FLOWER POWER -
SEEMA IYER (A PASSIONATE IKEBANA ARTIST)
SEEMA IYER
Coming from a military background and armed with a degree in
Geology from the reputed Fergusson
College
Seema is a woman with grit and determination.
She loves travelling, has varied interests in trekking, rock
climbing, a self confessed exercise enthusiast, she maintains a disciplined
lifestyle and enjoys Ikebana with a passion unsurpassed.
Being a nature lover, she was always fascinated by flowers,
leaves and rocks.
Studying geology further enhanced and deepened her interest in this subject.
Studying geology further enhanced and deepened her interest in this subject.
She proudly shares with me that she was given the first
prize in the inter school rock climbing competition by Ms.Bachendri Pal, the
famous Indian mountaineer (the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest ).
Introduction to the Art……
She chanced upon getting to watch an ongoing Ikebana class
at the Community centre while dropping her son for a class, she was so
fascinated that she decided to enroll to learn the art.
From there began her journey……
Seema started to learn the Ikebana art of the Sogetsu School
of Japan, which believes Ikebana can be created “Anytime, anywhere, by anyone,
using any material”.
Since young, she used to love arranging fresh flowers in a
vase at home, but Ikebana gave wings to her creative mind, as it allowed her to
play with more materials and the freedom to express her innermost feelings and
beliefs through materials that she always loved.
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| SOME NOTABLE WORKS |
According to one of Japan ’s most influential modern
ikebana practitioners, the reclusive 69-year-old artist Toshiro Kawase, that is
precisely the point: to see that “the whole universe is contained within a
single flower” — for one small thing to open our minds to so much more.
In our living environment where more and more artificial and
inorganic substances are being used, flowers bring peace of mind to us.
Seema says, “Ikebana to her is like meditation, it’s a
meditation on Nature’s unique gifts to mankind, even dried and withered
materials grace an arrangement with pride.
The beauty is in the process and it is very personal.
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| SOME NOTABLE WORKS, THE LAST ONE IS A GRASSHOPPER MADE FROM COCONUT LEAVES |
Seema finished her course, but she wanted to pursue it more,
so she kept on going to the next level and the next.
She started excelling at class and her teacher appreciated
her “Unique style of arranging flowers”
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| Receiving a certificate in Ikebana |
Seema innocently quips, “I didn’t know that I had a hidden
talent waiting to be discovered”
Ikebana is a form of art, making an ikebana arrangement is
no less than a work of art, it involves meticulous planning, arranging and
oodles of creativity.
Arranging flowers has always been considered a way of
harmonizing humanity and the natural world.
Recently, she joined a group on Facebook called “Ikebana
Passion” which is a group of ikebana lovers from all over the world. She
started sharing her creative works online and she received rave reviews from
people on the platform encouraging her further.
Learning this ancient art over the past few years has taught
me that simplicity and minimalism are the hallmark of classic Ikebana.
Ikebana arrangements can be used to decorate weddings,
banquets, events, corporate events, alcoves, entrances, centre table and coffee
table arrangements etc.
It can be customized based on themes as well with freedom to
the artist’s expression.
Now, a certified teacher of Ikebana from the Sogetsu School
of Japan, Seema runs workshops for Ikebana.
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| Seema conducting a workshop |
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| Pictures from the workshop |
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| Pictures from the workshop |
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| Ikebana Workshop group |
If you want to learn from a person who truly and passionately loves the art, you must contact her.
If you want to get an artistic arrangement made by her…..
You can Contact -:
Seema Iyer
Handphone No. +65
83078977
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