpages I find a lot of definitions of Ikebana created by different people. Most of them start with "Ikebana is more than just an art of flower arranging..." So how do you define this "more"? Here are a couple of versions, my favorite ones so far: "More than … Continue reading I am still looking for a perfect definition…
Author: Ekaterina
Can you learn Ikebana on-line?
There are many ways to learn new things in life. Some of us prefer to learn by trying, others by reading, but the majority still prefers to have the good old teacher - student interaction. In recent years technology has widened our learning horizons far beyond the book selection of the local library or courses … Continue reading Can you learn Ikebana on-line?
What Ikebana means to me
By way of introduction let me share with you an essay I wrote to answer a question “What does Ikebana mean to you”? It was one of the assignments towards the end of the teachers’ training program at the Sogetsu school of Ikebana. Here is what I said: "For me Ikebana is first of all … Continue reading What Ikebana means to me