Date: Monday, December 17th
Time: 5 pm - 7 pm
Location: Behind the Museum Cafe | 1229 SW 10th Ave.

Tier A Pricing: $120 ($30/hr or above wage earners)
Tier B Pricing: $90 ($16-29/hr wage earners)
Tier C Pricing: $60 ($15/hr or below wage earners)
This price includes a per-student fee for all materials used in the class.

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Ikebana is the traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement. Ikebana is more than flower arranging, however. Derived from Buddhist and Shinto practice, the art form is spirituality through paying attention and being present to beauty. In class, after learning some techniques and preparation, we will engage in the practice of Ikebana through the expressing of our own aesthetic sense. Through the practice of Ikebana, we will discover our heart in the flowers. The result of this process will prepare us well for a meditation session. In this way, Ikebana is a form of Zen meditation. If you want to get closer to yourself and others, Ikebana is not only a great interior meditative practice, but a bonding activity with loved ones or friends. Afterward, we can exchange ideas and impressions of our works in the manner of a salon.

Let’s enjoy Ikebana and refresh and enhance ourselves.

Instructor: In Ikebana, a master’s lineage is of the utmost importance. Kihachiro Nishiura has immense qualifications in this ancient practice. He is the successor of Nishiura Brand (Descendant of Nishiura-yaki porcelain) since 1806, Grand Master of Nishiura school, Japanese culture, Vice Grand Master of  Teshigahara Ikebana school, Master of Sogetsu Ikebana school, Master of Sekiso Tea flower school, Master of Calligraphy, and Instructor of Omotesenke Tea school. In addition, he has over 20 years of Incense Ceremony experience.