“Celebrating Hinamatsuri with Traditional Ikenobo Ikebana” a Demonstration and Workshop by

Professor Vivian MillerIkenobo Floral Art Society of the United States and Texas

Thursday, March 2, 2017, 9:30 a.m. at the San Antonio Garden Center

The custom of appreciating beautiful flowers in a vase is found throughout theworld, but in Japan, floral art or ikebana is intimately associated with all aspects of life.

The development of ikebana can be explained not only as an extension ofJapan’s landscape and moderate climate, but also as the result of Japaneseculture’s appreciation of nature’s beauty.

The oldest school of ikebana is the Ikenobo School,which has a recorded history of over 550 years, and wasfounded in the 15th century by Senkei Ikenobo, a Buddhistpriest. The present 45th generation head is Sen’ei Ikenobo,who became headmaster in the early 1940s at the age ofeleven years. The Ikenobo School worldwide has more than

60,000 teachers and 15 million members, most of whom live in Japan.

Ikebana San Antonio is pleased to welcome Vivian Miller for ademonstration and workshop of traditional arranging methods using springtime materials. She has studied with the Ikenobo School in the United States and Japan for over 20 years

and has taught for over 12 years. She has exhibited her arrangementsat numerous venues, including the Kyoto Tanabata(Star Festival) exhibition, the Newark New JerseyCherry Blossom Festival and the San AntonioAsian Festival. She is a member of the IkenoboFloral Art Society of the United States and Texas,Ikebana International and Ikebana San Antonio. She teaches regularly at her home and at SanAntonio ikebana study groups.