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Monday, July 27, 2009
IKO IKO's Workshop II: Felting!
IKO IKO
presents
FELT IT: a workshop on the ancient process of felting wool
saturday, july 19, 1-4 pm
The day following the opening of the new installation Dependent- Arising and Part I- Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species at IKO IKO, artist Ashley Helvey led a felting wool workshop to a small group of curious ladies where we leaned one of the earliest textile forms.
All the wool was purchased from the Stonehaven Farm in Oregon. Our fleeces were from some very beautiful Shetland sheep named Bess and Cascadia.
Our bag of fleece.
A tool-- the needle felter.
Artist Ashley Helvey introducing the felting process.
Yvonne and Ania laying down their foundation layer.
Laying down the foundation fleece.
Arranging the different fleece on top of the foundation layer.
Wetting the composition with hot water and soap.
Ready to roll it.
Pulling strands after rolling.
After the final rolling-agitation process. Now let it dry!
Come see Ashley's enormous wall hanging as well as some of her wearable felted wool pieces (headbands, necklaces, clothing) available at IKO IKO. All of her work is made from organic churro wool. Images of her pieces to come shortly!
For further information on Ashley's upcoming workshops in the San Francisco area, see her blog Danken at http://ashleyrosehelvey.blogspot.com/.
SHOW #2 at IKO IKO
IKO IKO presents
Dependent - Arising:
new work by Ashley Helvey
saturday, july 18, 7 - 10 pm
with
a special performance by cameron mesirow of GLASSER
plus bodycity dance ensemble,
commencing at 8 pm.
Also introducing
Part I-
Class, Order,
Family, Genus, Species
A new installation by select artists and designers: Jennifer Boysen, Vivian Joyner, Hannah Keefe, Plume, Anna Pomeranz, Jeremy Rendina, PJ Risse, Rowena Sartin, Natascha Snellman, and Ami Tallman.
See the Dependent-Arising video of the felt blessing chant performed by Cameron Mesirow and bodycity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l8ptD5u404
IKO IKO's Workshop I: Ikebana!
Pictures from IKO IKO's first Ikebana workshop led by Ohara School level III Master Yumiko Kikkawa.
Yumiko presented a brief history of the practice in Japan and talked about the many different schools active here in the United States today. She did three advanced demonstration arrangements, candidly explaining the relationship of color, the importance of the line and structure of the flowers when arranging and how to let the flowers "talk to you." After instructing the parameters of the basic Rising Form arrangement, everyone set off to make their composition.
Yumiko correcting the arrangements.
Rising Form arrangements in progress.
Her Radial Form arrangement, one of the three demonstration arrangements by Yumiko.
Instructor Yumiko Kikkawa in her summer kimono and obi.
Yumiko currently teaches private lessons and also instructs at the Los Angeles Arboretum on Friday mornings. If you'd like more information, please contact IKO IKO at info@ikoikospace.com and we'll gladly get you in contact with her.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
IKEBANA at IKO IKO
IKO IKO
presents
IKEBANA: the way of flowers
A demonstration and workshop introducing the art of Japanese flower arrangement
Yumiko Kikkawa, a Master III instructor of the Ohara School will be performing three demonstrations and leading the instruction. Participants will learn how to create the Hana-isho Basic Rising Form arrangement.
Ikebana (the Japanese art of flower arrangement) is one of the many traditional arts of Japan and is over 600 years old. The Ohara School was founded during the middle of the Meiji Period (1868-1911) and is comprised of four forms of ikebana: Hana-isho, Moribana, Heika, and Hanamai.
This particular workshop will be introducing the Basic Hana-isho Form, which provides the elementary knowledge and techniques of Hana-isho as well as the fundamentals of Ohara ikebana as a whole. The Basic Hana-isho compositions are simple and encourage the individuality of the arranger.
This is a wonderful introduction to ikebana and a chance to learn something new!
Date: Sunday, June 28, 12:30 pm
Cost: $25/person (includes material and instruction fee). Flowers and a container provided.
PARTICIPANTS ARE ASKED TO BRING A PAIR OF SCISSORS.
Deadline for Registration: June 24
*Pre-registration required due to material preparation. Space is limited to 25 people.
RSVP: info@ikoikospace.com / 323.719.1079
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Champagne Saturday Series, No. 2
IKO IKO
presents
Champagne Saturday Series:
No. 2, Summer Le Fun
Come out and celebrate summer with champagne
and 15% off all items in store this day only.
DJ set by Secret Ceremony with special appearance
by Orson (the cat).
Saturday, June 13, 12 - 7 pm
1298 sunset blvd, los angeles, ca 90026
info@ikoikospace.com / 323.719.1079
ikoikospace.com / ikoikospace.blogspot.com
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