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ORIBANA DELIGHT: PAPER FLOWERS AND VASES
by Katrin and Yuri Shumakov
This book offers you step-by-step directions on how to make original paper flowers and vases and arrange them into compositions.

Contents
The models are mostly intermediate level of folding and they are good for everyone who loves origami and flowers!

Chapter I: Flowers
Stalks & Branches, Grass, Bellflower, Jasmine, Leaf, Kusudama 'Jasmine', Yuris Flower, Oval Leaf, Exotic Flower, Oleander, Lancet Leaf, Matthiola Incana, Daisy and Aster, Edelweiss, Thin Lancet Leaf, Dahlia, Lobelia, Orchid Phalaenopsis, Bud, Orchid Cattleya, Orchid Pleione, Pine Tree's Branch, Morning Glory (Ipomoea Purpurea), Heart-Shaped Leaf, Rose, Tea Rose.
Chapter II: Vases
Trihedral Vase, Vase 'Duet', Vase 'Birthday', Fancy Vase, Vase 'Elegie', Low Bowl-Shaped Vase, Vase 'Caprice', Special Vase, Flower Holder and Cylindrical Vase.
Chapter III: Oribana Arrangements
Basic principles of Oribana arrangements, Examples of Oribana Arrangements

From Introduction by the Authors
"...Origami is a wonderful art having the possibility to create a whole world from paper. Flowers are a delightful part of our world; they inspire poets and artists with their natural beauty and charm. It’s a pleasure to try depicting flowers in paper. And here, we think, the soul or essence of a flower is more important, than an actual replica of all its details. And, of course, once we have paper flowers, it is only natural to wish to arrange them. Thus, we create a vase from paper and design the arrangement.
It’s interesting that there is another pearl in the necklace of Japanese arts – it is Ikebana, the art of arranging flowers in vases. Ikebana is an expression in three dimensions composed of plant materials arranged in a vase.
By combining our fascination with these remarkable arts, we began to create paper flower arrangements in paper vases. At that time, we wanted to think up a special descriptive word for them. We took two words: "Origami" and "Ikebana," united them, and the beautiful word "ORIBANA" resulted.
So, we are defining the term ORIBANA as a branch of Origami consisting of the creation of flower arrangements and directly as an arrangement of paper flowers in a paper vase. By using paper branches, leaves, grasses, and flowers, Oribana tries to show the beauty resulting from color combinations, graceful lines, natural shapes, and the meaning latent in the entire form of the Oribana arrangement..."

Katrin and Yuri Shumakov