4 Elements of Ikebana - Form 2 Nageire style (Abridged version)
*** This is the abridged version of the tutorial. Participants are sent the full version. If you are a participants for the session, please check your email to find the link for the full instructions. Precise information of the tutorial is found in the handout- this video is the supplementary material for the session. This is the abridged version. Full version is sent to participants of the Ikebana Dojo Form 2 session.
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Overview
In Form 1 we focused on a mass of flowers. Let's make a mass using materials other than flowers in Form 2. You can make a mass using materials such as leaves, stems or branches. Realise that a massed from has a new energy that a single material cannot produce.
Also we are practicing nageire technique introduced in Four Ikebana Elements Level 2.
So your task is fix naturalistic branches in a poetic (strong or delicate) way using nageire technique, and add a massed form to your branches. The combination of lines and mass should create a poetic contrast.
You may add some flowers to the combination, but the flowers should not overtake your design this time.
For more about Form in Ikebana, refer to a short essay, "Introduction to Ikebana Aesthetics" by Dr Shoso Shimbo (available shortly in English & Japanese).
Objectives
1. Create a single mass in your design using natural materials other than flowers. The mass should suggest a three dimensions shape.
2. Use nageire techniques (use a down-stick) to fix branches.
3. Make the combination of mass and lines the main feature of your design.
4. You may add a few flowers to enhance the poetry of your mass.
5. Master how to create poetry out of the relationship between mass, lines & your container. See our Session Notes for the strategies to create poetry.
What You Need
1. Secateurs (scissors may be handy too)
2. A down-stick / branch
3. Container - suitable for nageire.
4. Flower/plant materials: (Flower materials are a guide only. You can choose any similar materials as long as you focus on the topic.)
a. three or four branches
b. massed form using materials other than flowers
c. a few additional flowers (optional)