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damikebana 
by dami



dami is a korean ikebanist based in the sf bay area, currently studying ohara-ryu ikebana. rooted in her background in design, her practice explores natural forms, seasonal materials, and observations drawn from everyday life.


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ohara ikebana, assistant teacher second term course / sogetsu ikebana, first certificate

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selected exhibitionsthe annual exhibition of the northern california chapter of the ohara school of ikebana

Berkeley, CA
May 2026


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● ME — Materials & Expression


Reused Anthurium
A study of transformation through time. 

First used in an exhibition in May, the white anthurium had completely transformed by the time I returned from a trip. Its dried stem and petals revealed a new form shaped by time.

Dried anthurium
Dried flax
Nigella

2026



● ME—Materials & Expression
Quiet Balance
A study of material, time, and balance.

Dried sponge mushroom
Dried okra
Bear grass
Viburnum

2026



● ME — Materials & Expression
Fruit & Balance
A study of color, form, and harmony.

Kiwano
Delicata squash
Pepino melon
Allium
Hellebore
Jasmine vine

2026


❍ Moribana, 盛花

Abelia
Smoke Tree

2026


● ME — Materials & Expression
 Material Contrasts
A study of weight, texture, and time.

The weight of dried fatsia leaves contrasts with delicate paper daisies, the smooth surface of chayote, and the soft fuzz of romano beans.

Dried over the course of a month, the fatsia leaves slowly curled inward and changed color, making the passage of time visible through the material.

Dried fatsia leaves
Paper daisies
Tweedia
Chayote
Romano beans

2026



● ME — Materials & Expression
 Organic Structure
A study of line, structure, and botanical form. 

An organic framework shaped with rattan reed, inspired by the flowing lines and forms found in plants.

Rattan
Banksia
Dried gomphrena
Calla lilies

2026



● ME — Materials & ExpressionBetween Seasons
A study of season, memory, and material.

Composed in a chawan found at Kyoto Yamahon, fresh viburnum meets dried branches and leaves. The work brings together two seasons: winter held in memory and spring unfolding in the present.

Viburnum flowers
Dried branch
Jasmine vine

2026



● ME — Materials & Expression
Line
A study of line and restrained movement.

Dogwood 
Cymbidium orchid

2026



● ME — Materials & Expression
 Visual Echoes
A study of repeated forms across botanical and edible materials.

Cauliflower
Artichoke
Queen Ann's lace
New Zealand flax
Lily grass

2026



● ME — Materials & Expression
Weight & Movement
A study of weight, movement, and tonal harmony.

Dahlia
Heirloom tomatoes
Asparagus fern

2026



● ME — Materials & Expression
 Raw Texture
A study of texture, form, and weathered material.

Ginger
Dried Natraj branches
Seeded eucalyptus
Chocolate cosmos
Astrantia

2026



● ME — Materials & Expression
 Texture & Contrast
A study of contrasting surfaces and botanical forms.

Sweet corn
Green bell pepper
Scabiosa
New Zealand flax
Dried aspidistra

2026



● ME — Materials & Expression
 Natural Lines
A study of following the lines already present in the material.
 
Calla lily
Jasmine vine
Nigella

2026



● ME — Materials & Expression
 Tonal Balance
Fresh and dried materials meet within a shared tonal palette.

Crocosmia
Dried palm

2026


❍ Heika, 瓶花
 Pepper tree
Lisianthus
Bunny tails

2026


● ME — Materials & Expression
 Rooted Forms
A study of color, form, and materials drawn from the earth.

Drawn to the color and organic form of golden beets, the work explores the relationship between roots, dry lines, and weathered material.

Broom corn
Golden beets
Dried branch

2026


● ME — Materials & Expression
 Nature’s Palette
A study of color found within natural materials.

The shifting tones of red mango echo the changing color of viburnum leaves and berries, creating a quiet continuity across the composition.

Red mango
Viburnum
Grevillea foliage

2026


● ME — Materials & Expression
 Highway 1, August
A study of material as a vessel for memory.

Returning to Highway 1 with my mother, eight years after our last visit together, became the starting point for this work. The silvery texture of brunia recalled the mist-covered cliffs and seaweed-strewn rocks along the coast.

Silver brunia
Garlic scape
Willow eucalyptus
Dried okra

2026


❍ Heika, 瓶花

 Dendrobium orchids
Astilbe
Philodendron kookaburra

2026


❍ Moribana, 盛花
Dried bittersweet

2026



❍ Moribana, 盛花

 Crocosmia seed pods
Snow berry
Bunny tail

2026


❍ Kokedama, 苔玉
 Small Landscape

A small landscape shaped by hand, bringing the feeling of a mountain into an intimate scale.

Mondo grass
Chive flower

2026




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