Ikebana Pottery
Ikebana Pottery Session
August 2025
Tuesdays
August 5, 12, 19, 26 & Sept. 2, 9
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
$55.00 includes supplies and flowers
Limit: 8
Our homes are our castles and, as we look around our space, we often think of ways we could add meaning and life to the place we spend our time.
In modern life’s busy and stressful times, we seek relaxation and comfort as well as inspiration within our habitats.
Japanese ikebana offers these sensations and provides color and light to our personal spaces.
In Japanese, ikebana is a combination of two words: ikeru and hana. Ikeru means “to have life” or “to arrange” and hana means “flowers. Therefore, when combined, ikebana means “giving life to flowers.”
It aims to showcase the natural beauty of the chosen blossoms, bringing nature closer to us and bringing forth feelings of inner peace.
This is achieved by neat, minimalist arrangements in ikebana vases. It remains a tradition today. (From yougojapan.com/ikebana-vases-types/)
In this 6 week session we will hand build vases to make floral arrangements in the Japanese Ikebana tradition. We will also make a holder for the stems in the bottom of the vase, called a frog (English) or Kenzan (Japanese). For the last class there will be fresh flowers to make an arrangement for you to take home in your new vase.
Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. It goes far beyond simply putting flowers in a vase. It's a disciplined and meditative art form that emphasizes harmony, balance, and the impermanence of nature. The vase or container is integral as a co-creator of the arrangement’s aesthetics.
The focus will be on the Moribana style which is meant to be viewed from all sides and usually uses flat containers as vases. Being able to see the water symbolizes how the plant grows from the earth.
