Nature Awakes - Bruce Wilson Saga Goryu School Demonstration

Bruce Wilson was a founder of the Asian Studies program at St Mary’s College and continues as Professor Emeritus. He initiated a course called Japanese Art and Culture that introduced students to the concept of the Japanese arts as forms of spiritual discipline. St Mary’s College offers one of the few credit-bearing Ikebana courses in the US.

Bruce has studied Ikenobo, Kiku, and now holds the rank of Seikyoju with the Saga Goryu School in Kyoto. He has presented in the DC area at: The National Arboretum, the Japan-America Society of Washington, DC, the National Geographic Society, the National Cherry Blossom Festival, the Walters Gallery, Abroad, he has had exhibits in Kyoto, Japan; Dusseldorf, Germany; and Amman, Jordan.

Bruce is also active in Ikebana International and is Past President of Chapter 1. He teaches Ikebana on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC and on his Chesapeake bayside farm in Dameron, MD.