Community Connections w/Suzann K. Campbell

Social time to make community connections starts at 11am.  Please join us for refreshments and bring a project to work on or socialize with friends!

Project Linus will be providing two blankets that need to be tied for anyone interested in helping during social time.

Bring a lunch and stay for the Lunch N’ Learn program which features a new speaker/topic each event and starts at noon

Speaker & Topic: Suzann K. Campbell on “Introduction to the Japanese Art of Ikebana Flower Arranging.”

Blurb from Suzann Campbell’s handout:

What Is Ikebana?
Ikebana has been practiced for more than 600 years and has ancient roots in Japanese culture, first beginning with Buddhist monks who intended to express their spirituality in flower design. It emphasizes use of seasonal flowers and branches expressing their natural shapes and lines and reflecting the simple beauty of nature. Today there are many modern schools; the Ohara School in which I am studying was founded in 1895 by its first head master. Within each school, there are many styles, but today we will observe the creation of two particular forms called hana-isho: 3 stem rising form and 3 stem one-row form.