Garden Club Meeting to Feature Presentation on Ikebana, the Japanese Art of Flower Arranging
Wellington Garden Club (WGC) will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, April 5, 2021 at 9:30 AM in the Lakeview Room at the Wellington Community Center, 12150 Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington. The brief business meeting will be followed by a presentation on Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging, by Kathy Jones, who teaches Ikebana at the Morikami Museum in Delray Beach.
Kathy was chosen in 1988 to participate in a year-long study program sponsored by the Florida Cultural Education Department. She studied under Atsuko Lecourte who, before moving to Florida, was selected by the Ikebana Headquarters in Kyoto, Japan to create and develop Ikebana chapters in the greater New York area. Since 1990 Kathy served as an officer in various capacities for the Ikenobo/Ikebana Chapter of South Florida. She studied Ikebana in Kyoto and has organized symposiums for Kado masters visiting Florida. She achieved Special Teacher membership status, and conducts workshops, programs, and demonstrations in the art of Ikebana. Accompanying Kathy will be the master Ikebana sensei (teacher), Ms. Kaoru Vrana.
To attend the club’s meeting as a guest, please RSVP to President Jan Seagrave at 561-793-1697. Wellington Garden Club (WGC) is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that has been serving Wellington area communities since 1981. Its motto is “Gardening Makes a World of Difference.” The club is a member of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs (FFGC), District X, the Deep South Region (DSR) and National Garden Clubs, Inc. (NGC). For more information see www.wellingtongardenclub.org.