Our meeting room was bursting at the seams for our first meeting of 2019 with 48 attendees, including 5 visitors. The theme for the day was Sumi-e (ink brush painting). We were very fortunate to have Emi Kamataki, a highly skilled Melbourne based practitioner of this art form as our guest speaker.
Ms Kamataki, presented a fascinating introductory talk about sumi-e which she illustrated by showing the equipment and materials necessary for the artist. In addition she showed examples of her own work as a means of explaining different styles and techniques.
Following the guest speaker an ikebana demonstration was given by Midori Nakajima that was inspired by the theme of sumi-e.
Her arrangement in a modern metal vase included tortuous willow, chrysanthemum, casuarina and man-made material (split bamboo matting)
A total of 18 members had prepared individual ikebana arrangements on the days theme which are shown below.
Julie Ireland
Felicia Huang
Jennie Stewart
Helen Marriott
Rachael Lok
Chieko Yazaki
Lee Johnstone
Emily Karanikolopoulos
Akemi Suzuki
Lara Telford
Josephine Tan
Anne Conrick
Margaret Wilson
Marjorie Campkin-Smith
Lyn Wong
Aiko Nakada
Christopher James
Judy Hajdu
