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  • Japanese culture has sought graceful manners in "Ikebana", "the way of tea", or "Japanese dancing", where in which women learn effortlessness.

    Top 15 Countries with the Hottest Women | Manolith 2010

  • JAPANESE FLOWER ARRANGING DEMONSTRATION, a master teacher from the Sogetsu School of Ikebana shows how to create dramatic arrangements. 1-2: 30 p.m.,

    D.C. community calendar, Sept. 30 to Oct. 7, 2010 Post 2010

  • With Ikebana of Japan, English Country Garden of Europe or High Style of US Â – the theory of flower arrangement for gifts has been revolutionized.

    Goddard Star | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • * More on Ikebana and Sogetsu: "the great difference between the Sogetsu School and [traditional] Ikebana lies in the belief that once all the rules are learned and the techniques mastered, there is an unbounded field for freer personal expression using varied materials, not just flowers." [wiki] Curiously, I think the same kind of thing could be said about play.

    The Many Personalities We Live With Heather McDougal 2009

  • You might mistake her for some kind of Sogetsu Ikebana*, but you would be mistaken.

    Archive 2009-08-01 Heather McDougal 2009

  • You might mistake her for some kind of Sogetsu Ikebana*, but you would be mistaken.

    The Many Personalities We Live With Heather McDougal 2009

  • Six of his famous bulbous chandeliers, including a silvery one, are there, as well as newer works, like the 17-foot-long "Ikebana Boat," filled with colorful, whimsical but unrecognizable forms.

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  • * More on Ikebana and Sogetsu: "the great difference between the Sogetsu School and [traditional] Ikebana lies in the belief that once all the rules are learned and the techniques mastered, there is an unbounded field for freer personal expression using varied materials, not just flowers." [wiki] Curiously, I think the same kind of thing could be said about play.

    Archive 2009-08-01 Heather McDougal 2009

  • The piece at the right is called "Ikebana Pals," and it's made using an individual printing technique, a la poupee.

    Archive 2009-10-01 Kit Pollard 2009

  • The piece at the right is called "Ikebana Pals," and it's made using an individual printing technique, a la poupee.

    Want: Chihuly Kit Pollard 2009

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