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Ikebana Workshop and Tea Tasting , The Art of Japanese Flower Arrangement
January 15, 2023 | 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Sunday, January 15th, 12:00-2:30PM
Location: Coe Hall
Tickets: $125.00 per person
Instructor: Ikebana Expert Paula Tam
Fee includes flowers, containers, kenzans (frog pins) and a ceremonial tea. All necessary tools are provided in the workshop and upon completion, registrants will be able to take their creations home!
*Snow Date: Sunday, February 19th, 12:00-2:30PM
Paula is a Professor of Ikebana and is the Vice President of Ikenobo California Pacific Coast Chapter, the former President of Ikebana International New York Chapter (2013-2015), Former Treasurer of Ikebana International New York Chapter (2009-2013), and a former Board Member of Ikenobo Ikebana Society New York City Chapter (2006-2013).
In this workshop, Paula will teach you the fundamental theories of Ikebana and how to use kenzans (frog pin). She will guide you on the practices of Ikebana core principals, creating harmony of rhythm and color. Ikebana and tea ceremonies have traditionally been linked, and together they express purity and simplicity.
Paula has been studying Ikenobo ikebana for over 20 years, starting with her Introductory Ikenobo diploma in 1991 and was awarded the rank of “Sokatoku”, the highest Ikenobo Diploma, in Ikenobo Floral Art. Her arrangements have been exhibited in New York, Shanghai, and Malaysia, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New Museum, Tenri Gallery, Japanese Stroll Garden, Japanese Ambassadors’ residences, among others. She has given ikebana demonstrations at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and for the Ikebana International New York Chapter. Her passion in ikebana propels her to continuously pursue higher levels of studies. She has graduated from the Ikenobo Central Training Institute. She specializes in Koten-Rikka (classical Meiji Rikka) and in her ikebana she likes to explore how life, nature, and ikebana interact.
For additional information please call Katie Walsh at 516-922-8680 or kwalsh@plantingfields.org.
Tea sponsored by SerendipiTea.
