Holiday decorations in the U.S. are often symmetrical: Two candles on either side of the mantel, a round wreath in the center of the door, a centerpiece with matching sprigs of holly and pine on each ...

It is a highly choreographed, unabashed spectacle, a contribution to the world of contemporary performance art from a most unexpected place: ikebana, the Japanese tradition of flower arranging. Backed ...

Ikebana, the ancient Japanese art of flower and plant arrangements, incorporates the spirituality of Buddhism and traditional Japanese aesthetics. This weekend, locals get a chance to enter the world ...

Fall colors may be inspiring you to bring naturally vibrant hues inside, but in a small-scale way. If so, you can gather ideas for restrained flower arranging, called ikebana, at the Portland Japanese ...

Ikebana is a Japanese art form that has evolved over centuries. (Credit: Sogetsu Vancouver) If you have ever seen an ikebana art piece, the artistry of the floral design must have amazed you. Ikebana ...

Age is truly just a number for Akiko Bourland, who fell in love with ikebana, the ancient Japanese art of harmonious flower arrangement, when she attended high school in Yokohama, Japan. After decades ...

“Florals? For Spring? Groundbreaking.” So slammed Meryl Streep as fictional fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly in the film The Devil Wears Prada, dismissing petals and blossoms as cliché. She ...

Ikebana (Japanese floral art) and Sado (Japanese tea ceremony) are considered to be the two most important representative aspects of Japanese traditional art. Both are derived from Buddhist rituals, ...

IKEBANA is the name that refers to the Japanese art of flower arrangement. It is more than simply placing a flower in a vase, but a disciplined art form in which nature and humanity are brought ...

Ikebana (Japanese floral art) and Sado (Japanese tea ceremony) are considered to be the two most important representative aspects of Japanese traditional art. Both are derived from Buddhist rituals, ...