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September 20 Ikebana: The Unfolding Life of Nature with Seikyoju Bruce Wilson

Bruce Wilson is Professor Emeritus of English at St. Mary’s College where he was a founding member of the Asian Studies program. He studied Ikebana at Daikakuji Temple in Kyoto, Japan, where he was awarded the rank of Seikyoju by the Saga Goryu School of Ikebana in 2008.  He perceives his role as an Ikebana artist as an act of recreating the unfolding life of Nature.

He has exhibited or given presentations at a variety of venues, including the U.S. National Arboretum; the Japan-America Society of Washington, DC; the Japan Information and Culture Center; the National Geographic Society; the Walters Gallery, Hillwood Gardens, and the Washington National Cathedral.  He has exhibited abroad in Kyoto, Japan; Dusseldorf, Germany; and Amman, Jordan. Bruce perceives his role as an Ikebana artist as an act of recreating the unfolding life of Nature.

Wine: Sake, along with rice cakes and rice crackers. $15/Slack Farm Members Free