Programs for 2022 

February 22

"Using Obi "

ZOOM Presentation Video

Presented by: Laura Felt - Ikenobo School 

Laura lived in Japan in the eighties and has gone back to visit nearly every year since she returned to the US. She has collected many Japanese items, including furniture, textiles, pottery and many obi since leaving Japan and her numerous return trips.

March 22

"Celebrating Spring with Color and Form "

Presented by: Julia VanHuss - Ohara School

One Row Form

The Ohara School curriculum builds from simple forms and patterns to ever more complex and sophisticated arrangements. By focusing on one of Ohara's signature styles, Moribana in a low bowl, we will compare Ohara's first lesson for beginning students carried to its epitome, Bunjin.  We will also compare the one row style in single and multiple containers, followed by a simple inclining form arrangement that will introduce us to the more avanced radial form planned for the workshop.

Workshop

Hana-Isho - Advanced - Radial Form

Each student will need to bring the following:  

Container:  Compote - Container:  Compote -  If you do not have a compote, maybe you have a beautiful bowl you would like to use and take another bowl turned upside down under it to make a compote.

Kenzan:  One to fit your choice of container

April 26

"PeBonsai - The Only Living Art Form""

Presented by: Peggy Snow - Ikenobo School

Peggy Snow has been growing bonsai for about 30 years and has won awards at the national level. For this program, she will bring a number of her bonsai trees and teach us the process of creating and growing living art.

May 24

"Using Bamboo in Ichiyo Arrangements"

Presented by: Patti Quinn Hill and Carol Stangler - Ichiyo School  

Patti Quinn Hill, Ichiyo Master, will create arrangements demonstrating how to use lengths of bamboo in creating Ichiyo arrangements.

Carol Stangler, bamboo artist, will demonstrate how to use a Japanese razor saw to cut three to five lengths, and how to clean the surface with steel wool and oil, which will make the bamboo shine.  

Workshop

Students will then choose, cut, and polish their furnished bamboo pieces, and then make arrangements. 

Bring: container & flower materials; garden gloves for handling bamboo; clippers for cutting branches; plastic gloves for using steel wool; rag to wipe off oil; pencil or marker.

June 28

"Sogetsu Arrangements Complementing Sumi-e Art "

Presented by: Kay Storck - Sogetsu School

Both ikebana and sumi-e are Japanese art forms that are visually appealing and spiritually inspiring. Kay Storck will demonstrate how to create ikebana that will complement and incorporate art work into becoming an integral part of an arrangement. She will use two of her sumi-e paintings - one traditional and one abstract - as a source of new and creative ideas.

July 26

"Here and There"

Presented by:  Susan Thorpe - Ohara School

Since I live in Florida, I think it will be fun to make arrangement using materials and containers from North Carolina and Florida. My containers are mostly Japanese from the Ohara School. i will use them along with some small pottery pieces.

Workshop

August 16

Asheville Country Club - Ginza and Luncheon

" TBA "

Presented by: Susan Cano - Sogetsu School

August 17

Sogetsu Workshops with Susan Cano

September 27

" TBA "            

Presented by: Dede Walton and Candy Gallaher - Ikenobo School 

October 25

"Arrangements for the Tokonoma"

Presented by: Lynn Forbes, Patti Quinn Hill, Nancy Gettys, Norma Bradley, Suzanne Dillingham, and Sue Grier - Ichiyo School

Each Ichiyo demonstrator will first present their arrangement displayed in a 3-panel mock "tokonoma" with a 2-dimentional art image attached to represent a painted scroll, calligraphy or other chosen art.  They will explain their material choices and the relation between their ikebana and the image and remark on where ikebana is displayed in their own homes.  Following the presentation, workshop participants will prepare their own totonoma arrangement. Teachers will be available to critique.

Note: Historically, in traditional Japanese homes ikebana was placed in the tokonoma, a small alcove with a slightly raised floor.  The literal translation of tokonoma is "place of honor".  It might be considered to be the highest level of display because it separates art from the active daily living of family life and gives it a place to be viewed without any distractions.  Traditionally, nageire style arrangements are simple and natural using nageire containers or baskets, and are in the best of taste.  Today's ikebana arrnagements may be free style following classical traditions.

Workshop

Cost $10.00 as a donation to our I. I. Chapter

Note:  Please bring a folded backdrop and a picture of your chosen art to attach with masking tape to your tokomoma display space as well as your containers and floral materials.  The internet is a good place to search and print possible art to be used.  Loaner display boards (limited number available) will be provided for your conveninece if you need to borrow one.  Contact pattiquinnhill@gmail.com.  They can be purchased at Staples.  The foam type is recommended and not cardboard.

We do not meet the months of November, December or January

Each student will need to bring the following:

1.  Container:  Compote

     If you do not have a compote, maybe you have a beautiful bowl you 

     would like to use and take another bowl turned upside down under it

     to make a compote.

Container:  Compote

     If you do not have a compote, maybe you have a beautiful bowl you 

     would like to use and take another bowl turned upside down under it

If you do not have a compote, maybe you have a beautiful bowl you 

     would like to use and take another bowl turned upside down under it