{"id":124735,"date":"2022-02-27T15:15:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T08:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-flower-arranging-is-an-art-we-could-all-do-with-cultivating\/"},"modified":"2022-02-27T16:03:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-27T09:03:11","slug":"why-flower-arranging-is-an-art-we-could-all-do-with-cultivating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-flower-arranging-is-an-art-we-could-all-do-with-cultivating\/","title":{"rendered":"Why flower arranging is an art we could all do with cultivating"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe process of arranging stems and foliage connects us to instinctive design laws and can be calmingI am really just so lucky to have my job. Back in 2017, I was given the privilege of visiting horticulturists all over Japan, from top Chelsea designers to Zen Buddhist monks, for a BBC filming project. These were people I would never otherwise have had the chance to meet, let alone learn from, and goodness me I had so many questions. However, to my great surprise, my most important lesson wasn\u2019t on the subjects I set out wanting to learn more about, but on one of the random recurring themes that kept coming up unprompted in our conversations: their all-consuming love of flower arranging. In particular, I learned how learning to play with different colour, texture and form combinations was thought to be crucial to helping these experts hone their skills.I say \u201cto my surprise\u201d, not because I was unaware of the centuries of tradition in Japan of floral art, but because it was seen not as a mere decorative hobby\u2013 which is how it is often dismissed in the West \u2013 but as an essential professional teaching tool with surprisingly broad applications. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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