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Wednesday, 20 September 2023

How to Teach Ikebana (and Its Essence)


Application opens in November 2023. Book from our Schedule page. 

Visit our Curriculum page to find out why our one-year Ikebana Dojo program would help all ikebana students and teachers.  

We believe that there is a gap between basic styles and freestyles in many ikebana courses. After learning basic styles, students are encouraged to make freestyles such as "vertical arrangement" or "horizontal arrangement".  However, where is the connection between the basic and freestyles? The approach used in such courses can be called a style-based approach to freestyle ikebana. Such courses make many students confused, and will never teach the most important aspect of ikebana: Meditation. 

Unfortunately, many ikebana practitioners, in particular outside Japan, are learning freestyle ikebana using the style-based approach, copying good "designs"(or something visible), and producing ikebana-like works that lack vital energy. The style-based approach is useful in learning basic styles because you can usually follow diagrams to make a good ikebana. 

To make a good freestyle ikebana, however, you need to develop a different competence to see and actualise invisible principles through meditation. Those ikebana principles are not easily visible but recognizable if gazed at by a selfless mind. We call such an approach the principle-based approach, which we use in Ikebana Dojo. We are trying to teach ikebana as art not as design. 

Our courses intend to teach the true essence of ikebana. 


上記の英語をGoogleの翻訳機能で日本語に訳してみました。下記の通り驚くほど性能が向上していますね。


申し込みは 2023 年 11 月に開始されます。スケジュール ページからご予約ください。


私たちの 1 年間のいけばな道場プログラムがすべてのいけばな生徒と教師に役立つ理由を知るには、カリキュラム ページをご覧ください。


多くのいけばなコースでは、基本スタイルとフリースタイルの間にギャップがあると私たちは考えています。基本的なスタイルを学んだ後は、「縦配置」「横配置」など自由なスタイルを作っていきます。しかし、ベーシックとフリースタイルの関係はどこにあるのでしょうか?このような講座で行われるアプローチは、フリースタイルいけばなに対するスタイルベースのアプローチと言えます。このようなコースは多くの生徒を混乱させ、生け花の最も重要な側面を決して教えません。瞑想。


残念なことに、多くの生け花実践者は、特に日本国外で、スタイルベースのアプローチを使用してフリースタイル生け花を学び、優れた「デザイン」(または目に見えるもの)をコピーし、生命エネルギーに欠ける生け花のような作品を制作しています。スタイルベースのアプローチは、通常は図に従うことで優れた生け花を作成できるため、基本的なスタイルを学ぶのに役立ちます。


しかし、優れたフリースタイル生け花を作るには、瞑想を通じて目に見えない原理を理解し、実現するための別の能力を開発する必要があります。これらの生け花の原則は、簡単に目に見えるものではありませんが、無私な心で見つめれば認識できます。このようなアプローチを私たちは原則ベースのアプローチと呼び、いけばな道場ではそれを採用しています。


私たちのコースは生け花の真髄を教えることを目的としています。


https://www.shoso.com.au 

Wednesday, 13 September 2023

Hanadayori Night in Ho Chi Minh City


Message from Shoso Shimbo, PhD

9 September 2023

Thank you for coming to our performance tonight. 

This was a very challenging experience for me. I had to work with a new site, new materials, & new staff. I know the site, materials and staff are all great, but I was still anxious. All I could do was to do my best to actualise my new design. 

According to Japanese mythology, when the heavenly gods created Japan, they were so impressed with the living energy of the reeds in the wet lands that they decided to send their descendants to introduce rice farming and rule the nation. 

The god met a beautiful princess, konohananosakuyahime, in Kyushu, and they got married and their descendants became Japanese emperors. Sakihana, one of the Hanadayori perfumes comes from the name of this princess.    

I often wish I could express a living energy that would impress the heavenly gods in my work. I hope that my work this time has a small part of that sort of energy. 

I would like to thank so many people who made it possible to realise this special event. 
First, Yen and her team worked so hard for me. They were so kind and efficient. I feel so grateful that they have made this a very special event for me. 

Hanadayori was a small part of the Wa Melbourne Ikebana Festival. It asked ikebana artists around the world to create an ikebana work according to the request chosen for them. It aimed to promote ikebana and our ikebana festival. But Metascent became a sponsor of the Wa Melbourne Ikebana Festival and Yen took our Hanadayori project to the next level. 

To support the Wa Melbourne Ikebana Festival, Metascent has created a new set of perfumes inspired by Japanese culture. We are so excited with this collaboration. We hope many of you will appreciate the hanadayori perfumes and that you will have a chance to visit or exhibit at the  Wa Melbourne Ikebana Festival in September 2024. 

I am also grateful to Mr Duc Tri and his musicians. It is a great honour to be able to work with such talented and highly regarded musicians. 

Thank you also my flower sponsor, Dalat Hasfarm. Their high quality flowers were crucial for my work today. Thank you very much.

I am also thankful to the Gem centre and its team. It is great to show my work on such a world class stage. Thank you very much. 

https://www.shoso.com.au 


Tuesday, 12 September 2023


Thursday, 30 March 2023

Perfumes for Ikebana Festival


Hanadayori is a Japanese word that means that the flowers you have been waiting for have bloomed. Hanadayori: Ikebana by Request 2023 will be launched on our website in June as part of the Wa Melbourne Ikebana Festival. It is a photographic collection of personal arrangements made by Ikebana masters and practitioners around the world in response to specific requests.

To celebrate the launch of Hanadayori 2023, Metascent has created a new suite of perfumes, the Hanadayori Collection. The collection includes three types of perfume, which have been newly developed using the Japanese plant essences of sakura, yuzu and hinoki. The Hanadayori Collection is a celebration of nature by Metascent.

You can pre order the Hanadayori Collection from now to June 2023. Your purchase will support the Wa Melbourne Ikebana Festival, which will be held on 7 & 8 September 2024.






Friday, 17 March 2023


Saturday, 11 March 2023


Tuesday, 7 March 2023

New Publication - What is Ikebana ? (2)


What is Ikebana? (2): Selected passages from “Hana ni ikiru hitotati e (Messages for those who live for flower)” by Yamane Suido (1967).
2023 International Journal of Ikebana Studies, 10, 29-30.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.57290/ikebana.10.0_29

What is Ikebana? (1)
2022 International Journal of Ikebana Studies, 9, 76-78.  

https://www.shoso.com.au 

Monday, 6 March 2023

New Publication - About Ikenobo Senno Kuden


Seeing the Invisible: Applying Discourse Analysis to the Introduction of Senno Kuden

Abstract

Senno Kuden (16th century) historically presents the most influential definition of ikebana, which includes both ontological and epistemological concerns in representation. Although the former contributed to the development of the common definition of ikebana as a symbolic representation of nature or the universe, the latter has been largely ignored. This study points out that the latter has not only significant meanings in understanding Senno’s teaching on ikebana, but also a strong connection with the traditional Japanese aesthetics that values contemplative awareness of the transiency of beings.

Author Information
Shoso Shimbo, International Society of Ikebana Research, Australia

Paper Information
Conference: KAMC2022
Stream: Aesthetics and Design

This paper is part of the KAMC2022 Conference Proceedings (View) 
Full Paper
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2. Academia

To cite this article:
Shimbo S. (2022) Seeing the Invisible: Applying Discourse Analysis to the Introduction of Senno Kuden ISSN: 2436-0503 – The Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture 2022: Official Conference Proceedings https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2022.6
To link to this article:  https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2022.6

同論文の増補日本語版は以下です。

『専応口伝』における「面かげ」の形而上学

要旨

『専応口伝』序文にディスコース分析を応用し、従来あまり注目されてこなかった序文中の主要語「よろしき面かげ」の重要性について考察してみたい。「よろしき面かげ」はもうひとつの主要語「をのずからなる姿」とともに形而上学的な文脈で理解されるべきである。「をのずからなる姿」がいけ花を大自然の象徴的表現と定義したのに対し、「よろしき面かげ」はいけ花の始原についての定義と解釈できる。専応の教えは存在の無常性を瞑想を通じて認識することで、草や花の純粋な本質を捉え、それをもとにして挿してゆくものだということになる。さらにこの点において専応のいけ花の思想は日本の美意識の典型的な内的機構とも強い関連性があることが明らかになるのである。


Monday, 27 February 2023

Ikebana Calendar - March 2023


11 March 2023: Ikebana Introduction Workshop ($60)


12 March 2023: Ikebana Workshop at Glen Eira City Gallery


18 March 2023: 1000 Ikebana Challenge (2022 Groups)


25 March 2023: 1000 Ikebana Challenge (2023 Groups)


25 March 2023: International Society of Ikebana Research (ISIR) 40th Regular Conference - Free online event


29 March - 2 April 2023: Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show. Shoso and some of his students will exhibit at the shop window displays section. 


29 April 2023: Ikebana Introduction Workshop ($60)


3 May 2023: Art of Bloom Cocktail Party, National Gallery of Victoria


4 & 5 May 2023: Art of Bloom, National Gallery of Victoria. Shoso has been selected as an exhibitor.  


6 May 2023: Term 2 starts for our Certificate Courses 


12 May 2013: Ikebana in School (Saint Maria College) 


13 May 2023: Zoom Ikebana Dojo, Ikebana Aesthetics Program Level 2 starts


13 May 2023: Ikebana Introduction Workshop ($60)


27 May 2023: Ikebana Introduction Workshop ($60)


31 May 2023: Deadline for submitting works for selected Hanadayori artists


June 2023: Launch of Hanadayori 2023


17 June 2023: Ikebana Introduction Workshop ($60)


24 - 30 June 2023: Application opens for Ikebana Gallery Award 2023 


July 2023: 1000 Ikebana Challenge starts for a new group


7 & 8 September 2024: Wa Melbourne Ikebana Festival  


https://www.shoso.com.au 

Saturday, 11 February 2023


Sunday, 5 February 2023

Valentines Day Flowers by Shoso


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 A - $250

Type B - $500


https://www.shoso.com.au 

Thursday, 15 December 2022

Hanadayori - Ikebana by Request


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

https://www.shoso.com.au 

Saturday, 3 December 2022

Ikebana Calendar - December 2022




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


https://www.shoso.com.au 

Thursday, 24 November 2022

Ikebana for Corporate Events



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. 


https://www.shoso.com.au 

Monday, 7 November 2022

Ikebana Calendar - November 2022



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



https://www.shoso.com.au