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  • Wednesday, April 4, 10:00 am – Ikebana Demonstration with Kaye Vosburgh

    See the art of Ikebana, Japanese floral design, utilizing spring plant materials. Ikebana Instructor of the Sogetsu School Kaye Vosburgh will explain the technique to both novice and experienced students in this linear form of flower arranging. This Garden Club of the Back Bay meeting will be held at The College Club, 44 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, on Wednesday, April 4, beginning at 10 am, and will be followed by an optional lunch. Members will receive written notice of the program. Non-members may contact info@bostonflora.com if interested in attending.

    Ms. Vosburgh, a member of The Garden Club of the Back Bay as well as Noannet Garden Club, has studied, exhibited and taught in Massachusetts, New York, Japan and Ecuador. She is also a Master Judge in the Federated Garden Clubs and a First Grade Ikebana Teacher in the Sogetsu School. A frequent speaker at flower shows and with garden clubs, Kaye and has earned numerous awards for her designs including the two top awards in the 2008 Boston Flower Show’s Molten Lava category.

     

     

  • Friday, October 28 – Sunday, October 30 – Ikebana International Show

    The Third Annual Ikebana Show at Tower Hill will take place Friday, October 28 through Sunday, October 30, at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston.  Hours are Friday, 12 – 5, Saturday 9 – 5, and Sunday 9 – 4.  Sponsored by the Ikebana International of Boston, the show will feature the Japanese art of flower arrangement, also known at “kado” or “the way of flowers”.  Trained Ikebana designers will install arrangements throughout the Stoddard Center.  Enjoy guided tours each day, and  there will be one hour Ikebana demonstrations in the theater.  Educational videos will air in the theater throughout the show, as well.  Admission is included with admission to Tower Hill ($10 adults, $7 seniors, $5 youth, and free with Tower Hill membership).  For more information, call 508-869-6111, or email thbg@towerhillbg.org.  Our own Kaye Vosburgh, who will present an ikebana program to The Garden Club of the Back Bay this spring as part of our Japan Year, is pictured below.

  • Thursday, September 30, 10:00 am and Friday, October 1, 9:30 am – Ikebana Demonstration and Workshop

    Eikou Sumura, a Sogetsu master instructor from Tokyo, Japan, will present a flower arranging demonstration and workshop sponsored by The Japan Society of Boston. The demonstration will take place Thursday, September 30, beginning at 10 am at New Bridge on the Charles, 5000 Great Meadow Road in Dedham.  The workshop will be held Friday, October 1 beginning at 9:30 am at Elm Bank, in the East Wing, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley, Massachusetts.  For more information, including directions, call 508-270-6759, or log on to www.ikebanaboston.org.

  • Tuesday, April 27, 9:30 am – Ichiyo Ikebana Demonstration

    Elaine Jo, Executive Master of the Ichiyo School, will conduct a demonstration of Ichiyo Ikebana on Tuesday, April 27, beginning at 9:30 am, at the University of Massachusetts Waltham Center, 240 Beaver Street in Waltham.  There are numerous schools of ikebana, each with its own set of rules and techniques.  One such is the Ichiyo School.  Ichiyo, pronounced ee-chee-yo, means “one leaf” in Japanese and refers to the logo of the school.  It was founded in Japan in 1937 by a brother and sister, Meikof and Ichiyo Kasuya.  Since its beginnings, the two masters sought to create original ikebana that would be suitable for modern lifestyles and environments.  For information, log on to www.ikebanaboston.org.

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