August 19 and 20 - Ikebana: Japanese Art of Flower Arrangement: Exhibition with Demonstration
Francis McCray Gallery
10 AM- 4PM
Demonstrations at 1 PM both days
 
Exhibition and Demonstration by Ikebana Instructor Alice Fujita, owner of BasketBana, along with Master Valeria Brinkers, former president of the Ikebana International Los Angeles, Owner and organizer of Ikebana Lessons.
 
Instructor Alice Fujita started learning Ikebana in Japan in 2003 and has been practicing since then. She has been teaching Ikebana in the US since 2018. She moved to Silver City in 2021 from North Dakota.
 
Master Valeria Brinkers has been practicing Ikebana for the past 40 years. She graduated from the Sangetsu School of Flower Arranging, Kado Sangetsu Ryu in 1993. The arrangements are inspired by Grand Master Mokichi Okada.
 
Assistance has been provided by Ikebana Lessons and  Flowers on 11th.