This was a challenging task as many character designs tends to be cute and fun. This however needs to echo the sophisticated long cultural values of this traditional/contemporary Japanese art form that has a global following.
The proposed character chosen is a creation of a mythical creature - The Iris Fairy.
Iris is a flower iconic to Japan, it is elegant and beautiful. It's petals is so graceful as if it is a beautiful dress. A flower was chosen because of Sogetsu soul is to bring beauty from nature and transform it into an expressive art. A flower or leave or branch alone is nothing until a master puts it in a context to express a feeling or message. Hence, a Japanese flower was adopted to have that linkage to the roots of it's tradition.
Why Fairy?
Simply, a fairy is like a spirit that inspires a person. Sogetsu members are like faries bringing about magical transformation of ordinary things into contemplative art forms.
The combination of Iris and Fairies echos the core values of Sogetsu and its members and it is hope that this Iris fairy will represent the soul and spirit of the art created by Sogetsu masters.
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