What: The Ikebana Flower Exhibition is 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. May 20-21. Where: Renaissance Asheville Hotel, 31 Woodfin St., Asheville. Admission: $10 at the door (free to members). Learn more at ...

I learned some new Japanese words last week: Ikenobo, moribana, hasami, suiban ... I was watching with fascination as Marylee Hawse, president of Ikebana International, Chapter 212 in Wilmington, ...

Sangetsu ikebana master Henry Ajiki assembles a simple ikebana arrangement. Each arrangement represents the universe as sun, moon and earth, sometimes interpreted as father, mother and child.

Discover the beauty of ikebana with these top vases for spring, designed to transform your floral arrangements into elegant art pieces The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you ...

Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arranging, its oldest type — ikenobo ikebana — more than 550 years old. Modern gardeners can take a lot away from the art form. “Ikebana makes us more aware of ...

The government is moving to expand its Important Intangible Cultural Properties system to include “lifestyle culture” revolving around food-related craftsmanship and artistic practices ingrained in ...

Akio Takamori's ceramic head of a girl sits on the steps leading to the balcony at Pottery Northwest. We know she's dreaming of flowers, because they're spouting from a hole at the top of her head.

Interactive art is only as good as its activators. That is to say, people need to push, pull, climb, punch and explore with verve when they encounter a piece of art that asks them to take part in its ...

Holiday decorations in the U.S. are often symmetrical: Two candles on either side of the mantel, a round wreath in the center of the door, a centerpiece with matching sprigs of holly and pine on each ...

The Harrisburg area's chapter of the Ikebana International flower-arranging organization is marking its 60 th anniversary with a special program and luncheon in Camp Hill on Sept. 12. The anniversary ...

Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arranging. It’s a tradition that goes back centuries, and its design principles are governed by specific rules and techniques. But as with any art, creativity and ...