Ikebana flower arranging Class

What is Ikebana Art? Ikebana is the art of beautifully arranging cut stems, leaves, and flowers in vases and other containers that evolved in Japan over seven centuries. The choice of what flowers to arrange is guided by the desire to create harmony between flower and container and to find flowers that blend in well with its surroundings.
Ikebana has began about 1400 years ago with the beginning of Buddhism in Japan. Ikebana, which stands for “living flowers”, is the Japanese art of flower arrangement
How is Ikebana made?
Nageire arrangements, translated as “thrown in,” are made in tall vases. One basic premise of ikebana is the idea that the arrangement symbolizes heaven, mankind, and earth, each of which is represented by different elements in the arrangement.