Date and Time:
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
8:00 PM AEST | 6:00 PM SGT | 2:30 PM IST | 10:00 AM CEST | 9:00 AM BST | 4:00 AM EDT | 1:00 AM PDT
Duration: 1 hour
Location: Online via Zoom
Tickets are now available to book.
Ticket sales close on June 9, 2025, unless sold out prior.
Join Sogetsu Ikebana teacher Sandra Marker for a focused, technique-driven workshop on the elegant Nageire style of Ikebana. This tall vase arrangement style — created without a kenzan — is a hallmark of refined ikebana practice. The goal? To make your flowers appear to float effortlessly, as if magically suspended in air.
This hands-on session is ideal for beginners, current students, and experienced ikebanists alike. Whether you’re learning Nageire for the first time or revisiting it to refresh foundational skills, this is a must-attend masterclass.
Live Nageire demonstration by Sandra Marker
Step-by-step guidance in traditional fixing techniques
Learn how to support stems using only natural mechanics
Troubleshooting advice for common Nageire challenges
Interactive Q&A with Sandra
Strengthen your foundational skills in tall vase arrangement
Vessel:
Tall, narrow vase (no kenzan)
Support Materials (for fixing):
Sturdy branches to use inside the vase for structure
Floral scissors (hasami)
Water bowl
Optional: extra twigs or line material
Suggested Floral & Branch Material (from Sandra Marker):
The branches will be the most important element for this workshop. Branch Material suggestions:
Prunus varieties: plum, cherry, peach, nectarine, pussy willow, murraya
Camellia and maple branches for slanting Nageire styles
Choose straight branches free of notches for ease of structure
For challenge: try tortured willow or other complex shapes
Select branches with a natural curve and character
For advanced students, flowers can also be used as the branches eg: Arum lilies, Hydrangeas — though stems are tricky, they open creative possibilities
Sandra Marker is an accomplished Riji level Sogetsu Ikebana instructor with over 20 years of teaching experience. Her work is celebrated for its architectural clarity and poetic use of line. As a mentor to many practicing ikebanists, Sandra is known for her gentle but precise teaching style and deep reverence for classical structure.
She regularly conducts technique-focused workshops aimed at strengthening foundational skills, and she’s passionate about making traditional forms accessible to modern students.
Flower Club members attend for free. Non-members can purchase tickets for a fee.
Ticket sales close on June 9.
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Tickets are non-refundable unless the event is canceled by the organizer.
