8 Floral Designs by Yukiko Appear in “Practical Horticulture”
This college textbook, in its recently published Seventh Edition, added a new chapter (19), “Decorating With Growing Plants and Fresh Flowers.” It features eight of Yukiko’s designs.
You may see the eight photographs in color in our special pdf document here: 8 Floral Designs by Yukiko
Practical Horticulture has been written through 7 editions by Laura Williams Rice and Robert P. Rice Jr., and published by Prentice Hall.
The new, 7th edition, as well as older editions, are catalogued for sale on Amazon.com .
For free, you can take a look now at the colorful 8 Floral Designs by Yukiko.
Summer Ikebana: 2 Demonstrations
Dahlias in Ceramic Holder with Pine Needles
Kentfield, California – July 2010
Blue Hydrangea with Branches and Berries
Kentfield, California – July 2010
Memorial Wreath: Blues, Yellow & Green
This original, 18-inch wreath design includes yellow calla lilies, light green cymbidium orchids and amaranthus, darker green ivy and foliage, dark blue , and light blue hydrangea, white orchids, lilies and lisianthus.
Phalaenopsis Basket
Kentfield, California, June 2010
Maori Warrior’s Ikebana – for the Real Father’s Day
Ikebana of tropical Birds of Paradise and red pincushions wrapped in harakeke, New Zealand leaves akin to European flaxx.
Maori warriors wove bundled harakeke into armored vests to deflect the arrows of other indigenous tribes. When Europeans invaded New Zealand they learned that the harakeke vests also deflected musket balls at long range -– forcing them to fight close-in to win.
Floral Celebration Mother’s Day Week
Five Foot Bouquet designed by Yukiko with delicate colors of roses, cymbidium, lisianthus, oriental lilies and pink jasmine.
Smith Ranch, San Rafael, California – May, 2010
Spring Celebration 2010
Starfighter Lilies, early green plumbs, bearded iris, larkspur, harakeke – five feet tall.
Smith Ranch, San Rafael, California – May 2010
Bouquets to Art 2010 at the de Young Museum, San Francisco
Here is Yukiko’s original floral bouquet to the Peruvian antiquity known by the lengthy title “Male Shrine Figure, Peru, Chimu Culture 12 – 15th Century.”
Peruvian archaeologists have a much longer story to go with this Shrine Figure of algarroba wood and red cinnabar. The de Young tells it this way:
“Male and female shrine figures [have] been unearthed in the palace compounds and monumental burial platforms of Chan Chan, the capital of the vast Chimu Empire. The number of these figures at royal sites indicates that they must have been important. Archaeologists believe that these figures accompanied the kings of Chimu in ceremonial processions that took place either during their lifetime or at their death…
“…The figures…wear varied headdresses that correspond to the headdresses worn by ceramic figures on Chimu vessels. This figure may be holding a flute between its hands, poised as if ready to play a melody. The geometric patterns found in the figure’s headdress, necklace and earplugs, and zig-zag loincloth are similar to the geometric patterns found on the bold architectural relief of Chan Chan.”
Closeup, high resolution images of this shrine figure are shown in the FAMSF image base.
This year’s Bouquets to Art, April 20-24, is featured on its own website.
Memorial Bouquet for a Man Who Died Very Young
Birch branches wrap white calla lilies and lisianthus to reflect the youthful spirit.
cala lily lisianthus in white
Lafayette, California – April 2010
Dogwood and Black Bamboo at Wells Fargo Head Office
Yukiko Promotes Bouquets to Art in the San Francisco Financial District
Design eight feet tall installed on site in the early morning before visitors enter – pink dogwood blossoms and black bamboo arise with harakeke from the euphobia, amaranthus and oriental lilies.
Another view of the early morning’s work:
If you’re in The City this week, stop by Wells Fargo, 464 California Street and see it live.
