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Ikebana: The Art of Japanese Flower Arranging

In ancient times. Ikebana was controlled by priests of the major temples and practiced by royalty and samurai warriors to add spiritual balance to their lives. Monks offering flowers to the Buddha brought Ikebana, the art of flower arrangement, to Japan in the sixth century. Previously secret and unavailable to the populace, this art has been made available to people in all walks of life.

Today, Ikebana is one of the most well known of Japan's traditional arts. It is Zen-like--a hands-on practice creating a living sculpture. Ikebana has emerged from the traditional setting of the tokonoma, an alcove in a Japanese house, to include harmoniously designed arrangements that fit virtually any environment. This added dimension to the use and meaning of Ikebana has in no way altered those fundamentals of structure, space and naturalism, which have been developed and perfected over the centuries.

There are many schools of Ikebana, each with its own fundamentals. In basic form, an Ikebana arrangement follows a fixed pattern: an irregular triangle of three points representing Heaven, Man and Earth . Emphasis is placed on linear perfection, color, harmony, space and form.

Just as paintings are artistic expressions brushed on canvas, Ikebana is a three-dimensional artistic expression composed of flowers and plant materials. It is up to the aesthetic awareness of the Ikebana practitioner to assemble the materials, choose their most beautiful aspects, order them and endow them with a value transcending that which they had in nature.

Introductory to Ikebana Worksho[p

Ikebana
Japanese Flower Arranging
A contemplative Art
Sharon Stuart sensei
master teacher sogetsu school
INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP
SATURDAY APRIL 3, 2010
10am - 1 pm $45.00
call to reserve your space
970 221-0983

Flax Bird of Paradise

Colorado Winter..Piece from my demo Sogetsu annual show March 21

Giant Mutant Horsetail antherium

top view of Pine branch and antherium

Sharon Stuart..Ikebana Teacher Fort Collins..Sogetsu School

Tuesdays 1st & 3rd of the month Continuing Classes 2010
(Denver Sogetsu Spring Show) March 19 -21
April 6 & 20
May 4 & 18
June 1 & 15

Ikebana Starter Kits for sale call 970-221-0983

Pampas Grass stems Sunflower

Skips Memorial Pine and Orchids

Sharon Stuart - Continuing Ikebana Class Schedule

Ikebana Continuing classes - everyone welcome

Tuesday Schedule 10:30 am to 12:30 pm 2010
1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the Month
Cost $20.00 person..bring your own line materials & flowers...everything else provided...
please RSVP if you are attending..
Thanks
Sharon . Sensei
Special classes on request.
please call anytime 221-0983

PS.. I sell Ikebana supplies - shears and Kenzans
http://www.sogetsu-na.com/sogetsu_home.html
http://www.cosogetsu.com
sharonstuart@earthlink.net

Green/Green Resting Lily

Ikebana
Japanese Flower Arranging

Introductory Workshop Saturday August 29 - 9 am - noon



Learn beginning techniques and design principals of Ikebana. Learn how to cultivate awareness and attention to balance, harmony, and space thru this creative art form.

THIS IS A HANDS ON WORKSHOP

Instructor: Sharon Stuart, Master Teacher Sogetsu School

cost $45.00 - all materials provided (take flowers home)

Please call to register and for additional information. Thanks

Sharon Stuart

221-0983

1619 Adriel Way, Fort Collins 80524



sharonstuart@earthlink.
http://www.sogetsu-na.com/sogetsu_home.html