Friday, June 3, 2011
1-3 PM

 As part of Honolulu Chapter’s ongoing service to the community, we held an ikebana workshop for teachers from across the US, who participated in Tokai University’s Japanese cultural studies program. About 25 participants watched a demonstration by Sogetsu Sensei Karen Kirk. She explained the basic principles of good flower arranging and then demonstrated by creating a Nageire and a Moribana floral design. She stated that Sogetsu is more avant garde and showed how arrangements should have line, space, color, and mass. The materials that were used for this workshop were red Dogwood branches, pin cushion protea, tulip anthuriums, ferns, and bulrush grass.

 The students seized their projects with enthusiasm and creativity. Their finished arrangements expressed their various personalities and visions. They were very appreciative of having this glimpse into the ancient art of ikebana.