Shoso Shimbo

We started a new blog for Ikebana students, Ikebana Gallery Australia. Please visit it and leave your comments. Thank you. http://...

Rejuvenation In this work I have returned to the theme of light returning to the world, as in the story of Ameterasu , the Japanese...

I talked about Ikebana and gave a quick demo for a popular morning TV show. I often use this video in my Ikebana workshop as an introductio...

Ms Renouf asked me to make three Ikebana arrangements for her home party in July. This colourful work is a welcoming flower for her guest...

Ikebana helps us learn about many kinds of flowers and trees with very little effort. We learn their names, and we become in tune with the...

Bridal Tied Posy (not wired) Materials: Roses, Lisianthus, Queen Fabiola, Silver Suade. Working with a bride to be is always exciting ...

Sprit bamboos are effective materials. Even a small number of them can create dynamic spaces and movements for a large installation like t...

Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2010 After Mondrian: A Celebration This installation was inspired by the works of the Dut...

Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2011 http://www.melbflowershow.com.au/ "Hakanashi" by Shoso 30 March - 3 April ...

Flower for Birthday Party Date: 11 June 2011 Venue: Cecconi's, Melbourne Materials: Oncidium, Cymbidium, Pansy Following is a n...

Exhibition Opening Date: 2 July 2011 Venue: Lesley Kehoe Galleries, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne Materials: Japonica, Molucca balm, Blu...

The other interpretation of the third virtue of Ikebana is that flowers can give us a profound pleasure, which is beyond words.  While f...

The third of the Ten Virtues of Ikebana is appreciating the non-verbal communicative power of flowers. There are two ways to interpret t...

The second of the ten virtues of Ikebana is “selfless mind”. When we face our flowers, we are free from any concerns and we can clear our ...

As I mentioned in the last article, Ikebana has been defined as symbolic representation of nature. This means that a simple Ikebana work u...