March 5th, 2010 by Keith

Last night, March 4th,  the Washington, DC Sogetsu Ikebana Chapter opened it’s biennial show in collaboration with the Art League Gallery in Alexandria, VA . The show pairs 22 ikebana artists with artwork chosen  from Torpedo Factory artists, and is on display thru Sunday.   

For my installation I chose a wood engraving by artist Rosemary Feit Covey  and a horsehair ceramic piece by Phyllis Roderer. I created a two pieces of sculpture, composed of large nails and cable ties, and added a touch of pine and single stem of purple phalaenopis orchid.

The Biennial Sogetsu Ikebana Exhibition will also feature several other events :

Ikebana flower arranging demonstration by Tone Olsen : Saturday, March 6, 1:00 pm

Japanese Tea Ceremony and discussion of Chado, the Japanese way of tea, with Stephen di Girolamo of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution: Sunday, March 7, 1:30 pm

Musical performances by the Washington Toho Koto, Performed by Mrs. Kyoto Okamoto: Sunday, March 7, 3:00 pm