When I was little, I barely had a chance to live in nature. It was a very normal situation for me that I could only learnhow to grow rice by textbook.
I love flowers and smiles that can change plain and dryspace into a colorful and also calming place.
It has been interesting to watch and appreciate the arts afterstudying the history and culture of flower arrangements.
By learning basic theories of sophisticated designs, the ideaof “expressing” elegance in the nature has begun to seemfeasible to me, a very clumsy person.
The presence of hostas, ferns or bunny tail grasses on thestreets, in the wind, often catch my eye.
I also started going out to the mountains.
In a cold winter, the new growth makes me anticipatespring.
Peaceful and steady looking branches with nuts left fromautumn, or ivy surrounding them, make me feel happy andexcited.
I would like to plant the seeds of brightness and joyfulnesswith everyone I meet and share the moment of beingtouched by flowers.


Yuko Ota Profile

Abeno Ward, Osaka City

1996	☆Started apprenticing to the floral instructor MieUeda, who was the chairperson of “Palparole Floral Arts Conference” Started studying flower arrangements, referencing to Flemish paintings and periodic designs in history offlower arrangements
2008	☆Started managing Joy Flower
2012	☆The 1st Exhibition by Joy Flower 2012“Hajimemashite. (Nice to Meet You)” Held at Senri residential park, residential exhibitionroom ☆Started apprenticing to the floral instructor RisetsuTanaka, who was the chairperson of “No No Hanato Asobu - Hana No Kai (Play with Wild Started wondering into the wild mountains to seek myown way of arranging flowers, which would break outfrom previous ways
2014	☆Personal Exhibition “Irodori No Keshiki (Scenery of the Colorful Vividness)” Held at Osaka central public assembly hall, smallconference room
2016	☆The 2nd Exhibition by Joy Flower 2016 “KazeSoyogu (The Wind Rustles)” Held at Osaka international house foundation gallery

　　　

2009年	Christmas Wreath Contest Shiga Prefectural Governor Award
2009年	Westin Hotel Osaka Christmas Wreath Contest Stellamaris Award
2013年	Bridal bouquet contest of “Lily (Lilium xformolongo) in Ogo” Kobe Wedding Conference Award and other multipleawards

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare NationalCertification 1st Grade Flower Arranger.