​                   January 2021 Video Program
​            Ichiyo School of Ikebana
Screenings: January 19, 10am
                      January 24, 4:30pm

           Valerie Eccleston, Executive Master,
                            NCAR Sensei
                 

                      Demonstration by NCAR Ikebana Sensei
                      Presented by NCAR Advocate Committee
                       in collaboration with Ikebana Iwaya Fund

                   Valerie Eccleston - Ichiyo Shiki Ikebana
                             “The Free Style of Flowers”

Ikebana is nature and it is said that the whole universe is contained in a single flower. Flowers become even more beautiful when cut and arranged in a natural and reverential way. When harmony is attained between the arranger and the material, the arrangement hopefully becomes a reflection of oneself. In this demonstration it is Valerie’s privilege to endeavor to convey the beauty of Ichiyo Ikebana and her personal connection with nature and the materials she chose. 

Materials in order of presentation:
Taisaku(#1) Terracotta Garden pot, Grapevine Basket Curly willow, Cattails, Azalea, Joe Pye weed, Yellow Asiatic Lilies. Hanging arrangement
(#2) Antique Japanese Well Bucket, Bamboo, Ferns, Japanese Silver Grass, Hydrangea, Orange Asiatic Lilies. Glass
(#3) Small rough ceramic pot, Stewartia, Fountain Grass, Rudbeckia, White Gerber Daisy. Nageire: Flowing Form
(#4) Green waisted Nageire container, Harry Lauder's walking stick, Dwarf Japanese Black Pine, Pink Peonies Straight Lines/Curving Lines/Alternative support system
(#5) Antique Japanese Basket with rock container, Solomon's Seal, Millet, Rudbeckia, Peach Gerber daisies. Tsuitate: Taisaku
(#6) Wooden Frame and Bamboo Containers, Manzanita branches, Japanese Black Pine, Maiden Grass, Hosta leaves, Sunflowers, White Waxflower. Compound /Double Composition
(#7) Round, Green, Ash-Glazed, Suiban, Japanese Red Maple, Switch Grass, Stargazer Lilies, Pink Waxflower. Taisaku (#11) Antique, Chinese Storage Pot. Ichiyo Ka-un baskets, Washi-covered branches, Southern Magnolia branches, Peonies, PG Hydrangea
(#8) Bright Blue Rectangular Glass Sheet, Blue Hydrangeas, PG Hydrangea, White Kalanchoe. Japanese Wall Board
(#9) Rectangular, Black Iron Suiban, Black metal grids, White Calla Lilies, Red Anthurium, Oncidium. Basket
(#10) 2 Pieces of Ichiyo "Craters", Plexiglass Cubes, Hydrangeas, Italian Ruskus, White Lilies. Upright Moribana