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Tag: Sogetsu

  • Tuesdays, October 4, 11, 18, and November 15, 22, and 29, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Japanese Flower Arranging Course

    Tuesdays, October 4, 11, 18, and November 15, 22, and 29, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Japanese Flower Arranging Course

    Learn the art of Japanese flower arranging from Joanne Caccavale, Komon, Sogetsu School. In this Massachusetts Horticultural Society six-week course, you will be taught the basic curriculum and receive a certificate from Tokyo upon completion of course books. Students will be provided with school books, plant material, containers and pin frogs when you come to class. Please bring garden scissors or ikebana scissors.

    Joanne was born and raised in Singapore, she came to school in the US in 1985 and stayed.  Educated and trained as an attorney, she however, prefers flowers to law. A professionally trained floral designer, she switched to Japanese flower arranging twenty years ago and has been teaching for fourteen years.

    She is a perennial exhibitor in the New England/Boston Flower Show and did the MFA Art in Bloom for many years for her Garden Club.  She is a Past President and is now again  President of Ikebana International Boston Chapter and Director elect of the Boston Chapter of the Sogetsu School. She holds the rank of Riji (highest rank) from the Sogetsu School.

    She holds regular classes at her studio at home and also teaches at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.  She regularly conducts workshops for the Sogetsu School in Massachusetts.  On a yearly basis, she has made the Ikebana stage installation for the Japanese Emperor’s Birthday Reception at the Massachusetts State House.

      

    $296 for Mass Hort Members/$354 for General Admission For more information, and to register, CLICK HERE

       

  • Friday, October 4 – Sunday, October 6 – Japanese Flower Exhibition at Tower Hill

    Friday, October 4 – Sunday, October 6 – Japanese Flower Exhibition at Tower Hill

    Ikebana International Boston Chapter #17 presents a Japanese Flower Show at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, on Friday, October 4 from noon – 5 pm, Saturday, October 5 from 10 am – 5 pm, and Sunday, October 6, from 10 – 4. On Friday at 2 pm there will be an overview of three schools: Ikenobo, Ohara, and Sogetsu. Demonstrations will continue throughout the weekend. Also, on Sunday, there will be an ikebana workshop for children ages 7 and up at 1 pm. Pre-registration for this activity is required by calling 508-869-6111, ext 124. Pottery vendors will also be at Tower Hill during the show. For more information contact Kaye Vosburgh at vosburghk@aol.com or Joanne Caccavale at jcbcaccavale@gmail.com.

    Ikenobo School

  • Thursday, May 14, 9:30 am – 12:00 noon – Sogetsu Ikebana

    Sogetsu Ikebana is an internationally recognized school of Japanese flower arranging known for creative self expression. Garden Club of the Back Bay member Kaye Vosburgh is a Master Judge and Design Instructor for the National Garden Club as well as a Sogetsu Ikebana teacher of the highest rank, Riji. Kaye provides the flowers for each class and will have supplies and equipment for purchase. The Tower Hill Botanic Garden will sponsor this Thursday, May 14 class, from 9:30 – 12. THBG member fee is $35, non-members $50. Register online at www.towerhillbg.org, or call 508-869-6111.

  • Friday, October 4, 12:00 noon – 5:00 pm, Saturday, October 5, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Sunday, October 6, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm – Ikebana: A Japanese Flower Exhibition

    Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, will present a three day exhibition entitled Ikebana: A Japanese Flower Exhibition, in honor of the 55th anniversary of Ikebana International. The program will begin Friday, October 4, from noon – 5, and continue Saturday, October 5 from 9 – 5, and end Sunday, October 6, from 9 – 4:30. See displays of the venerable art of Japanese flower arranging at this special exhibition, with entries created by many students who learned the art under the instruction of Kaye Vosburgh at Tower Hill Botanic Garden. Pottery suitable for Ikebana will be for sale.  Floral demonstrations are scheduled for 2 pm on Friday (Ikenobo School, Kathleen Marble), Saturday at 11 am (Ikenobo School, Jorge Padilla-Zamudio) and 2 pm (Sogetsu School, Joanne Caccavale) and Sunday at noon (Ohara School, Keiko Thayer), 2 pm (Sogetsu School, Tomoko Tanaka), and 2 pm (Ikebana Children’s Workshop, Classroom C, limit 15 participants, pre-registration required.)  Cost is included with admission to Tower Hill ($12 Adult, $9 Senior, $7 Child, under 6 free.)

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  • Friday, October 12 , 2012, 9:30 am – Sogetsu Massachusetts Branch 40th Anniversary Celebration

    Sogetsu Massachusetts Branch will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a Demonstration by Tetsunori Kanawa on Friday, October 12 beginning at 9:30 am at NewBridge on the Charles, Dedham, near Exit 17 off Route 95.  Mr. Kawana has been engaged in the study and transformation of Sogetsu Ikebana for over 30 years,  Hiroshi Teshigahara, the renowned artist, film director and third headmaster of Sogetsu inspired the artistic spirit and vision that continue to guid Mr. Kawana.  He has ventured beyond classic Sogetsu ikebana art into the realm of large scale bamboo installations (see below, from denver.about.com), stage design, and exhibition design.  his numerous private exhibitions, installations and demonstrations in Asia, Europe and North America have taken ikebana far beyond its Japanese origins.  Through his workshops Kawana Sensei has conveyed his passion and deep understanding of Sogetsu ikebana to may practitioners, leading them into a richer and more profound world.  In 2002 Mr. Kawana gave a demonstration in Boston that was an artistic tour de force.  The arrangements ranged from whimsical to cutting edge to inspiring.  In 2007 he worked with members of the Boston chapter that was part of its New England Flower Show display.  His creations have graced botanical gardens, museums, department stores, and palaces all over the world.  The public is invited to attend ($20 each, Mass branch members free) by pre-registration prior to September 15.  Please make your check payable to Sogetsu Mass Branch and mail to Mrs. Dora Lee at 8 Dartmouth Avenue, Needham, MA 02494.  For more information about the workshops and banquet (Mass branch members only) or joining, email Tomoko Tanaka at tomoko_tanaka@comcast.net, or Mabel Nevins at mrnevins@comcast.net.

  • 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.