Ikebana and us

DSCF1944 Originally uploaded by RabiCherian Our members were in Bangalore during a meeting with demonstration of the Bangalore Sogetsu chapter. More pictures.

8th North American Sogetsu Seminar Originally uploaded by sogetsudc Flickr: sogetsudc's Photostream Keith has posted some lovely photos of the North American Sogetsu exhibition. This picture is "the arrangement that the Iemoto of the school and her assistants made for the lobby of the hotel hosting the seminar", according to Keith. Interestingly, many of the arrangements display a lot of familiar material - monnstera, ginger lilies, palm leaves and anthuriums

In This Series, We Meet Unusual Groups. This Week, Learn About Ikebana With The Chennai Sogetsu Study Circle Priya M Menon | TNN They see beauty even in dry leaves and driftwood. In a discarded bouquet, they see a treasure trove of possibilities. For the members of the Chennai Sogetsu Study Circle, anything in nature has charm and is to be treated with respect. A sentiment which is reflected in the art they strive to master — ikebana or the Japanese art of flower arrangement. If you think ikebana is just flower arrangement, you couldn’t be more wrong, says Malathi Pandurang, who was instrumental in setting up the circle 15 years ago. “It originated in Buddhist temples as an offering of flowers,” says Malathi. “Priests used it to teach disciples the transcendent quality of life.” Ikebana has many schools, the oldest being Ikenobo. The Sogestsu school was founded by Sofu Teshigahara, who recognised it as a creative art. And it is to this school that the members of this Circle belon...