Ikebana 101 Plants & 478 Arrangements

Ikebana 101 Plants & 478 Arrangements - Norman Sparnon

This useful voluume introduces Japan's leading schools of ikebana, or Japanese flower arrangement. This 600-year-old art form uses natural materials to achieve forms equal in impact and creativity to other fine arts, able to express individual artistry as well as harmony between man and his natural environment. Preasend are the creative works of masters from a wide range of ikebana schools, from the venerable Ikenobo school to academies featuring radical, avantgarde forms. With beautiful fullcolor photographs, the book displays the many styles practiced today, bith traditional forms like seika and shoka and contemporary free styles. Each arrangement is explained, step-by-step, with an explanation of the artist's objectives and interpretation. In one section, various arrangements utilizing the same vase are shown, to illustrate the range of impressions that can be achieved by varying materials and forms. A helpful section on cutting and splicing techniques and expand her range, and will inspire all ikebana students, at any level of mastery,to greater artistry.