Shoso Shimbo

Saturday, 11 February 2023

Hanadayori 23 - Update

By shososhimbo 16:44 Hanadayori

Forty six artists have been selected. See the list of the artist and requests chosen for them: https://bit.ly/hanadayori2023

Sunday, 5 February 2023

Valentines Day Flowers by Shoso

By shososhimbo 23:19

Order Valentines Flowers by 10 February 2023.

1. Choose the type of flower (A or B).

2. Order - Use a form and let us know your details.

3. Pay - Bank Transfer ( BSB: 033 077, Acc: 527917) or credit card (Crick Buy Now below)

Type A : $250 - a ceramic container (12 cm X 13cm, black or white), 20 red roses, seasonal flowers & foliage.

Type B : $500 - a ceramic container (49 cm X 12 cm X 9 cm, white), 40 red roses, seasonal flowers & foliage.

Type A - $250

Type B - $500

Thursday, 15 December 2022

Hanadayori - Ikebana by Request

By shososhimbo 13:14 Hanadayori

Send Your Request

What kind of ikebana would you like to see? Please send your request by 31 Dec 2022. Ikebana Practitioners Around The World Will Make A Special Arrangement In Response To Your Request! Online & eBook Project.
https://bit.ly/hanadayori2023.

See the requests selected for Hanadayori 2021 as samples here: https://www.ikebanafestival.com/hanadayor.../hanadayori-2021
今、見たいのはどんな生け花ですか？リクエスト募集中。日本語案内：https://www.ikebanafestival.com/日本語案内/花信-hanadayori-オンライン花展

This is one of a few projects through which we can promote Melbourne Ikebana Festival internationally. We need more requests to make this successful. Please ask your family and friends to send request. If you are our current students, please send at least 2 requests (you may regard this as your homework!). We welcome personal and challenging requests. We are expecting a greater number of Japanese ikebana artists to support this project this time.

Send Your Request

Saturday, 3 December 2022

Ikebana Calendar - December 2022

By shososhimbo 01:04

27 November 2022: Shoso’s demonstration for Ikebana Panama / Ikebana International. Dr Osamu Inoue (President of International Society of Ikebana Research, Kyoto University of Art) and Yumiko Tsunakawa (Sogetsu, Canada) will also present demonstrations. Join this special online event with an audience of over 300 people from 40 countries. Contact ikebanapanama@gmail.com

10 December 2022: Ikebana Introduction Workshop ($60)

31 December 2022: Deadline for Hanadayori Request

1 January 2023: One Thousand Ikebana Challenge starts - Online Ikebana Class

14 January 2023: Ikebana Introduction Workshop ($60)

14 January 2023: Zoom Ikebana Dojo Level 1 starts - Online Ikebana Class

28 January 2023: Ikebana Introduction Workshop ($60)

1 February 2023: New term starts for our Certificate Course

12 March 2023: Ikebana Workshop at Glen Eira City Gallery

Thursday, 24 November 2022

Ikebana for Corporate Events

By shososhimbo 21:56

Shoso created table arrangements and a medium ikebana display for a corporate event of a Japanese automobile company. Received great feedback.

"Thank you for the breathtaking florals at Attica today.

They are simply stunning.

I look forward to being able to work with you again sometime soon, as well as recommend you within my colleagues. "

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Ikebana for your shop / office?
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Would you like to have a fresh ikebana display at your shop or office? Shoso and his team will create beautiful floral arrangements for you. Weekly ikebana from $150 / $200 / $350.

Contact: shososhimbo@gmail.com

Monday, 7 November 2022

Ikebana Calendar - November 2022

By shososhimbo 22:18

20 October 2022: Shoso’s talk on Ikebana and Japanese aesthetics at the Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture.

25 October 2022: Ikebana at Beleura. Shoso is going to run workshops at Beleura a few times in 2023. Join their mailing list from their website.

29 October 2022: Ikebana Introduction Workshop ($60)

5 November 2022: Deadline for Ikebanakaido 2022. All of Shoso’s students and the exhibitors of Wa Melbourne Ikebana Festival 2022 are invited to join this Kyoko based nation-wide flower project. #ikebanakaido

12 November 2022: Ikebana Dojo Level 3 starts

19 November 2022: Last class in 2022

26 November 2022: Ikebana Introduction Workshop ($60)

27 November 2022: Shoso’s talk for Ikebana Panama / Ikebana International

10 December 2022: Ikebana Introduction Workshop ($60)

31 December 2022: Deadline for Hanadayori Request

1 January 2023: One Thousand Ikebana Challenge starts

14 January 2023: Ikebana Introduction Workshop ($60)

28 January 2023: Ikebana Introduction Workshop ($60)

February 2023: New term stats for our Certificate Course

Ikebana Performance with Paul Grabowsky - Review

By shososhimbo 21:54 Ikebana Festival, Performance

10 September 2022

Melbourne Recital Centre

Review by Lili Tu

Mum spent 7 years to learn Ikebana from Dr Shoso Shimbo so I have seen many of his stunning arrangements. However, only last night I witnessed his true magic as he created a beautiful Ikebana arrangement to improvised music by pianist Paul Grabowsky. 
It’s a breathtaking performance!

Shoso started the show by taking us up to the mountain in late winter when the snow began to melt using beautiful snowball viburnum, waxflowers, drift woods and pine branches. Then slowly he made the pink buds appear and blossom by blossom the spring began. Hundreds of cherry blossom branches were brought into Primrose Potter Salon to recreate the scene of the alpine in early spring. The flowers, music and light transported us to the outdoor with the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold - when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. We seriously got goosebumps watching the weather transform with Shoso’s arrangement. 

Finally, the colours of spring came to the brightest with the pink oriental lilies in full bloom. We seemed to skip a breath or two when Paul Grabowsky played his final notes and the completed arrangement came to live. It’s an experience that you would never known if just seeing the final arrangement. 
Wa Melbourne Ikebana Festival is still on today at Abbotsford Convent, highly recommend to come by to enjoy a lovely Spring Sunday there!

Ikebana Performance with Paul Grabowsky

Sunday, 14 August 2022

On Ikebana in The Age Newspaper

By shososhimbo 16:04 Publication

The Age interviewed Shoso and published a great article about Ikebana.

Ikebana Introductory Workshop

Friday, 5 August 2022

Ikebana Performance with Paul Grabowsky - Book Now

By shososhimbo 09:25 Ikebana Festival, Performance

Ikebana Performance: Book Now

Ikebana Dinner Show, Ikebana Conference, Ikebana Workshops, Ikebana Demonstration, and more: https://www.ikebanafestival.com/book-tickets

Enjoy free Ikebana Exhibition & Ikebana Container Award exhibition (Biennale) at Abbotsford Convent on 10 & 11 September. Melbourne Ikebana Festival

Wednesday, 3 August 2022

Ikebana at Villa Alba 2022

By shososhimbo 11:04

To promote Wa Melbourne Ikebana Festival Shoso Shimbo, Shoan Lo, Shoka Healey & Karen Thode participated in the Winter Flower at Villa Alba Museum on 18th and 19th June, 2022.

https://bit.ly/IkebanaPerformance22

Wednesday, 27 July 2022

Ikebana Calendar - August 2022

By shososhimbo 22:36

12 July 2022: Ikebana Workshop at Beleura House - Sold out in one day. https://www.shoso.com.au/2022/07/ikebana-workshop-at-beleura.html

30 July 2022: Ikebana Introduction Workshop ($60)

13 August 2022: Ikebana Introduction Workshop ($60)

27 August 2022:Ikebana Introduction Workshop ($60)

1 September 2022: Ikebana Dinner Show.

10 September 2022: Ikebana Performance with Paul Grabowsky.

10 & 11 September 2022: Wa Melbourne Ikebana Festival. https://www.ikebanafestival.com

24 September 2022: Ikebana Introduction Workshop ($60)

29 October 2022: Ikebana Introduction Workshop ($60)

31 December 2022: Deadline for Hanadayori Request

Sunday, 24 July 2022

Ikebana Workshop at Beleura

By shososhimbo 19:11

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“Throughout the afternoon’s Ikebana Floral Arrangement session I was totally focused on Dr Shoso’s introduction, information & guidance as we set out to create our own arrangement. A complete immersion into a new concept & challenge aroused energy, enthusiasm & much satisfaction as our arrangements took shape & were completed!”

“Wonderful venue, attentive transport service, outstanding presenter, delicious afternoon tea, warm and welcome atmosphere. An afternoon that was good for the soul in all kinds of ways.”