Montelindo Garden Club’s next meeting speaker on
Friday, January 17, 2025
The Montelindo Garden Club will present speakers Susan and Tony DiStefano, on Sogetsu Ikebana. "There are thousands of different schools of ikebana. Our school, Sogetsu ikebana, is one of the largest and it hasan emphasis on freeing the designer to work with all sorts of materials- not just live flowers- once the basics have been mastered. Our founder, Sofu Teshigahara, believed that ikebana is an art and that the difference between the Sōgetsu School and Ikebana lies in the belief that once all the rules are learned and the techniques mastered, an unbounded field remains for freer personal expression using varied materials, not just flowers. Depending on what inspires us as we prepare, we may include dried and painted flowers, plastic, metal, or glass in our designs. We’ll start with very structured traditional designs and get more creative as we move along."
Free. See schedule and map below.
Friday, January 17, 2025
The Montelindo Garden Club will present speakers Susan and Tony DiStefano, on Sogetsu Ikebana. "There are thousands of different schools of ikebana. Our school, Sogetsu ikebana, is one of the largest and it hasan emphasis on freeing the designer to work with all sorts of materials- not just live flowers- once the basics have been mastered. Our founder, Sofu Teshigahara, believed that ikebana is an art and that the difference between the Sōgetsu School and Ikebana lies in the belief that once all the rules are learned and the techniques mastered, an unbounded field remains for freer personal expression using varied materials, not just flowers. Depending on what inspires us as we prepare, we may include dried and painted flowers, plastic, metal, or glass in our designs. We’ll start with very structured traditional designs and get more creative as we move along."
Free. See schedule and map below.
9 am, social time, 9:30 am business meeting, 10:20 am speaker.
3491 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette, CA, Lafayette Library Community Hall
3491 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette, CA, Lafayette Library Community Hall
Future meetings:
Holiday luncheon: Dec. 13
Jan. 17 Topic: Sogetsu Ikebana
Feb. 28 (4th Friday) Topic: School Gardens, a valuable community resource
Mar. 21 Topic: Succulents: the camels of the plant world. "Bring A Friend" day.
Apr. 25 (4th Friday) Topic: Fabulous Flowers with Valerie Lee
May 16 Spring luncheon