Workshop Ikebana art for UEB’s students

25/10/2021 11:05

Ikebana is a Japanese art of flower arrangement, counted as one of the three classical Japanese arts of refinement with numerous distinct schools today. To bring this art to students as a relaxing activity after long class hours, the Faculty of Accounting and Auditing, UEB co-organized with Ikebana House to hold the program “Ikebana Art” October 17.

The workshop "Ikebana Art" was held online with presence of Ms. Nguyen Thanh Tu, Teacher of Ikebana Ikenobo School, Japan; Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hoa, student at Ikebana House; together with all teachers and students of the Faculty of Accounting and Auditing, VNU University of Economics and Business.

In Japanese, the meaning of Ikebana comes from the two words "Ikeru" (living) and "Hana" (flower), so the Ikebana art carries with it the meaning of giving life to flowers.

With rich experiences after years of practicing the art, Ms. Nguyen Thanh Tu has filled the atmosphere of the talk with works of art and excitement for the audience, guiding the students through the process of making an ikebana work and teach them the basics of flower arrangement.

Ikebana works on display in a traditional Japanese Tatami room

Sharing about this special art, Ms. Nguyen Thanh Tu confided: "Ikebana's characteristic is the harmony in each arrangement. The artist must keep his mind relaxed and free to to harmonize with nature. Each arrangement is like a message of colors, flowers, leaves, branches…”

Ms. Nguyen Thanh Tu in an Ikebana flower arrangement lesson

The workshop received interest from a large number of students in the Faculty

Once an accounting student, Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hoa - businessman, student at Ikenobo House talked about the relationship between Ikebana and accounting "When I work as an accountant, I felt like I was suffering from an "occupational disease", everything is very clear, right is right, wrong is wrong. That inadvertently affects my personality; kind of accurate and strict. When I first know Ikebana, I can see things from different perspectives. Ikebana helps me connect with my soul and respecting nature, things are no longer just right and wrong."

At the seminar, students in the Faculty could directly admire and learn how to create a basic Ikebana work, which is especially meaningful for a faculty that is almost entirely "pink balls". This is also the part you are most looking forward to.

The tutorial on how to arrange flowers is well received by the students

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