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At the end of the lesson today, students will be able to:
1. Distinguish the differences between the following styles:
Water Reflection, Rising form and Inclining form.
2. Demonstrate an arrangement using any of the above forms.
Lesson Handouts
Lesson Handouts
- Examples of this week's arrangements:
Covered more in depth later, but shown in class during this week.
Homework (optional)
Homework (optional)
- Share a picture and/or comment of what you are learning in a simple, virtual class discussion:
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2. Send your latest creations to Mitsuko at mtakeya@sdccd.edu
2. Send your latest creations to Mitsuko at mtakeya@sdccd.edu
Water Reflection,Rising Form and Inclining Form
Water Reflection,Rising Form and Inclining Form
In previous lessons, I have instructed on the Ikebana styles of Hana-isho and some variations of Moribana style.
Today, I will instruct on the Water- Reflection Style which is one of three Color Schemes of Moribana. There is another style in Moribana which is called “Landscape Moribana”. But this style may be too advanced for some of you. So, I’d rather repeat the instruction of Hana-isho style and Color Scheme Moribana style. By focusing on those basic styles repeatedly, you will be able to advance to other styles. In addition to The Water-Reflecting Style, I’d like to demonstrate the most basic styles of “ Rising Form and Inclining Form” today.
I believe you can use same those techniques for future more advanced styles such as Landscape Moribana, Hana-Mai (Dancing Flower), Rimpa Arrangement, Bunjin Arrangement and Heika Style etc.
Water reflecting style
Water reflecting style
Like I explained in Lesson IV, in this style, the Subject is placed to slant over and casts its reflection in the water. It is called “The Water-Reflecting Style, because the subject, secondary and object are positioned closely so that water surface feels spacious.
a. Subject length: container’s diameter plus depth
b. Secondary: 1/2 of subject
c. Object: ½ of subject
Picture from “Ikebana for everybody by Ohara School”
Water reflecting style
Subject and Secondary: Vaccinium oldhami
Object and Filler: Thistle
Important side note:
Important side note:
Now, before I go back to The Rising Form from Hana-isho, I’d like to explain why I need to repeat basic styles of Hana-isho. Because it is very hard for some of my students to keep up with the speed I instruct online. In case of in-person classes, I usually demonstrate only one or two styles during class hours, because I need to spend the time for the critique for each student’s arrangement.
But in case of online instruction (Zoom Meeting), there’s no opportunity for the critique, therefore I have to demonstrate more than three styles.
Usually Instructors at Ohara School repeat same style many times until students master the particular style, then they can go to next step.
Rising Form
Rising Form
The aim of this style is to bring out beauty of vertical branches and cut flowers by placing them upright in the center of the container.
This is how to arrange this basic form:
a. The length of the subject is less than twice the length of the container.
b. The length of object is one-third of the subject length. Place the object stem end near the base of the subject and slant it down at an angle 45 degrees.
c. There are not set rules as to the number, length and angle of the Filler.
Rising Form (designed by Mitsuko Takeya)
Subject and object: Bird of Paradise
Filler: Leaves of Bird of Paradise and Small Mum
Rising Form (designed by Mitsuko Takeya)
Subject: Iris Leaf
Object: Flag Iris
Inclining Form
Inclining Form
This style is created to make the most of graceful slanting materials.
Materials are slanting forward toward the viewer in either corner and swinging a bit to either the right or left over the water space in the container.
This form has same kind of rules as Rising Form.
a. Subject length: one and half times the length of the container.
b. Subject position: Slant of between 60-90 degrees.
c. Object length: 1/3 of subject length
Object position: positioned in front of the subject slanting forward 45 degrees to the left or right of subject.
Inclining Form (designed by Mitsuko Takeya)
Subject: Fasciated willow
Object: Alstroemeria lily
Variation of the Rising Form
Variation of the Rising Form
The basic Rising Form has its subject in the center. The variation of the Rising Form has its subject either in the left or right corner of the container, therefore the boundaries of the Filler shift accordingly.
The Variation Form (designed by Mitsuko Takeya)
Subject: Spirea
Object: Hydrangea
Filler: Geranium
Video: Ohara School of Ikebana
Arrangements from Zoom sessions by Instructor Mitsuko Takeya
Arrangements from Zoom sessions by Instructor Mitsuko Takeya
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