Ikebana

Ikebana is a reflection on nature through the artistic arrangement of cut flowers and plants.  By extension, it is also a direct reflection of Japanese culture.  The art is over 600 years old and is ever evolving in ways to capture the natural beauty of the world around us in a small setting, such as a pottery container, that can be enjoyed indoors. In its drive to capture the transcendence of the natural world, Ikebana also seeks to incorporate the geographic diversity of our planet, the interplay between high mountains and the sea, and the ever changing seasons. At its most basic Ikebana is a display of cut flowers in a small container. However, despite the simplicity of the medium, Ikebana has developed over the centuries into a highly refined system of capturing the fullness and beauty of nature in a microcosm; and has branched into multiple schools each with their own approach and structure of capturing the elements of nature.  The Ohara School is recognized worldwide for its mix of traditional style and ever evolving use of innovative forms and settings.  YMW

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Yuko Maeda Wain

Yuko is a certified Ohara Ikebana Instructor and opened her teaching studio in 2018 with the goal of bringing her passion in the art, in its most traditional form, to the Washington DC area.  She is a native of Nagoya Japan and began studying Ikebana under her Japanese mother in law over 20 years ago.  She continues her studies both in the Washington area and regularly in Japan.  She teaches both new and advanced students and is intent on incorporating both the current techniques of the Ohara school as well as the educational methods and approaches used today in Japan.    In addition to being the head instructor of the Mayu Ikebana Studio, Yuko has served several terms as the Vice President of the Washington DC chapter of the Ohara School.

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