Today, I taught 30 international students Ikebana flower arrangement with my guide friends. All of them really enjoyed Ikebana and I was so happy.
At the beginning of the Ikebana class we gave a presentation teaching the basic methods and theories. Then, the 20 students were divided into five groups and they arranged flowers in a vase in cooperation. They chose two branches and a lily and stood them on a holder with pins called Kenzan. They imagined a triangle on the Kenzan and stood each of them on each corner. They cut other flowers shorter than the first ones and put them beautifully inside the triangle. We usually display the Ikebana in an alcove in a Japanese room, so we can appreciate it from the front. The students stood in front of the vase and put each flower beautifully making a space between the stems. They arranged them quite well.
At the beginning of the Ikebana class we gave a presentation teaching the basic methods and theories. Then, the 20 students were divided into five groups and they arranged flowers in a vase in cooperation. They chose two branches and a lily and stood them on a holder with pins called Kenzan. They imagined a triangle on the Kenzan and stood each of them on each corner. They cut other flowers shorter than the first ones and put them beautifully inside the triangle. We usually display the Ikebana in an alcove in a Japanese room, so we can appreciate it from the front. The students stood in front of the vase and put each flower beautifully making a space between the stems. They arranged them quite well.