How Do You Make Ikebana Flower Arrangements?
Ikebana is Japanese for ‘flowers kept alive’. It is very different from Western-style flower arrangement where emphasis is on symmetry of flowers and plants put in a vase. Rather, this puts emphasis on line, shape, and form as seen in the flowers and plants. Here, there is spirituality and strict adherence to tradition. This is more than just putting bunches of flowers together. Minimalism is also an aspect. This is a disciplined form of art in which nature is a foremost element. For practitioners, spirituality is very important. They observe silence and deep concentration. They ponder and appreciate things in nature. This is one form of meditation where one can become tolerant and patient, relaxed and appreciative. They can relate Ikebana to the well being of the body, mind, and soul. Others inculcate into the arrangement their observations and meditations on the moon, love, and sun. Styles in Ikebana depend on the school, the vase, and the flowers and plants used. The most popular sc
