Christopher arranging fruiting branches
Sogetsu Teachers Association Wellington are pleased to be hosting Melbourne based Sogetsu teacher Christopher James (Riji Teacher) for two workshops on Sunday 26th March 2023. Christopher was the recipient of the Norman and Mary Sparnon Scholarship and studied
Sogetsu in Japan for 3 months in 2011. Have a look at his work on https://roadsideikebana.blogspot.com
Where and When
These 2 workshops will be held at the Seatoun Village Hall, 22 Forres Street, Seatoun at 10am and 1pm on Sunday 26th March. There is no parking in the hall grounds but ample street parking, but please carpool if convenient. Please come early; the hall will be open from 9am. Morning tea will be served from 9:30 am and we will not be breaking during sessions until lunch time.
Cost for STA members [any branch]
The charge for the workshops is $55 per session. This is discounted for non-members to $90 for both sessions. A paper bag lunch can be ordered for $15.
You can choose to become a member of Sogetsu Wellington on the day or at the time of submitting your enrolment. Your subscription will be $25 per annum (April 1-March 31). As this may affect your workshops fees please ask our Treasurer Lyn Hansen for assistance or email her ahead of time. lynhansen@xtra.co.nz
Workshop themes are as follows:
Session 1 Sunday 10am -12 midday – Technique Revision
Book 2, lesson 18. Variation no 8. Combined Arrangement of Nageire and Moribana
Use the drop stick technique for your nageire arrangement and remember that both the Nageire and Moribana arrangements will be basic or variation styles from Book 1 and 2. Please bring your own containers and equipment.
Session 2 Sunday 1 – 3pm - Experimentation
Book 4, lesson 9. Deconstructing and re-arranging, incorporating text.
Your choice of moribana or nageire container. You may use the containers and material from the morning workshop, or something else of your choice. To get the most out of the workshops, members should do minimal or no advanced preparation. The theme
“Incorporating text” is an add on to the textbook lesson. Christopher has some ideas on his Roadside Ikebana blog but would like to see our own interpretation of this idea.
Here is a link to the Victorian Sogetsu Branch website which has examples of Ikebana incorporating text. It has some great ideas.
https://sogetsuikebanavic.weebly.com/archive-of-past-workshops.html
Please see Kate’s email for the registration form. The deadline for registration is the 19th March.