Ikebana, anyone?
Noted Ikebana teacher Sheila Advani will travel to Rappahannock Nov. 16 to put on a demonstration of the art of
Japanese flower arranging to the Rappahannock County Garden Club. All are invited to attend, but the Garden Club is asking for a $5 donation to cover the costs of this unique presentation.
The demonstration will take place at 2 p.m. at the Washington fire hall (the club’s regular meeting starts at 1, followed by social hour at 1:30; all are welcome at those times as well).
Sheila has been involved with Sogetsu Ikebana since about 1980 when she signed up for a “few” classes because she enjoyed seeing the arrangements in the home of the late Ruth Yockelson, who was to become her teacher. The few classes have taken a very long time to complete. Sheila was a student of the late Mary Sugiyama, who was a director of Sogetsu USA, and currently is a student of Mrs. Mihori from Florida, and takes every opportunity to take workshops from visiting professors of the Sogetsu School.
Sheila was president of Ikebana International, Washington, D. C. Chapter #1 and has held various other positions in the chapter. She is also a past director of the Washington DC Sogetsu Branch. She is a member of the Sogetsu Teacher’s Association and holds the Komon degree.
At home near Washington, D.C., Sheila has a studio where she has taught classes since 1994 and is currently teaching. Classes run from September-May and occasional summer classes are held on Nantucket Island.