08 January 2011

Fleur - Shoshun


This is the flower arrangement I learned this month, the theme of "Japanese New Year". The bottom is made by the bamboo and the oasis is covered by mosses.  I created the line with small sakura branches and filled the space with red to yellow color gradations of flowers.  I like the impression of this arrangement very much.  It's Japanese, but not exactly at traditional style.  By using warm color red and yellow, it also brings the atmosphere of Hong Kong.

Japanese celebrate New Year on normal calendar of January 1st.  However most of Asia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and other asian countries celebrate on lunar calendar in February.  I believe this is the effect of "Meiji Restoration" in 1868.  New Year celebration is the biggest holiday in Japan and resembles Christmas of western culture.

今年始めのお花教室で「アレンジメント初春」を習った。お正月のテーマを創りたいと思って先生にリクエストしたらとても素敵なアレンジを提案して下さった。土台は竹で挟んだオアシスに苔をのせたもの。桜科の枝ものでラインを作りスペースをお花で埋めた。生け花のようでそうでもない。日本のお正月でもあるのに、オレンジ系の赤から黄色のグラデーションのお花のおかげでとても明るい感じがし、同時にアジアな香港の雰囲気も感じられる。型にはまらずに大胆に表現できたところが自分なりにとても気に入っている。

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