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Camellia House offered private lessons in Ikebana in the Sagagoryu School as well as Chabana (tea ceremony) flower workshops from 2005 to 2020.
CLASSES: NO LONGER OFFERED (Camellia Teas does not offer referrals).
Rebecca Cragg is a license holder in Sagagoryu Ikebana from Japan where she lived and trained weekly from 1998 – 2005. She continued to visit her teacher, Mrs. Miyoho Takagi, a 3rd generation Ikebana master teacher on five trips to Japan from 2005 to 2022 in Japan to continue her studies with Takagi-Sensei.
Rebecca was the Educational Coordinator on the Board of Directors for Ottawa Chapter 120 of Ikebana International for 5 years and her Ikebana has been exhibited at the Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa University, the Embassy of Japan as well as the Canadian Museum of Nature. She has provided the Ikebana International Chapter a number of presentations and demonstration since 2006 on Chanoyu (Omotesenke), Chabana and most recently Kintsugi (November 2016), the art of gold repair and Chabana (2021) and numerous presentations in person and online in Zenscaping (Japanese gardening principles).
Ikebana (Living Flowers), or KADO (The Way, or Path of Flowers) is often known as “Japanese Flower Arranging” in English.
In class, students received detailed instruction on Sagagoryu ikebana form, but more than that, the opportunity to beautify their homes and workspaces with gorgeous floral arrangements is an added benefit. Connecting to nature, making sparing use of materials and enjoying the tranquility of this practice were all aspects of Ikebana study with Rebecca Cragg.
Ikebana is far more than the mere creation of a bouquet or aesthetic arrangement. Each work of art is an expression of philosophy, infused with symbolic elements. The are dozens of schools, each with a tremendous number of forms and styles. Students of Ikebana enjoy once or twice monthly classes where they learn about floral materials, vase combinations and of course, the 10 traditional styles (which include 76 variations) of the Sagagoryu School of Ikebana.
Rebecca continues to practice Sagagoryu ikebana as part of her personal artistic practice.