2012
February 28
Japanese Storytelling - Kamishibai (Paper Theater)
Emiko Suzuki - Ikenobo School
“ Since my childhood, kamishibai has been my favorite method for storytelling. In school, I would be mesmerized as the story teller would flip the pictures. The stories always provide moral or ethical principles as well as a look at traditional Japanese culture. In fact, the Kamishibai traditions have gone on to influence Japanese films today.”
March 27
Luncheon and Ginza - Country Club of Asheville
Winter and Spring - The Great Transition
Elaine Jo, Guest Demonstrator - Ichiyo Executive Master
In the winter as we sleep and wake up day after day the earth is quietly preparing for that moment when to our surprise and delight we find shoots of greenery coming up in our gardens announcing that spring is on its way. The transition quickly becomes dramatic and soon the world is green and beautiful again. Elaine wishes to show in her demonstration first the quiet energy of winter and then as the season progresses the dynamic energy of spring.
March 28
Workshop with Elaine Jo
Ikebana Arrangements in Irregular-shaped Containers with Small Openings
In this workshop members will study different techniques for arranging ikebana in free style containers which have small openings. Other than bud vases or pots, there are many containers available on the market today with unusual designs, shapes and colors. When teamed up with the proper material very interesting and appealing ikebana can be created, many larger than one would expect.
This workshop is for members only.
April 24
Arrangements for Festive Occasions
Susan Cano – Sogetsu
Workshop
Ikebana arrangements have been created traditionally for ceremonial occasions, for New Year celebrations and the five festivals. I will talk about the more traditional use of materials for these and other Special Occasions, and I will create some examples of modern applications. For those interested in the workshop, the Girl's Festival will be the focus.
May 22
Honorable Twosome - Moribana and Heike
Sibbie Wilson – Ohara
Workshop
The demonstration with Sibbie Wilson, second degree master of the Ohara Schoool, will present the two forms of ikebana, low bowl and tall vase. Sibbie will include many tips on making the mechanics easier for an elegant tall vase (heika) arrangements.
Ohara School of Ikebana lesson after lunch will be a Moribana arrangement, Upright Style, which is a basic moribana arrangement and tips will also be offered on many different types of plant materials that may be used.
June 26
Inspirations Using Bamboo
Carol Stangler, Bamboo Artist
Assisted by: Patsy Beyer, Sogetsu
Patti Quinn Hill, Ichiyo
Bamboo, revered for its elegance of form, can be crafted into beautiful vessels for Ikebana arrangements. Carol Stangler, author of The Craft and Art of Bamboo, will present a slideshow of classic and contemporary bamboo containers, and give a demonstration of tools and techniques. Patti Quinn Hill of the Ichiyo school, and Patsy Beyer of the Sogetsu school, will then create arrangements using bamboo.
July 24
Looking at Summer Arrangements Through Ohara Eyes
Diane Harker and Judy Melton – Ohara
Judy Melton, 1st Associate Master and Diane Harker, 2nd Associate Master of the Ohara School of Ikebana will demonstrate “Summer Arrangements for your Enjoyment of the Season.” Focusing on the landscape arrangement, a favorite of the Ohara School, they will create three landscape views--garden view, meadow or lakeside view, and mountain (distant) view.
August 28
Luncheon and Installation of Officers
Auction
Asheville Country Club
September 25
3 Schools, 3 Designers and 3 Materials
Libby Campbell - Ichiyo and invited instructors
A representative from three ikebana schools will be given similar containers and the same floral material (neither seen by the arrangers before the demonstration) and will make a design. They will do one with a traditional container and one with a free form container. There will be a surprise third design.
October 23
The Container Challenge
Terri Todd – Ichiyo
The program will begin with a demonstration of suggestions on how to approach challenging containers. Members will be encouraged to take a container that they have not used much because of its challenging opportunities for good ikebana design. Workshop participants will be asked to take plant materials to share in an “ikebana potluck” and container swap. Each participant will take home their own container with someone else’s design in it.
Workshop
November
(date and place to be announced)
New Member Orientation
December and January
No events for the winter
