From Ancient to Contemporary: The Enduring Art of Ikebana

The November program featured a PowerPoint presentation and members from seven Ikebana schools who displayed exhibits representative of their schools. They also shared thoughts on their ongoing interest in their school. Evelyn Klumb began the program with a brief history of Ikebana including the involvement of the Samurai warriors. At the conclusion, a lively discussion followed among members of the audience and the panelists.

This program was a reprise of the “How To...” program presented by IOR on May 17 at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in conjunction with our sponsorship of the Samurai Armor Exhibit. All participants were featured in both; however, the exhibits in November were updated to reflect the season. Many thanks to: Evelyn Klumb (Ikenobo), Laura Anne Brooks (Ikenobo), Judy Sheldon (Ohara), Diane Burgess (Sogetsu), Libby Haynes (Sogetsu), Annette Ernst (Keika-Kazan), Elizabeth Biddle (Kado Sensho Ikenobo), Alice Litchfield (Ichiyo), Grace Morris (Sangetsu), Sandy Haigh and Alison Munoz.

Download IOR November 2024 Presentation
Download IOR November Handout

​Laura Anne Brooks - Ikenobo

Judy Sheldon - Ohara

Diane Burgess - Sogetsu

Libby Haynes - Sogetsu

Annette Ernst - Keika-Kazan

Elizabeth Biddle - Kado Sensho Ikenobo

Alice Litchfield - Ichiyo

Grace Morris - Sangetsu

Fall Baskets Ichiyo Style Workshop
This month, our workshop participants received a wonderful surprise - a handmade cloud basket by Alice Litchfield, teacher of the Ichiyo School. Everyone delighted in her demonstration of how to use clouds, which are a specialty of Ichiyo, in moribana and nagiere containers. While everyone enthusiastically worked on their designs, Alice visited each student and offered tips on how best to place flowers and line materials. Some students boldly even tried arranging by balance only.