After 2 years of not being able to really go out and about, we were very happy to be able to present a live ikebana exhibition once again! For sure, many ikebana artists continued to publish their floral arrangements online during the pandemic (including our own virtual exhibition last year!) but there is always that extra dimension when the arrangements are in front of us. We can feel the depth, switch angles, and even smell the subtle scents! And so we were ecstatic when the Halifax Central Library approached us for a collaboration. This exhibition was held on May 13th-15th, 2022, as part of the Asian Heritage Month celebrations,
Our special thanks to Kassondra Torraville, Regional Programming Lead for the Halifax Central Library for her wonderful support. The planning had gone very smoothly!
Our thanks to our students who gave their time, effort and talents to this exhibition: Leo A, Media C, Michelle C, Odessa G, Lyla H, Robert L, Susan R, and Val S. We hope the experience has been as rewarding for you as it has been for us.!
Arrangement by Leo Artalejo
Variation No. 1 Upright Style Nageire
Arrangement by Media Chalabi 美虹 (“Miko”)
Free-style: “Hope”
Arrangement by Michelle Ciach
Variation No. 4 Slanting Style Nageire
Arrangement by Odessa Godbold
Free-style
Arrangement by Lyla Hage
Variation No. 1 Slanting Style Moribana
Arrangement by Robert Lee
Variation No. 5 Upright Style Moribana
Arrangement by Susan Roberson
Free-style
The vase was made by Lunenburg-based NS pottery artist Jason Remai.
Arrangement by Val Spencer
Free-style: “One Flower, One Branch”
Arrangements by Miyako Ballesteros
“Red and Black”
“Welcome Flower”
Joint Arrangement by Val Spencer & Miyako Ballesteros
This work sat atop 2 tall shelves and was designed to be viewed from a low angle.
Photo credit: Susan Robertson
Some of the people behind this exhibition. Sorry we did not get a chance to get everyone together!
Photo credit: Susan Robertson