Flowers and plants in colour and ikebana as relaxation

Two years after the title year of Plovdiv 2019 (Bulgaria), the third exhibition by Ms Miroslava Ivanova, President of the Sogetsu School Sofia Study Group and President of Miracle Ikebana, has been held. Through the exhibition held in January 2021, Ms Ivanova realized that the relaxation effect of ikebana has important implications for our lives today. She has changed the style of the exhibition, placing the works lower and installing a series of benches to provide an environment in which visitors could gaze at the subtleties of the works and contemplate them. Visitors enjoyed the contrast between the cold, dark outdoors and the gorgeous autumnal beauty of the exhibition space, and had a quiet and relaxing time. A virtual tour video was also produced, with a video message from Ms Eiko Sumura of the Sogetsu school headquarters. The online demonstration and workshop entitled 'Relax Ikebana' was also held. At the end of it, the participants created their own ikebana works. There was a lot of positive feedback from the visitors in the comment book, and hopes are high for the next event.

 

Date: 6 ~ 19 Oct. 2021
Venue: House of Culture Boris Hristov (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) / Online
Artist:
Miroslava Ivanova - Hosen
Eikou Sumura

 

1) Autumn Flower Tale exhibition
Date: 6 ~10 Oct.2 021
Venue: House of Culture Boris Hristov (Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
Artist: Eikoi Sumura, Miroslava Ivanova and her students

2) Relax Ikebana - demonstration and workshop 1
Date: 12 Oct.2021~12 Oct.2021
Venue: Online event - Webex platform
Artist: Miroslava Ivanova

3) Relax Ikebana - workshop 2
Date: 19 Oct.2021~19 Oct.2021
Venue: Online event - Webex platform
Artist: Miroslava Ivanova

 

https://youtu.be/G2Cd_vC1T4E