Shoso Shimbo

A client asked me to make a welcoming flower for his girlfriend who is moving to his house. His girlfriend likes Ikebana and he thoug...

Kadomatsu style New Year's table decorations for Koko restaurant, Crown Hotel, Melbourne. We have tried so many options and changed s...

Some ikebana artists may wish ikebana to be as it used to be. The tuition fees can be expensive and teachers receive gift money on man...

We have several packages of Ikebana arrangements for your home party. A popular package consists of 1 medium arrangement (up to 150cm high) ...

Shoso's Ikebana sculpture was again selected for this renowned contemporary art exhibition.  Thank you all volunteers ...

In a previous issue, I proposed that one reason for the declining popularity of Ikebana could be that its history as an artistic hobby i...

Download free ikebana calendar 2013 and December 2012. http://www.shoso.com.au/shop_16.html

In my discussion of the second characteristic of Ikebana, I pointed out the reason why Ikebana does not fit in well with capitalism is ...

I have said previously that at first glance Ikebana does not seem to be a competitive discipline. Competition in Ikebana tends to occur...

Let’s consider the significance of the first online Ikebana competition, Ikebana Gallery Australia Award. As I mentioned before, co...

Shoso Shimbo and his students will present an exhibition of Sogetsu Ikebana.  When: 22 - 28 September 2012 (Exhibition opens at noon 22...

Several students in Shoso Shimbo's class are about to start our professional teaching diploma course after completing the Sogetsu...

In the last issue, I started to talk about some issues that Ikebana faces today, focusing first on why the number of Ikebana students i...

Ikebana faces many problems today. One of them is that its popularity is declining, particularly in Japan. In light of the growing p...

Shoso created a large Ikebana work, Flower Torii Gate for the Greater Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere Project, a part of the the Ne...