{"id":11055,"date":"2020-04-10T18:35:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T22:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=11055"},"modified":"2025-12-18T13:47:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T18:47:39","slug":"i-is-for-ikebana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2020\/04\/i-is-for-ikebana\/","title":{"rendered":"I is for Ikebana"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ikebana, \u751f\u3051\u82b1, \u6d3b\u3051\u82b1, traditional flower arrangement<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nIf you’ve been a reader here for a while, you’ve likely seen my efforts to teach myself the basics of ikebana.<\/a> I do feel like I’ve reached a place where I can’t really grow any more without more focused teaching and direction, but the world isn’t exactly in a state where that’s an option currently. Maybe I’ll look into it once things go back to normal, whenever that might be.<\/p>\n

Getting fresh flowers right now isn’t exactly a walk in the park. But my lovely father, who had to leave the house to get food and fill prescriptions, was sweet enough to snag these for me from the flower-seller at the local mall. I love the vibrant contrast in them; they almost feel like an inverted Japanese flag. I went for a straightforward three-height arrangement with only a bit of greenery to anchor it. It may not be anything terribly exciting, but fresh flowers bring me a little brightnessright now, and I<\/p>\n

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