Hanakuma Ikebana

And now for the Hanakuma Ikebana Monthly Challenge for the month of JUNE!!

This year has been crazy all around, in fact this month it has us all "Going up the wall!" Time to have some fun with this months new challenge and see how creative you can be with a wall based arrangement! Kakebana or Relief work are both options in this challenge.. see below and follow the link for more details

https://www.hanakuma-ikebana.com/blog-now/2026/4/16/2026-monthly-ikebana-challenge-june-edition-thg9b-jexpd

I can't wait to see what you will do!
PS: please share this link with anyone that you think would enjoy participating in this month's challenge. Ikebana artists all over the world are welcome!

After some delay (due to participation in an exhibition) we can now announce the winner of the Hanakuma Ikebana Monthly Challenge for the month of May! - And the prize goes to Silvia Barucci from Concentus Study Group in Rome! Congratulations to Silvia for her interesting take on the topic Baskets of Bounty. Silvia made a mori mono arrangement that really captured the idea of abundance with a sense of fun and playfulness that is much needed in the world just now.

If you would like to see all the other entries submitted to the challenge please follow the link below:

https://www.hanakuma-ikebana.com/blog-now/maychallengewinner-jxemh

Finally a special thank you to all those who participated and sent in arrangements. Look out for the June Challenge which will be announced in my next post!

One of my favourite containers - it really suits simpler style arrangements and the shadows are always amazing.

The month of May passed by in blur of activity and its suddenly the last few days before the Hanakuma Ikebana Challenge May Edition closes so get your entries in before you miss your chance to win!

https://www.hanakuma-ikebana.com/blog-now/2026/4/16/2026-monthly-ikebana-challenge-may-edition-thg9b

It's time for this month's Hanakuma Ikebana Challenge! This time around there is lots of freedom as the only requirement is that participants make use of a basket in their arrangement in some way or other. Usually the basket is the container but in this challenge you can use it in whatever way you like so get creative and lets all have some fun!

2026 Monthly Ikebana Challenge May Edition — HanaKuma Ikebana Baskets of Bounty - anything goes so long as a basket is used somewhere in the arrangement

And the winner of the Hanakuma Ikebana Monthly Challenge for the month of April is...

LLuca Ramacciotti
Please follow the link to find out more and to view all the entries from other participants who are from all over the world.

A huge thank you to all who submitted arrangements to the Challenge. Each and every one of you are awesome!

2026 Monthly Ikebana Challenge - April entries and winner announcement — HanaKuma Ikebana https://www.hanakuma-ikebana.com/blog-now/2026/3/10/2026-monthly-ikebana-challenge-April-entries-and-winner-announcement-wg932-p8lp9

It's been a long time since I posted some of my own arrangements. so here are a handful of works from the last couple of months. I hope you like them.

Also the winner announcement for the April Hanakuma Ikebana Monthly Ikebana Challenge is coming soon as well as the theme for the May Challenge so stay tuned!

LAST CALL: this ikebana challenge closes on May 10th. Get your entry in now to be in the running to win a unique handmade pottery container!

With a new month comes a new challenge! This time around we are aiming for “Unconventional Elegance” click on the link below or refer to the image for more information.
www.hanakuma-ikebana.com/blog-now/2026/2/11/2026-monthly-ikebana-challenge-february-edition-spc7c

Proudly announcing the winner of the February Monthly Ikebana Challenge! There were so many wonderful entries that selecting only one arrangement was trully difficult, however after much deliberation we have arrived at our selected entry.

Aaaaand the WINNER is:

https://www.hanakuma-ikebana.com/blog-now/2026/3/10/2026-monthly-ikebana-challenge-february-entries-and-winner-announcement