August 25th Program: Speaker: Ann Horton
On the 25th Ann Horton will be speaking about Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging. The history of flowers and their importance spiritually and esthetically has been evolving for well over a thousand years. As with stones, the migration of Buddhism from China to Japan, was a catalyst. Gradually, the Japanese have refined and developed ways of seeing and displaying a wide range of plant materials. We’ll be discussing some of the history as well as current expressions of the art.
Ann has been studying ikebana in the Ikenobo school for a number of years. She and her colleagues study and display at the Huntington Library and Gardens, so you may have seen her work when you visited the Japanese House.

Join us for a little something different. Learning about Japanese culture will improve your over all appreciation and understanding of viewing stones.