Rikka Workshop November 2021

Mimi Santini-Ritt and Yukiko Fairbrother

Rikka Shofutai

Rikka is the oldest style of ikebana, established in the Muromachi Period (1338-1573), and is considered the foundation of Ikenobo. Traditional rikka shofutai typically consists of 7 or 9 yakueda, main parts previously called dogu, or implements, and ashirai, which are supporting elements, all of which work together to create harmony (wa) and to depict a natural landscape, reflecting mountains, rocks, waterfalls, and rivers. The three different styles of rikka are: Sugushin Rikka (shin stands upright), Nokishin Rikka (shin is slanted), Sunanomono Rikka, also called sunamono, in which the form is more curved and relaxed, is wider than it is tall, and is contained in a low, wide basin, sunabachi.

Joanne Wimberly

Pam Nicki

Masumi Ichikawa Naylor

Deena Peschke

Susan Foye

Patsy Cunningham

Ileen Conn

Kathy Huang

Kathy D'angelo

Martha Volpe