Ikebana Story
Ikebana is an expression in three dimensions composed of plant materials arranged in a vase.
In general, a flower or tree looks perfectly beautiful blooming in its natural environment. It can hardly be improved upon.
So if we cut it down for our Ikebana and simply try to reproduce its original beauty in a vase or by disposing it in another space, the attempt will be a failure. The plant's original, blooming beauty will elude us.
It is up to your aesthetic awareness to assemble the materials, choose their most beautiful aspects, put them in a different order, and endow them with a value transcending that which they had in nature. Arranging Ikebana begins with careful observation of the plant materials. With the help of nature, beauty is expressed by man's hand.
Flowers are often given as an expression of affection or respect, but if you once come to know the charms of Ikebana, they will attain a new dimension of liveliness and value to you.
