Ikebana fun!

I found my friend and myself this fun little gathering for Ikebana (the Japanese art of flower arrangement, 華道), and This evening the style we are trying is called "Jiyuka (Freestyle, Free flower, 自由花), it is one style under the 池坊 School in the Ikebana.

This was our first tryout, and we were both very excited about it!

Notes from the class:

• The container is part of the arrangement
• Keep the lower lines on the higher end, not the lower end
• Arrange the flowers up and look spirited
• Set your arrangement in the same angle
• Things to keep in mind: point, line, area (mass), surface.
• You are allowed to use wire to support your arrangement

I also like what I found from this Ikebana club has sum up Jiyuka pretty well.

In Jiyuka:
Think about

• asymmetry
• gradations of colour, contrast, accent
• gradation of size

Styles
Naturalistic arrangements:

• material is used as found in nature, no artificial elements

Artistic / Designed arrangements:

• shaping, bending
• wiring
• stapling
• taping
• with or without artificial / decorative elements

The Look of Spring. 🌱🌾🌸💐#Ikebana #jiyuka #華道 #自由花 #池坊 #春的姿態

A photo posted by @mel5ive on Mar 25, 2015 at 3:38pm PDT

A photo posted by @mel5ive on Mar 25, 2015 at 3:41pm PDT

Phrase of verbs

http://www.boredpanda.com/clever-pun-illustrations-nabhan-abdullatif/

I think this could turn into a fun teaching activity.

List a bunch of phrase of verbs, and have students brain storming, what are other ways to use it.

Ex: make up.

Or show them the photos and have them figure out what the original meaning is. (or give them a list of phrase of verbs with meaning and have them search for that?)

And follow an activity that give them a chance to use this phrase of verbs in a sentence. Or try to see if they can use all the verbs in a paragraph.