SELECTED SOGETSU IKEBANA WORKSHOPS

Composition Using Unconventional Materials, 2024

Sogetsu Ikebana Workshop, Ikebana International Switzerland Chapter Ikebana Congress

Zentrum Artos, Interlaken, Switzerland

Sogetsu Ikebana workshop featuring an composition with unconventional materials, at Ikebana International Switzerland
Sogetsu Ikebana workshop featuring an composition with unconventional materials, at Ikebana International Switzerland
Family-friendly Sogetsu Ikebana workshop 'A Blossom A Day' with Hedy Leung fostering creativity in Basel, Switzerland
Family-friendly Sogetsu Ikebana workshop 'A Blossom A Day' with Hedy Leung fostering creativity in Basel, Switzerland

The Sogetsu Ikebana Workshops provide a space for mindful creativity, encouraging participants to cultivate an intuitive and sensory connection with their materials. Through curious exploration of plants and unconventional elements, they attune to textures, forms, movement, and even the subtle sounds these materials produce. This hands-on approach fosters presence, creativity, and deeper awareness, transforming Ikebana into a fluid and expressive dialogue between participants and their materials.

Rooted in self-expression and shared inspiration, the workshops invite participants to slow down, reflect, and connect—with their materials, their creative instincts, and one another. More than simply seeing the familiar in a new light, they engage in a process of reshaping and transforming, creating Ikebana compositions that are both deeply personal and inherently communal.

For information or inquiries about Ikebana tools, please visit Wazakura Japan

Participants engaging in a community workshop during the 'Starlit Ethnobotanical Wonders' project at Ma Umi Residencies
Participants engaging in a community workshop during the 'Starlit Ethnobotanical Wonders' project at Ma Umi Residencies

Photo 1: © Hedy Leung

Photo 2: © Ma Umi residencies

Photo 3: © PF25 cultural projects

Sogetsu Ikebana Workshops, 2024

"Starlit Ethnobotanical Wonders”

Artist residency program by Ma Umi Residencies collaboration with partner PF25 cultural projects

Ma Umi Residencies, Ishigaki, Japan

A Blossom A Day, 2023

Sogetsu Ikebana Family Workshop with Hedy Leung

Artist residency program by PF25 cultural projects collaboration with partner Atelier Mondial

Salon Mondial, Basel, Switzerland