Ikebana: More than nice flowers in a vase!

Ikebana is one of the traditional arts of Japan and has its real beginnings in the Muromachi period – the middle of the fifteenth century. Other Japanese arts that developed at this time were tea ceremony, Noh, painting, garden design and architecture.

Ikebana is often called the “Japanese art of flower arranging”, but is much more than simply putting flowers in a vase. It is creative expression within certain rules of construction using plant materials. Any plant material may be used as well as flowers. For example, withered leaves, seed pods, branches, etc. are valued as highly as flowers in full bloom.

Join Davorka (Dav) Sudac-Rengel, licensed Sogetsu Ikebana teacher, for an introductory presentation and demonstration in the Heritage Collective Theatre.

Dav will be conducting an introductory short course in Ikebana techniques in April 2025.