Category Archives: ikebana

Ikebana Spring ~ Flowering Quince Branches

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Administrator

Tweet Marin’s dry winter weather is bringing out many Spring flowers a bit early this year. Near my blos­soming quince are new grape hyacinthe.

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“Cover Picture” ~ Yukiko’s Floral Design Studio Envoi to Facebook

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Administrator

TweetFacebook is looking out for us (again). This time it’s FB’s new soft­ware and guide­lines for its brand new, “cover pic­tures” on branding & mar­keting on FB “Pages.” No selling, please.… The cover is the bigger-​broader space for col­orful branding … Continue reading →

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I Blend Ikebana and Contemporary Styles to Create Your Original Floral Theme

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Administrator

TweetEvolving Theme Flower Arrangement: Professional Floral Design by Yukiko in Marin County. My approach to floral design blends ike­bana and con­tem­po­rary styles — evolving with the sea­sons, refining to your taste. The bal­ance of flowers, foliage and branches gives life … Continue reading →

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A Different Valentine ~ Bamboo in Marin

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Administrator

TweetA reg­ular client in Marin browsed through our “Freestyle Ikebana” tab to find this bamboo ike­bana for a dis­tinc­tive, mem­o­rable valen­tine. After a few sea­sonal mod­i­fi­ca­tions, it’s ready to go.

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Bento Ikebana (box lunch)

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Administrator

TweetI bought lunch boxes (bento) from hawkers on the train plat­forms in Japan — some­times they came on board the old trains and sold their ¥100 (28¢) bento to me, sit­ting next to an open window as the coun­try­side and … Continue reading →

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Floral Design ~ Where the Artistry Comes First

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Administrator

Tweet Bird of Paradise Ikebana The Bird of Paradise Ikebana (at left) appears in Yukiko’s new video — a one minute showing of her dis­tinc­tive style in floral design. We placed the video in her Yelp! listing to let viewers … Continue reading →

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Cymbidium Bouquet Blends Ikebana & Contemporary Styles

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Administrator

TweetYukiko adds lily grass and curly willow to the orchids in this hand-​crafted, flat vase (13″ wide, 3″ opening. Is this design more “ike­bana” than “blended con­tem­po­rary style(s)?” Let Yukiko know what you think. Check out the new “freestyle ike­bana” … Continue reading →

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Quince, Black Bamboo, Bundled Horsetails & Cymbidium Orchids Ikebana

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Administrator

TweetEarly flow­ering of quince in this mild winter weather inspires Yukiko’s ike­bana of New Year’s kado­matsu and, of course, quince with Marin’s sea­sonal flowers and berries.

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Hawaiian Tee Leaves Tied with Curley Willow ~

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Administrator

TweetCymbidium and kale com­plete this simple yet refined design by Yukiko. Yukiko starts the new year selecting weekly designs to dis­play in FloralDesignbyYukiko blog on Wednesdays. She posts addi­tional phở­to­genic designs from her studio as oppor­tu­nity sug­gests during the week. … Continue reading →

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5-​foot Bamboo Bouquet, New Year Prosperity ~ 2012

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Administrator

TweetThree bam­boos with orchids, kale and curley willow sym­bolize health and pros­perity at Smith Ranch Homes in San Rafael.

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