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IKEBANA INTERNATIONAL

ASHEVILLE CHAPTER b#74

    Contact Us
    • Welcome
    • About Us
    • Membership
    • Teachers & Schools 
      • Ichiyo Instructors
      • Ikenobo Instructors
      • Ohara Instructors
      • Sogetsu Instructors
      • About Our Schools
    • Meetings & Programs
    • Program Photos 2025 
      • April 2025 - Sibbie Wilson
      • March 2025 - Norma Bradley
      • February 2025-Patti Quinn Hill
    • Friendship Gatherings 
      • FRIENDSHIP GATHERINGS SCHEDULE
      • Elizabeth Clark
      • Blue Ridge Daylilies
      • Candy Gallaher
      • Patti Quinn Hill
      • Mick & Edie Hunt
      • Flowering Bridge
      • Flower Farm
      • Patsy Beyer
    • Exhibitions 
      • EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
      • Fall for Ikebana 2024
      • So. Highland Craft Guild 2024
      • Art In Bloom 2024
      • Fall for Ikebana 2023
      • Art In Bloom 2023
      • So. Highland Craft Guild 2022
      • Art In Bloom 2022
      • Art In Bloom 2021
    • Program Photos 2024 
      • Sept 2024-Karen Lefleur-Stewart
      • August Luncheon 2024
      • July 2024-Laura Felt
      • June 2024 Patsy Beyer
      • May 2024 Sayo Harris
      • April 2024 Container Sharing
      • March 2024-Susan Cano
      • February 2024 David Robinson
    • Program Photos 2023 
      • Holiday Luncheon
      • October 2023- Nancy Gettys
      • September - Container Sharing
      • August Luncheon - Emiko Suzuki
      • July 2023 - Susan Cano
      • June 2023-Grier Gallaher Irwin
      • May 2023 Kay Storck
      • April 2023 - Lynn Forbes
      • March 2023 KarenLaFleur-Stewart
      • February 2023 - Laura Felt
    • Program Photos 2022 
      • December 2022 Holiday Luncheon
      • October 2022 - Ichiyo Tokonoma
      • Sept 22 - Walton & Gallaher
      • August Luncheon 2022-Susan Cano
      • July 2022 - Susan Thorpe
      • June 2022 - Kay Storck
      • May 2022 - Hill & Stangler
      • April 2022 - Peggy Snow
      • March 2022 - Jean Storck
      • February 2022 - Laura Felt
    • Important Links
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    • …  
      • Welcome
      • About Us
      • Membership
      • Teachers & Schools 
        • Ichiyo Instructors
        • Ikenobo Instructors
        • Ohara Instructors
        • Sogetsu Instructors
        • About Our Schools
      • Meetings & Programs
      • Program Photos 2025 
        • April 2025 - Sibbie Wilson
        • March 2025 - Norma Bradley
        • February 2025-Patti Quinn Hill
      • Friendship Gatherings 
        • FRIENDSHIP GATHERINGS SCHEDULE
        • Elizabeth Clark
        • Blue Ridge Daylilies
        • Candy Gallaher
        • Patti Quinn Hill
        • Mick & Edie Hunt
        • Flowering Bridge
        • Flower Farm
        • Patsy Beyer
      • Exhibitions 
        • EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
        • Fall for Ikebana 2024
        • So. Highland Craft Guild 2024
        • Art In Bloom 2024
        • Fall for Ikebana 2023
        • Art In Bloom 2023
        • So. Highland Craft Guild 2022
        • Art In Bloom 2022
        • Art In Bloom 2021
      • Program Photos 2024 
        • Sept 2024-Karen Lefleur-Stewart
        • August Luncheon 2024
        • July 2024-Laura Felt
        • June 2024 Patsy Beyer
        • May 2024 Sayo Harris
        • April 2024 Container Sharing
        • March 2024-Susan Cano
        • February 2024 David Robinson
      • Program Photos 2023 
        • Holiday Luncheon
        • October 2023- Nancy Gettys
        • September - Container Sharing
        • August Luncheon - Emiko Suzuki
        • July 2023 - Susan Cano
        • June 2023-Grier Gallaher Irwin
        • May 2023 Kay Storck
        • April 2023 - Lynn Forbes
        • March 2023 KarenLaFleur-Stewart
        • February 2023 - Laura Felt
      • Program Photos 2022 
        • December 2022 Holiday Luncheon
        • October 2022 - Ichiyo Tokonoma
        • Sept 22 - Walton & Gallaher
        • August Luncheon 2022-Susan Cano
        • July 2022 - Susan Thorpe
        • June 2022 - Kay Storck
        • May 2022 - Hill & Stangler
        • April 2022 - Peggy Snow
        • March 2022 - Jean Storck
        • February 2022 - Laura Felt
      • Important Links
      • Members Only
      • Contact Us
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    IKEBANA INTERNATIONAL

    ASHEVILLE CHAPTER b#74

      Contact Us
      • Welcome
      • About Us
      • Membership
      • Teachers & Schools 
        • Ichiyo Instructors
        • Ikenobo Instructors
        • Ohara Instructors
        • Sogetsu Instructors
        • About Our Schools
      • Meetings & Programs
      • Program Photos 2025 
        • April 2025 - Sibbie Wilson
        • March 2025 - Norma Bradley
        • February 2025-Patti Quinn Hill
      • Friendship Gatherings 
        • FRIENDSHIP GATHERINGS SCHEDULE
        • Elizabeth Clark
        • Blue Ridge Daylilies
        • Candy Gallaher
        • Patti Quinn Hill
        • Mick & Edie Hunt
        • Flowering Bridge
        • Flower Farm
        • Patsy Beyer
      • Exhibitions 
        • EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
        • Fall for Ikebana 2024
        • So. Highland Craft Guild 2024
        • Art In Bloom 2024
        • Fall for Ikebana 2023
        • Art In Bloom 2023
        • So. Highland Craft Guild 2022
        • Art In Bloom 2022
        • Art In Bloom 2021
      • Program Photos 2024 
        • Sept 2024-Karen Lefleur-Stewart
        • August Luncheon 2024
        • July 2024-Laura Felt
        • June 2024 Patsy Beyer
        • May 2024 Sayo Harris
        • April 2024 Container Sharing
        • March 2024-Susan Cano
        • February 2024 David Robinson
      • Program Photos 2023 
        • Holiday Luncheon
        • October 2023- Nancy Gettys
        • September - Container Sharing
        • August Luncheon - Emiko Suzuki
        • July 2023 - Susan Cano
        • June 2023-Grier Gallaher Irwin
        • May 2023 Kay Storck
        • April 2023 - Lynn Forbes
        • March 2023 KarenLaFleur-Stewart
        • February 2023 - Laura Felt
      • Program Photos 2022 
        • December 2022 Holiday Luncheon
        • October 2022 - Ichiyo Tokonoma
        • Sept 22 - Walton & Gallaher
        • August Luncheon 2022-Susan Cano
        • July 2022 - Susan Thorpe
        • June 2022 - Kay Storck
        • May 2022 - Hill & Stangler
        • April 2022 - Peggy Snow
        • March 2022 - Jean Storck
        • February 2022 - Laura Felt
      • Important Links
      • Members Only
      • Contact Us
      • …  
        • Welcome
        • About Us
        • Membership
        • Teachers & Schools 
          • Ichiyo Instructors
          • Ikenobo Instructors
          • Ohara Instructors
          • Sogetsu Instructors
          • About Our Schools
        • Meetings & Programs
        • Program Photos 2025 
          • April 2025 - Sibbie Wilson
          • March 2025 - Norma Bradley
          • February 2025-Patti Quinn Hill
        • Friendship Gatherings 
          • FRIENDSHIP GATHERINGS SCHEDULE
          • Elizabeth Clark
          • Blue Ridge Daylilies
          • Candy Gallaher
          • Patti Quinn Hill
          • Mick & Edie Hunt
          • Flowering Bridge
          • Flower Farm
          • Patsy Beyer
        • Exhibitions 
          • EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
          • Fall for Ikebana 2024
          • So. Highland Craft Guild 2024
          • Art In Bloom 2024
          • Fall for Ikebana 2023
          • Art In Bloom 2023
          • So. Highland Craft Guild 2022
          • Art In Bloom 2022
          • Art In Bloom 2021
        • Program Photos 2024 
          • Sept 2024-Karen Lefleur-Stewart
          • August Luncheon 2024
          • July 2024-Laura Felt
          • June 2024 Patsy Beyer
          • May 2024 Sayo Harris
          • April 2024 Container Sharing
          • March 2024-Susan Cano
          • February 2024 David Robinson
        • Program Photos 2023 
          • Holiday Luncheon
          • October 2023- Nancy Gettys
          • September - Container Sharing
          • August Luncheon - Emiko Suzuki
          • July 2023 - Susan Cano
          • June 2023-Grier Gallaher Irwin
          • May 2023 Kay Storck
          • April 2023 - Lynn Forbes
          • March 2023 KarenLaFleur-Stewart
          • February 2023 - Laura Felt
        • Program Photos 2022 
          • December 2022 Holiday Luncheon
          • October 2022 - Ichiyo Tokonoma
          • Sept 22 - Walton & Gallaher
          • August Luncheon 2022-Susan Cano
          • July 2022 - Susan Thorpe
          • June 2022 - Kay Storck
          • May 2022 - Hill & Stangler
          • April 2022 - Peggy Snow
          • March 2022 - Jean Storck
          • February 2022 - Laura Felt
        • Important Links
        • Members Only
        • Contact Us
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        Meetings & Programs

      • Our meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday from February through October except August.

         

        We usually meet in the auditorium of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville, NC at 10:30 A.M. Come a little early to socialize!

         

        All of our meetings are FREE and Open to the Public. Come for a visit and see what we are all about. Our workshops are for I.I. members only.

        Folk Art Center

        382 Blue Ridge Parkway

        Asheville, NC 28805

        (828) 298-7928

        Contact information:

        Go to the Contact Us page and send a message to the webmaster

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        "Friendship Through Flowers"

        Motto of Ikebana International

      • Program Schedule 2025

        All programs are held at the Folk Art Center unless otherwise noted

        Workshops are for I. I. Members Only

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        February 25

        "Sticks and Stones"

        Presented by: Patti Quinn Hill - Ichiyo School

        Sticks and Stones may hurt your bones… but they are fun for ikebana. Patti will gather various sticks and stones and use them to create interesting ikebana. The possibilities are limitless.

        February 25 Workshop

        Fee: No charge

        Gather your own sticks and stones and bring your materials to create a fun arrangement to share with the group. It will be interesting to see everyone’s creativity for this theme.

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        March 25

        "Haiku and Ikebana""

        Presented by: Norma Bradley, Ichiyo School

        Haiku is a short form of poetry originating in Japan which typically uses common language and simple uncomplicated images to convey emotion. A haiku poem is the sharing of a moment of sensory illumination which carries a subtle yet often profound emotional resonance. Ikebana uses carefully selected blossoms, greenery, and other flora to convey a specific feeling or emotion to an observer – just as a haiku, painting or sculpture might.

        In a slide show I will show examples of different forms of haiku bringing this ancient form into current practice. In Japan, haiku are traditionally written as a single line, while haiku in English often appear as three lines, although variations exist. The 5/7/5 rule was made up for school children to understand and learn this type of poetry. I will share some of my recent haiku and haiga which have been published in journals. Haiku and visual art in combination are called haiga. This form is the closest to what we will be doing in combining our arrangements with haiku.

        I will also create one arrangement and write a haiku.

        "white stork walks for peace"

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        April 22

        "Yon Getsu Go"

        Presented by: Sibbie Wilson - Ohara School

        I will be doing Moribana -Landscape arrangements. Moribana - Landscape arrangements are the backbone
        of the Ohara School. The demonstration will include the three perspective
        views of landscape arrangements, far view, middle view and near view.

        April 22 Workshop

        Fee: $14 - $10 to be donated to the Folk Art Center. $4 materials.

        The workshop will continue the theme for the day which will be simple Moribana - Landscape arrangements. Members participating will bring their own plant materials of which I will give suggestions. These will be mostly from their grounds with a few flowers that they will need to purchase at their local venue and will be simple to find. I will keep in mind grocery stores and such for this.

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        May 27

        "Focusing on Sogetsu Themes"

        Presented by: Susan Cano - Sogetsu School

        We all love ikebana in our own way. We all make a choice to formally study a particular school or not. For those of us that decide on the Sogetsu School, our curriculum now has five texts. All four schools represented in our Ikebana Chapter, have texts to teach about the basics and rules for planning from simple to complicated arrangements in similar ways.

        The first two Sogetsu texts teach us the basics, the variations, the rules, the proportions, while we also learn the nature of each piece of plant material we use. The next three texts focus on deepening the understanding of ikebana studies by proceeding to the curricula which are mainly the three elements of Line, Color and Mass. Each lesson has a particular theme, to be interpreted by the student in Free Style.

        The photo I am showing here is an example of a “vertical themed” arrangement. The “Line, Color and Mass” are clear. Once students finish all themes one by one, given in the three texts, they traditionally repeat arrangements they have done but their experience aids in making better arrangements and possibly further promotions.

        May 27 Workshop

        I will be making a handout for those who wish to take my workshop on “Themes”. Each participant will choose a theme from the list and arrange the materials that they bring to the meeting. The chosen theme should be obvious for me to guess.
        Workshop cost $15.00. Class limit: 20.



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        June 24

        "Creating With Leaves: Three Schools Explore Leaf Manipulation"

        Presented by: Sue Grier-Ichiyo School, Candy Gallaher-Ikenobo School, Jane Irwin-Sogetsu School

        Join us to see how Ichiyo, Ikenobo and Sogetsu Schools have fun with Leaf Manipulation. Sue Grier, Candy Gallaher and Jane Irwin will demonstrate contemporary techniques of shaping, snipping, cutting, folding and more in order to use leaves as a creative force in Ikebana designs. Leaf manipulation is a technique used to add texture, shape and visual interest to Ikebana designs.

        June 24 workshop

        Must sign up ahead so leaf materials can be ordered. Price TBD from leaf cost.

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        July 22

        "Contrasting Materials"

        Presented by: Sayo Harris, Ikenobo School

        Ikebana arrangements showcase the different characteristics of contrast and harmony. Thick/thin, big/small, sharp/soft, etc. We will explore these contrasting characteristics of the plant material and highlight their unique qualities using seasonal material from the garden.

        July 22 Workshop
        Fee: $15 Class limited to 15 students
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        We do not have a regular meeting at the Folk Art Center in August due to the August Luncheon. See luncheon and demonstration registration below. Guests are very welcome!

        August 12

        Asheville Chapter's 60th Anniversary Celebration

        Presented by: Jose Salcedo - Ohara Grand Sub-Master of the Ohara School

        Where: The DoubleTree Biltmore Hotel, 115 Hendersonville Rd., Asheville, NC 28803

        Cost: $60

        The demonstration will be a tour of the various Ohara styles. I will start with what is considered a beginner's form and with each arrangement the styles become more advanced.
        Registration form to come soon.
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        August 13

        Workshop #1 - 3 Material Upright Moribana

        Presented by: Jose Salcedo

        Time: 10:30 - 12:30

        Cost: $50

        Place: The Folk Art Center

        Each attendee should bring:

        -Low bowl container, at about10 in. diameter/length.

        -Two kenzans (each kezan should be at least 3 in diameter).

        Registration form to come soon.

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        August 13

        Workshop #2 - One Row Moribana

        Presented by: Jose Salcedo

        Time: 1:30 - 3:30

        Cost: $50

        Place: The Folk Art Center

        Each attendee should bring:

        -Long narrow container, or two smaller containers

        -Three kenzans (each kezan should be at least 3 in diameter)

        Registration form to come soon.

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        September 23

        "Autumn Splendor"

        Presented by: Terri Ellis Todd - Ichiyo School

        I will focus on current trends in the Ichiyo School of Ikebana based on the fourth headmaster Naohiro Kasuya’s monthly online lessons for instructors since 2020.

        No Workshop

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        October 28

        "Ikenobo Ikebana with Native Autumn Plants"

        Presented by: Dede Walton - Ikenobo School

        An overview of Ikenobo Styles highlighting plant materials from our region.

        October 28 Workshop

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

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