Ikebana: flower arrangement for beginners

Finishing and Refining

A course by Louise Worner , Ikebana artist

100% positive reviews (70)

3,797 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Finishing and Refining

Overview

“Lastly, we work on the finishing touches. I will show you how to finish and refine your arrangement to emphasise the beauty of the materials you have selected. Again, it's important to view from a few steps away and ensure there is asymmetry, negative space, movement, and depth.”

In this video lesson Louise Worner addresses the topic: Finishing and Refining, which is part of the Domestika online course: Ikebana: flower arrangement for beginners. Learn how to Ikebana: the japanese art of flower arrangement. Create your floral designs with this unique understanding of nature..

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, we're going to add our finishing touches to the arrangement so that when it's viewed from all angles, then every single viewpoint will look as beautiful as each other. Just as with our last lesson, it's very important to obscure the Kenzan. So, from this viewpoint, when I look at the arrangement, I can see the silver and the gold spikes of the Kenzan, but there's a very easy way to cover it. So instead of using small branches with lots of leaves, as we did in our previous naturalistic arrangement, in a more modern style arrangement, we want the lines to appear clean. So the ...”

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Course summary for: Ikebana: flower arrangement for beginners

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (70)
3797 students
5 units
20 lessons (3h 46m)
4 downloads

Category
Craft
Areas
Decoration, Floral & Plant Design, Interior Decoration, Interior Design

Louise Worner

A course by Louise Worner

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Ikebana artist

Meet Louise Worner, an international ikebana artist and teacher with a passion for transforming spaces through her captivating ikebana arrangements and installations. With over two decades of experience, Louise's journey with ikebana began while living and working in Japan, where she embraced the serene art form.

Her ikebana style merges tradition and modernity, as she breaks away from conventional norms and incorporates natural and unconventional materials into her creations. Louise's artistic achievements span the globe, with exhibitions and workshops held in countries like Japan, Australia, Spain, and Belgium.

A renowned ikebana educator, Louise has shared her expertise as the principal ikebana teacher for the Madrid Flower School and has presented workshops and demonstrations worldwide. Beyond her artistic endeavors, she has curated global exhibitions and even conceptualized a virtual ikebana exhibition fundraiser for the Australian Bushfires.