Inspirations for Ikebana Art
Workshop by Carole Sakata, Sogetsu Sensei
20 October 2013 Ikebana
International Honolulu, Chapter 56 held its
October workshop at Spalding House, formerly known
as the Contemporary Museum of Art. A docent
led the group through the gallery explaining how
it was originally built as a private
residence. Through glass doors we could see
the small Japanese rock garden (karesansui)
tucked between buildings. We then walked
through the larger strolling garden.
Afterward, Carole Sakata gave us a handout on the
various ways practitioners of Sogetsu ikebana
manipulate leaves and showed us a few
examples. We then selected from a variety of
tropical leaves and flowers to create our own
arrangements.
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