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Wednesday, 4 June 2014
Sunday, 30 March 2014
Celebrating the Season!
type='html'>Over the next few weeks there will be many beautiful arrangements created by members to celebrate the season.Why not send a photo of your piece for inclusion on the blog?Recently, Lara Telford ( Sogetsu school) helped a group of Japanese children, aged between 4 and 10 years, with arrangements of pine, snapdragons and misty to herald the New Ye...
Christmas Arrangements
type='html'>Emily Karanikolopoulos' striking arrangement for Christmas uses the traditional combination of red, green and white materials. Green pine needles are also used in Japan to give an auspicious touch to New Year celebratio...
Coming Events
type='html'>Our first meeting for 2013 will be at 10.30 am on Tuesday 12th February at Toorak Uniting Church Hall, 603 Toorak Road, Toorak. Visitors welcome.There will also be an opportunity to hear Rosemary Parry-Brock explain the Ikebana Melbourne Blog on this day - what it's aim is and how to navigate it without hassle. Rosemary will answer any of your questions. If you have any suggestions you would like to offer as to how...
Melbourne Ikebana will be participating at .......
type='html'>The preparations for the upcoming Family Day at Como Gardens to be held on the 17th February at their beautiful grounds in The Basin, is well under way. Melbourne Ikebana will be participating with demonstrations and a display. Many visitors are expected and this gives Melbourne Ikebana a wonderful opportunity to display this art to people who may be new to the concept of Ikebana. Rainy Day Books at the roundabout...
MELBOURNE IKEBANA at COMO GARDENS
type='html'>The "Family Day" at Como Gardens, to be held on the 17th February, will have an Ikebana Workshop for children starting at 11.30 a.m. The Ikebana Demonstration will commence at 2.30 p.m.Here are some photographs from last year's display at Como Garde...
SUMMER 2013
type='html'>Summer was the theme for our meeting on 12th February. Aiko Nakada did a beautifully tranquil landscape arrangement, typical of the Ohara school, featuring water lili...
FAMILY DAY at COMO GARDENS
type='html'>On 17th February Pat Hetrel, President of the Melbourne Chapter, and her husband, George, hosted a very successful Family Day at their property, Como Gardens. There were numerous activities for children, including an ikebana workshop, conducted by Theresa Feile. A demonstration by teachers from several schools generated praise and interest, with a number of enquiries about taking up the introductory offer of three ikebana...
INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP
type='html'>Chieko Yazaki (Shogetsudokoryu school) and Irina Raportaru ( Ichiyo school) ran a very successful introductory workshop at the St. Kilda Library on 6/3/13 (at the request of Port Phillip Council).Nineteen people took part and five expressed interest in taking up the Ikebana International Introductory Lesson Offer (three lessons for $40). Another participant bought a gift voucher.&nb...
NOT TO BE MISSED .......
type='html'>The workshop also provided an opportunity to promote the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, which will be held at the Exhibition Building and adjacent gardens from Wednesday 20th until Sunday 24th March.I. I. Melbourne Chapter's exhibition space, 6 metres x 3 metres, will display "Harmony", an exciting arrangement which has been forged by the five different schools, each using similar material in an individual way to give a unified whole.It's not be missed - located at stand C 12,...
Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show
type='html'>At the recent prestigious Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, Emily Karanikolopoulos won first prize in the Shop Window Display section with this striking design. Congratulations!Emily has won several awards at MIFGS in recent years.Betty and Toula Karanikolopoulos (yes, they are all related) also won 4th prize in the Shop Window section. We are pleased and proud to share their success.The five ikebana schools...
GENERAL MEETING MAY 14TH
type='html'>At the general meeting on Tuesday 14th May Jo Tanaka-King gave a fascinating talk about Japanese crafts, focusing especially on the history of ceramics, bamboo basketry and lacquer ware. Jo leads tours to Japan on a regular basis.Some members created beautiful autumnal arrangements, with many using favorite containers from Japan.(The eleven photographs in this post are by courtesy of Christopher James, and are covered by copyrigh...
JAPANESE DAY - JUNE 11th, 2013
type='html'>Japanese Day on June 11th was a lively occasion. Funds were raised for the victims of the Fukushima earthquake and further donations would still be welcome if you did not have an opportunity to contribute. Lunch was freshly-cooked tempura, sushi and other Japanese delicacies, prepared and served by an energetic group of Japanese members and friends.Photo - copyright © 2013 Sally WilkinsonWe were invited to join in the tradition...
GENERAL MEETING HELD ON THE 9TH JULY, 2013
type='html'> Normal 0 0 1 308 1761 14 3 2162 11.1539 0 0 0 CAMELLIASShirley Smallcross, from Camellias Victoria, gave an illustrated talk about this beautiful flower. Not all ‘shatter’ readily according to Shirley - this tendency varies a great deal. Members shared tips on pinning the blooms to help prevent them from falling, some favouring attaching the base of the flower to an adjacent leaf and others inserting a pin through...
Saturday, 29 March 2014
TORTUOUS WILLOW and CAMELLIAS
type='html'>Inspired by last month's meeting, which focused on camellias, Theresa Feile, Sogetsu, sent this photo of her arrangement of tortuous willow and camellias.next meetingJust another reminder that our next meeting is at 10.30 on Tuesday 13th August at the church hall, Toorak Uniting Church, 603 Toorak Rd., Toorak. Peter Leigh from Post Office Farm Nursery will give an illustrated talk about Hellebores. There is now a fascinating...
"... IF WINTER COMES, CAN SPRING BE FAR BEHIND ? "
type='html'>In August two workshops provided ideas for celebrating the limited material of the winter season.Carlyne Patterson (Sogetsu), with her students, demonstrated working with metal and green leaves. It was an chance to be creative, playful and finally use some of that scrap metal which has been hoarded for an opportunity such as this! At our general meeting on 13th August, also our AGM, Peter Leigh from Post Office Farm Nursery...
