Ikebana - Flower arrangement

Ikebana - Japanese Flower Arrangement Meetup

Instructor: Noël Frodelius

Noel has studied in Japan for about a year and while she was there, she learnt tea ceremony and flower arrangement which is practiced along with tea ceremony.

First, Noel will demonstrate ikebana, then your turn to do it. It doesn't have to be the same, you can do free form and Noel can help and suggest with your creation. There is no right or wrong way of arrangement.

If you rsvp a week in advance, I can get vase for you to practice, etc. If you decided to come in at the last minute, don't worry, I will have plates that you can use and take home.

This is not just the women thing, there are equall amont of men ceremony practitioner (sen no rikyu - the great tea master is a man) so don't hesitate to come in and spent tranquil afternoon.

Ikebana normally last for 1-2 weeks.

Fee: $6 includes tea, cookies, flower arrangement accessories

Photo is the ikebana done by Noel for tea ceremony.

*****Please bring your cissors******

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

kebana (生け花, Ikebana? "arranged flower"[1]) is the Japanese art of flower arrangement, also known as kadō (華道, kadō? the "way of flowers").

In contrast to the massing of blooms typical of flower arrangement in western countries, Japanese flower arrangement is based on the line of twigs and/or leaves, filled in with a small number of blooms. The container is also a key element of the composition. The structure of a Japanese flower arrangement is based on a scalene triangle delineated by three main points, usually twigs, considered in some schools to symbolize heaven, earth, and man and in others sun, moon and earth.

Ikebana, one of the traditional arts of Japan, has been practiced for more than 600 years. It developed from the Buddhist ritual of offering flowers to the spirits of the dead. By the middle of the fifteenth century, with the emergence of the first classical styles, Ikebana achieved the status of an art form independent of its religious origins, though it continued to retain strong symbolic and philosophical overtones. The first teachers and students were priests and members of the nobility. However, as time passed, many different schools arose, styles changed, and Ikebana came to be practiced at all levels of Japanese society.