Boston Flora

Tag: Emotions

  • Wednesday, April 28, 9:30 am – Ichiyo Ikebana Workshop

    Elaine Jo, Executive Master of the Ichiyo School, will give a workshop on Ichiyo Ikebana on Wednesday, April 27, beginning at 9:30 am at University of Massachusetts Waltham Center, 240 Beaver Street in Waltham.  Registration is required, and for information on joining Ikebana International, log on to www.ikebanaboston.org.

    Two important philosophies of the Ichiyo School include the concept that an arrangement must fit the environment in which it is displayed and the individual arranger’s emotions and character are to be expressed in the arrangement.  Thus, it is not just flowers in a vase: it is considered to be an art of human communication.

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  • Monday, September 21 – Fog, Cloud and Mist

    The Photography of John Borchard

    Why does water vapor evoke such emotions? Scenes that are so prosaic in the broad light of day take on such mystery in a mist. John Borchard creates images that project an intense sense of place, that irresistibly position one in the world of the image, whether crisp, with every atom seemingly leaping forth, or in a fog, half-discerned. His art aims to transport you into a place and perhaps into a time, inviting one into its space in a fashion dependent on one’s own emotional state.

    John Borchard received a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from MIT in 1976 and has spent the decades since then practicing engineering at the interface between the digital, analog, sensory and robotic worlds. His interest in photography blossomed when he discovered digital photography. Over the last several years, he has participated in many solo and group shows.  This exhibit will take place September 21–October 15, 2009 at The Landscape Institute, 30 Chauncy Street, Cambridge, MA and is sponsored by the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.  For more information, log on to www.arboretum.harvard.edu.