May 2026: Flowers, Art, and Gratitude

Sakuma Hisae

Event Dates: May 1, 2026 – May 25, 2026

Sakuma Hisae

～Profile～

Biography

With 40 years of experience in floral arrangement.
Instructor, World Pressed Flower Art Association
Instructor, Fushigi no Hana Club; Lecturer, Japan Flower Designers Association Headquarters
Honorary Member, Royal Society of British Artists; Full Member, Japan-Europe Palace Art Association; Member, Italy-Japan Artists Association

～Awards～
MINERVA Special Jury Prize, Japan-France Friendship Art Contribution Grand Prize, Japan-Europe Palace Art Association Gold Prize,
Mongolia International Exchange Heemori Prize, École de Paris Art Prize, Environmental Culture Honorary Artist Grand Prize
Japan Art Publishing Culture Award, Nikko Toshogu Toshu-kei Award, World Art Competition in Paris 2024 Bronze Award,
Union des Arts Selection “Paris International Art Commendation,” Japan Art Special Jury Award
Pionnier Nouvelle Histoire Art Medal, Japan-Germany Cultural Advancement Award
International Art Symposium Sfarelito Award, Neo-Japonism Art Selection Award
Japan-Malta Friendship Art Selection Award, Pablo Picasso 50th Anniversary “Rose-Colored Art Award”
Henri Matisse Art Award, Utrillo and Contemporary Montparnasse Art Special Award
Venus Shining Art Grand Prize, Creative Culture Award, Contemporary Exquisite Crafts Artist Award
International Arts and Culture Promotion Laureate Award, International Crafts Grand Prize, Nikko Toshogu Shrine Peace Contribution and Friendship Artist,
Contemporary Popular Artists Yearbook Annual Grand Prix, France International Art Award, and many other awards
Collected by the City of Bologna, Italy
Collected by Thammasat University, Thailand
Dedicated to Nikko Toshogu Shrine
Collected by the Crocetti Museum, Rome, Italy
Art panels collected at the Fortress of Michelangelo, Florence, Italy
Collected in the “Salvador Dalí 120th Anniversary Art Label” by the Catalonia Region, Spain
Solo exhibition at the Virtual Museum
Solo exhibition at Yagihashi Department Store

Hisae Sakuma's Commitment

What is Pressed Flower Art?
In pressed flower art, which cherishes the natural beauty of plants, freshly collected plants are quickly dried using a proprietary technique to preserve their vibrant colors for the long term.

After drying, the pieces are placed in a vacuum-sealed frame, ensuring that the colors and shapes of the flowers remain beautiful for a long time. A key feature of this art is that it uses no dyes or adhesives, allowing the plants’ natural colors and forms to shine through.

Since the freshness of the flowers is crucial, we cultivate and harvest them year-round. If we miss a season, we must wait until the next bloom—a labor-intensive process, but one that is part of the joy.
Each piece is imbued with the emotions and memories of that moment, and I hope you can feel those sentiments when you view them.