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Affordable Floral Design Class in San Jose
Convenient Floral Design Studio in Bay Area
Small Group Class System for Semi Private Lessons
Majority of students have no previous experience
You can be a floral artist
How To Become a Florist
DIY wedding floral decoration project
Seminar of Corsage & Wrist Band for Prom & Wedding
From European designs to Japanese Ikebana
Flower Arrangements for Church Decoration
Are you on a tight budget ? No problem.
Hands on training of ONE ON ONE instructions
Basket Floral Arrangement
Wedding Head Table Floral Arrangement
Cascade Type Wedding Bouquet
Wedding Cake Flower Decoration
Vertical Glass Container Flower Arrangement
Creative centerpiece with no container
Graceful linear curve in Ikebana arrangement
Easel Mounted Flower Wreaths
Gellery of Bridal Bouquets
Welcome guests with floral decorations
Our WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS is useful
Variety of programs for busy people
European design or Ikebana arrangement ?
Weekend Floral Design Class
Weekend Ikebana Class
Evening class and weekend lessons are available
Evening Ikebana Class
Learn floral designs from wedding to funeral
You can start from Introductory Program for $98.
Affordable Weekend Ikebana Class
Flower design skill as a lifetime property
We help you help others with floral arrangements
Ikebana: Japanese Traditional Profound Floral Art
Do You Know Kenzan and Suiban for Ikebana ?
Blend European design and Japanese Ikebana
Kenzan: Lifetime Ikebana Tool
Have You Heard of Garden Arrangement ?
Floral Arrangement Using a Substitute Vase
Florists and Floral Designers are Welcome to Our School
Floral Designs Help Enrich Your Life
Funeral flower service stabilizes business
Fresh cut and fresh water help flowers live longer
Custom designed floral arrangements
Support to graduates
Need a friendly & talented floral design instructor ?
Floral Design Studio in San Francisco Bay Area
3 kinds of hand-tied wedding bouquets
Compact size centerpiece for table arrangement
Centerpieces for weddings in the coming spring
Compact centerpiece on the table and window side
Arrangement for the end of fall season
Unlimited opportunities with flower arranging skills
Winter is over shortly and wedding season coming soon
Enthusiasm helps you become a good floral designer
No flowers available. You can still enjoy Ikebana
Set up your floral arrangement objective for this year.
Learned floral designs ? Then how about Ikebana ?
DIY Wedding Flowers: Save and Make money
Looking for an artistic hobby helpful to live a happy life ?
Ikebana Arrangement Elementary Course
Ikebana Arrangement Intermediate Course
Ikebana Arrangement Advanced Course
Table Arrangement Centerpiece Program
Course Completion Certificate

Learned floral designs ? Then how about Ikebana ?

   

Above photos show examples of Ikebana arrangements that were made by our students during real lessons in the classroom of California Flower Art Academy. The lessons were done under the direction of our flower arrangement instructor.

We have been teaching a variety of floral arrangements to a lot of students in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley since 1990. During this period of time, we found various types of students. Some of them joined only one day seminar. Some of them mastered the entire range of floral designs from a basic to the highest level. Some of them learned both European and Japanese arrangements. 

From person to person, the purpose and goal for learning floral designs is different. Some limited number of people are looking for creative and unique floral arrangements that are different from ordinary type of designs. It is sometimes called a contemporary arrangement. One of the ways to create a contemporary type of floral design is using skills from both Western style arrangements (European or American designs) and Japanese traditional floral art called Ikebana.

Ikebana arrangement often uses curly element to express the graceful beauty of linear curve. In this case curved plant such as curly willow or grapevines are sometimes used whereby totally different atmosphere can be created. If you are already familiar with Western Style Floral Arrangement but feel a little bit bored with conventional type of designs, why not learn Ikebana arrangement

Once you have become familiar with Ikebana arrangement, you will most probably find a different floral design world. And the common sense about flower arrangement you have been keeping so far MAY be somewhat changed. To make a difference in your floral art, why not join Ikebana class we offer ? California Flower Art Academy offers Various Ikebana Programs from which you can select your most favorite one. 
If you are interested in Ikebana, please contact info@california-academy.com

Here is YouTube video by the title of Ikebana arrangements by my students in Japan, Ohara School of Ikebana. Video source is Stephen Coler.

 


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If you are looking for reliable floral design instructors or flower arranging classes that offer quality lessons with cheap, inexpensive and affordable tuition, why not join California Flower Art Academy who is certified by Flower Decorators Association (Tokyo, Japan). We help you earn practical floral design skills by way of hands on training of ONE ON ONE instructions (semi private lessons). We have classrooms in Silicon Valley (San Jose, Santa Clara County) and also in the San Francisco Bay Area (Burlingame, San Mateo County). If you live in this area you can easily commute to and from our school. We help you earn practical skills from European floral designs to Japanese Ikebana, wedding to funeral decorations and short seminar to official courses.

 California Flower Art AcademySan Jose, CA408-859-7812

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