Banmi Shofu Ryu of Ikebana

Banmi Shofu Ryu of Ikebana
Telling Stories thru Flowers
Dr. Ric Bansho Carrasco
Headmaster & Professor
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Bansho Ric creating an emerging Banmi Shofu design called
Hashibana Uate during the 2009 Annual Memorial Banmi Shofu
Ryu Fall Festival
Banmi Shofu Ryu
kaden moves both sensei and deshi to connect with the
spirit of driftwood, and to share with others the story that
their flower designs tell. While it is kaden lived, it is also
inevitable.
Spring Arises, Regardless
Alas, alas, Spring sneaks in again. In meadow or in
concrete jungle. Wind and rain, frogs & bugs, joining bird &
human in song.
G. Lumis (Red Bud), White Chrysanthemum, Montecarlo
Aster, Bear Grass, Florida Spanish Moss, & Waialua
Driftwood in a Footed Moribana Container.
Displayed at Ikebana International pedestal at
Harry P. Leu Gardens, Spring 2007
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(On this page) Hashibana Maru & Saba designs created
during a recent demonstration for Ikebana International
Chapter #160, Naples, FL. Paper tickets & labels
were used to auction the designs with containers.
Celebrating Spring:
Setsubun 節分
Predictably, the moon rises like Spring after Winter; its
coming soothes the spirit, its appearance assures the mind;
its light guides the body.
Peonies, Fiddleaf Fig Leaves, Palm Inflorescence,
Steel Grass, Gypsophillia, Roasted Soy Beans;
Waialua Driftwood in a Shoshin Studio*
Hashibana Maru Container on a 200 Year Old
Chinese Temple Stand.
*Shoshin Studio is the official potter of Banmi Shofu Ryu
Emergent Spirit
After a somber and cold
Winter, Spring brings forth
color, depth & brilliance to the soul;
predictably each year, like Bantake’s
birthday this month.
Gladiola, Crepe Myrtle Branches with Dried Berries in a Hashibana Saba (short & rectangular)
Shoshin Container on Metal & Glass Stand
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Royalty
Breeds Warm
Friendships*
If flowers were royalty, then, through
their regal presence, I offer friendship
through the lines and stories that
emerge from creating my flower
designs.
Red King Protea, Aspidistra, Bear
Grass, Waialua Driftwood
in Moon Shaped Shoshin Studio
Container with Kenzan, on a Vintage
Bentwood, & a Matching
Contemporary Stand
風踊り Kaze Odoru - Together We Dance to the Wind, with Banmi
Guided by Kaden from generations ago, we offer our synchrony and harmony of line and Neijime to honor
you and especially, Banmi Bessie sensei.
Oseika on Shoshin Containers on Round Stands
Ornamental Pineapple, Hawaiian Ti Leaves, Dragon Bell, Florida Driftwood
Meditative synchronized Oseika performed during the Annual Banmi Memorial Festival with
Banbara Laurel Fooks, Bansho Ric Carrasco, & Bantake Jesus Minguez
during the 2009 Annual Banmi Shofu Ryu Memorial Festival at Shoshin Studios
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Moon Rises,
Predictably
Turmoil, passion, peace. Come whatever,
but one thing happens for sure. The moon
rises, regardless
Hashibana Maru with Astromelia
(Lagerstroemia speciosa),
Lemongrass, St. John’s River
Driftwood, in a Shoshin Studio
Container on a Glass & Wrought
Iron Stand.
Above: A design for my own enjoyment at home; created out of impassioned need and inspiration from the bright
Astromelia from Publix, I had to stop cooking and simply put this together.
Conforming with Tradition,
Flowing into Now
Through flowers, I am one with the founding Samurai.
He was rough &aggressive, yet tender & delicate with
his Kado. Like it or not, legacy evolves.
Black, Orange & White Football & Fuji
Chrysanthemums, Long Needled Pine, &
Waialua Driftwood in Z-Gallery Uate
Containers on Vintage Golden Japanese Silk
Double Hashibana Uate, an emerging Banmi Shofu design but steeped in 6th century Kaden, created as one of
demonstration pieces for the Annual Exhibition of Ikebana International St. Petersburg Chapter #65.
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Giving
Myself Permission
Rush hour to temporary lodging,
once again, I am off the road.
Goodbye to laptop, luggage, &
everyone. Crawling into my womb
space with flower, book, or nothing
– unaccompanied, yet surrounded.
Silence sings.
Phalaenopsis, Magnolia Leaf,
& Philippine Driftwood in
Shoshin Studio Male Chabana
Container on Lacquered
Bentwood Stands
In evolving Banmi Shofu Ryu, I used natural materials in simple lines provoking movement and symbols that
in turn achieved serenity and tranquility; I could view the designs from any angle. They were simply the end product of
a process that connected me spiritually with plant and driftwood materials. This has been my experience that began in
Japan years ago; I continued to learn from Bansui Ohta Sensei, and transplanted what I absorbed in Japan to
Hawaii and to the many places in the world where I traveled and connected with friends who love flowers,”
(Banmi Bessie Fooks, 2005)
In the vision of Banmi Bessie Fooks, the
connection of the driftwood spirit in Banmi
Shofu Ryu designs embodies what the founding
Samurai envisioned while creating Shofu Ikebana
– the naturalness and fluidity of movement in the
lines of floral and line materials.
Banmi Bessie Yoneko Fooks by her New Year Honolulu
Hale Luncheon Exhibition, 2005 prior to her demise in
2008.
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