Ikebana, the ancient Japanese art of flower arranging, is guided by the desire to create harmony between flowers and their surroundings. Thought to be rooted as far back as 600 AD, its name comes from the Japanese "ikeru" (to keep alive, to arrange) and "hana" (flower). A sophisticated art form--with its emphasis on form and balance--ikebana is ...
A collection of 10 Inuit tales including hunting stories, shaman stories, origin tales, stories about village and community life, and a recast Bible story. Color and b&w illustrations accompany the text. Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1997.
The Japanese have an innate sense of style in the arts, architecture, interior design and especially in their attitude to flowers and plants within the home. Until now, in the West we haven't explored ikebana, the ancient art of arranging plant material, in any great depth. With the trend towards pared-down, simple rooms, now is the time to ...
Ikebana is the ancient art of flower arranging. Each floral structure is a carefully-balanced combination of form and space; it could be said that the elements an Ikebana artist chooses to leave out or cut away are given as much thought as those that remain. Contrary to Western flower arranging, no part of an Ikebana arrangement is random. Its ...
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