November brings our final monthly Challenge for 2026. I hope you have enjoyed them all and to those who have contributed entries to the monthly challenge I am sincerely grateful for your participation… With that being said, this Months’ theme is…
Hopes and Dreams
2026 has been a profoundly challenging year where many aspects of the world have been changed forever. So as this is the last challenge for the year it is only fitting that we look forward and into the future with our hearts full of our hopes and dreams for the year ahead.
What does that mean for your ikebana arrangement? Envisaging more travel why not wrap your container in a map! Hopes for peace? Perhaps an olive branch will be a nice material for that. Remember in your entry email to provide a sentence or two about what you are hoping for and/or dreaming of and how you have communicated that in your arrangement.
You may use bought or foraged materials for this challenge. (Remember if foragingon land that is not yours to ask permission of the land owner first.)
Submission Deadline: December 6th, 2026, 7pm AEDT
Email your photo: with your contact& postal details and the subject “November Monthly Challenge” to alexander@hanakuma-ikebana.com
The ikebana artist with the winning arrangement will be notified the week following the deadline. Their arrangement will be highlighted on the Hanakuma Ikebana Website and the prize will be posted to the address nominated in their entry email.
This months prize is a mystery but look out for something delightful to make our last challenge extra special.