Spring Forward

IOR ended our program year with a demonstration by Alice Buch, 2nd Term Master of the Ohara School. Her program, “Spring Forward,” featured seven arrangements which included stunning materials gathered from the garden of Arlene Evans in Northern Virginia. Alice focused on the naturalistic style characteristic of the Ohara School and a primary tenet of its founder, Unshin Ohara: to observe nature and how plants respond and grow.
Alice was a student of Grand Master Betty Taylor and is currently a student of Grand Master Ingrid Lϋders. Alice has also studied at the Ohara International Center in Tokyo, Japan, the Southeastern Ohara Workshops in Highlands, NC and at the North American Ohara Teacher Conferences in Cleveland, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Houston, Victoria BC, Chicago, and Boston.
Alice resides in Arlington, Virginia. She teaches classes in Arlington and Richmond. She has exhibited at the National Arboretum, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.

Member Showcase

​The April meeting was also our annual member showcase, and we were treated to a variety of wonderful arrangements representing multiple schools. It was an excellent opportunity to see the many approaches to the art of Ikebana.