Louise Worner
Ikebana Workshop for Children
When designing and developing ikebana workshops, there is often the dilemma of portability of materials once the workshop has finished.
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Louise Worner
Jul 61 min read
Tanabata (七夕) Ikebana for Children
Tanabata, (七夕), the Star Festival, is one of the five Japanese seasonal festivals (五節句, gosekku).
Louise Worner
Jun 291 min read
Summer Ikebana for Children
To make the most of our very short summer we decided to create an ikebana arrangement with a focus on water.
Louise Worner
Jun 151 min read
Anywhere, by Anyone - Ikebana for Children in Rwanda
In the Spring I collaborated with a not-for-profit organisation AMA Girafe (https://amagirafe.org/) to create an Ikebana Adventure.
Louise Worner
Jun 11 min read
A First Ikebana Exhibition
My daughters were excited to have participated in their first ikebana exhibition.
Louise Worner
May 111 min read
Curved Lines
Creating arrangements using curved lines is one of the many lessons within the intermediate Sogetsu Ikebana curriculum.
Louise Worner
Apr 271 min read
Collaborating with AMA Girafe- a French Ikebana Adventure for Children Worldwide
A collaboration with AMA Girafe to create an Ikebana Adventure for French speaking primary school children.
Louise Worner
Apr 201 min read
Hallerbos- Forest Ikebana
Last week we visited the Hallerbos forest in Halle, Belgium.
Louise Worner
Apr 131 min read
Leaves Only
Examining the different shapes, textures and colours of leaves enables children to discover their beauty and uniqueness.
Louise Worner
Mar 301 min read
Easter Ikebana
Easter always provides fun and creative opportunities for children to make ikebana arrangements.
Louise Worner
Mar 231 min read
Perfectly Imperfect
Seeing beauty in our Daffodils, after slugs and snails ate all our blooms.
Louise Worner
Mar 161 min read
Introducing Sustainable Fixation Techniques to Young Florists at Madrid Blooms
The Madrid Blooms Floristry Convention provided the arena for introducing ikebana to an eager young community already in love with flowers.
Louise Worner
Mar 21 min read
Hinamatsuri
We used flowering branches and flowers foraged from our local neighbourhood and from our garden to create a Hinamatsuri arrangement.
Louise Worner
Feb 171 min read
Valentine's Day Ikebana
This year we celebrated our first Valentine's Day in Belgium.
Louise Worner
Feb 31 min read
Springtime Ikebana
With the sudden burst of warm weather, we were inspired to make a Spring arrangement.
Louise Worner
Jan 271 min read
An Unconventional Winter Wonderland
This past week, Belgium was under a blanket of snow. The snow covered landscape inspired my children to create a winter wonderland ikebana.
Louise Worner
Jan 201 min read
Winter Blues
The heady smell of Hyacinths is enough to chase the winter blues away.
Louise Worner
Jan 61 min read
Three Kings Ikebana
To celebrate the similarities between our old home, and new, we decided to create an ikebana celebrating Three Kings Day.
Louise Worner
Dec 23, 20231 min read
Christmas Ikebana for Children
After a long hiatus, moving countries and slowly settling into a new life, my daughters and I are back creating weekly ikebana arrangements.
Louise Worner
Sep 9, 20231 min read
"My first Ikebana: Ikebana for the Young and Young at Heart” book launch
am excited to announce the release of my first book “My First Ikebana: Ikebana for the Young and Young at Heart” (ISBN ISBN 9789058567161).
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