Yukiko Promotes Bouquets to Art at Wells Fargo
In the run-up to the Bouquets to Art exhibition at the de Young, Yukiko has also been assigned to create a floral design at the Wells Fargo Bank head office in San Francisco.
As soon as it is installed there, we will publish photographs of it here – sooner rather than later.
Easter Bouquet – 5-foot Tall Celebration
Easter flowers follow the lavendar lilacs theme with pussy willows, lilies, roses, ranunculus and tulips.
Smith Ranch, San Rafael, California – Easter 2010
Black Bamboo, Cymbidium & Oriental Lily Ikebana
Black bamboo rises above equisitum (horsetails) from an earthly bed of cymbidium, oriental lilies, leaves and branches.
Designed for an artist couple and bamboo grower.
Ikebana, Sausalito, California – March 2010
Tall, Elegant and Vibrant Bouquet of Celebration
Amaranthus, anthurium, orchid, angel ivy and harakeke floral design in two views.
So, one must be the front and the other one must be the back. But which?
Oakland, California – March 2010
Celebration for St Patrick’s Day 2010
Floral design for St Patrick’s Day is this robust five footer of the green Bells of Ireland, harakeke, spiraea, euphobia, and white oriental lilies, hydrangea and tulips.
Smith Ranch, San Rafael, California – March, 2010
Spring Flowers in Mixed Bouquet
Early spring blooms of fresia, ranunculus, tulips, konfetti roses, forsythia make possible this happy birthday bouquet.
San Rafael, California – March 2010
Orchid and Chrysanthemums Ikebana
Happy Birthday Ikebana is loosely wrapped with curly willow and harakeke – opening to show the cymbidium and chrysanthemums
More of Yukiko’s original, freestyle ikebana appear in her website’s Ikebana Gallery.
Kentfield, California – March 2010
Orchids Rising with Calla Lilies
Floral design expresses condolence sentiment with seasonal flowers.
Greenbrae, California – March, 2010
30 Konfetti Roses
Friends in Germany requested this special arrangement for a thirtieth birthday celebration in Marin – Yukiko’s design includes harakeke, ivy, leaves, and of course, 30 konfetti roses.
San Rafael, California, March 2010
