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February fun at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
Programming highlights include Kimono Culture, Furoshiki: The Art of Japanese Fabric Wrapping, the Art of Kokedama and more
February workshops, classes, and demonstrations:
Saturday, Feb. 1
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Time: 10am – 12:30pm or 2pm – 4:30pm
Cost: $65 Advance Registration Required
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Kokedama is the Japanese art of growing plants in a moss-covered ball of soil. It is wrapped with string and contains an ornamental plant growing inside. These beautiful and decorative plants, brings an organic and natural touch to planting orchids, succulents, and other ornamental plants. Learn the mechanics of how to make kokedama, creating two regular size and one small one to decorate your home or to give away to a special person.
Saturday, Feb. 1
Time: 11am & 2:30pm
Cost: $5 with paid admission to the museum
Not all kimonos are created equal! Learn about the traditional iconic kimono, with its rich culture, seasonal subtleties, and symbolic nuances. Observe a demonstration on how to properly wear and put on a kimono. Learn about the elegance of the formal kimono with its exquisite designs and finery worn to attend weddings, parties, special celebrations, and holidays.
Saturday, Feb. 1
Time: 12pm – 3pm
Cost: FREE for members or with paid museum admission. No Reservation Required
Enjoy the flowers of the season by creating your own pressed flower keychain!
Sundays, Feb. 2, 16
Time: Beginners - 10:15am – 12:15pm*
Intermediate – 1pm – 3pm
Cost: $60 (Morikami Members $55) Advance Registration Required
Expand upon your knowledge of Japanese tea ceremony in this hands-on class. Perform traditional Japanese tea ceremony, with its ever-evolving seasonal subtleties, in the authentic Seishin-an Tea House under the guidance of instructor Yoshiko Hardick. The tea ceremony changes from month to month and from season to season. Intermediate course requires approval by the instructor before registering. *Sunday Beginner’s II Class Prerequisite - You must have already taken a Thursday beginner’s I class session or a workshop to attend Sunday classes.
Tuesdays, Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25
Time: Beginners – 11am – 1pm
Intermediate – 1:15pm – 3:15pm*
Cost: $90 (Morikami Members $80) Advance Registration Required
*Intermediate courses are for students with prior experience or have taken at least three sessions of Ikebana classes.
Flower arranging, ikebana, is a traditional Japanese art form spanning centuries. Ikebana has various different schools of study, each with unique philosophies and aesthetics. Dating back to the 15th century, the Ikenobo School is the oldest and most traditional. Students in this course learn the basic principles and style of Ikenobo, creating fresh flower arrangements each week to take home and enjoy.
Wednesdays, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26
Ikebana Flower Arrangement: Sogetsu School
Time: Beginners – 10:30am – 12:30pm
Intermediate – 1:30pm – 3:30pm*
Cost: $90 (Morikami Members $80) Advance Registration Required
Flower arranging, ikebana, is a traditional Japanese art form spanning centuries. Ikebana has various different schools of study, each with unique philosophies and aesthetics. The Sogetsu School is a contemporary school which focuses on the creativity and individuality of ikebana. The idea is that ikebana can be done by anyone, anywhere, with almost anything. Students will learn the basics of Sogetsu and create pieces each week to take home and enjoy. *Intermediate courses are for students with prior experience.
Thursdays, Feb. 6, 20
Time: Beginners – 10:15am – 12:15pm
Intermediate – 1pm – 3pm
Cost: $60 (Morikami Members $55) Advance Registration Required
Expand upon your knowledge of Japanese tea ceremony in this hands-on class. Perform traditional Japanese tea ceremony, with its ever-evolving seasonal subtleties, in the authentic Seishin-an Tea House under the guidance of instructor Yoshiko Hardick. The tea ceremony changes from month to month and from season to season. Intermediate course requires approval by the instructor before registering.
Saturday, Feb. 8
Time: 12pm, 1:30pm or 3pm
Cost: $5 with paid museum admission.
Observe Japanese sadō, an ever-changing demonstration rich in seasonal subtleties. Your involvement in the true spirit of sadō — harmony (wa), reverence (kei), purity (sei), tranquility (jaku) — along with a sip of matcha green tea and a sweet will help you bring a calm perspective into your busy life.
Sundays, Feb. 9, 16, 23, Mar. 2, 9
Time: Beginners – 12:30pm – 3:30pm
Intermediate – 9am – 12pm
Cost: $100 (Morikami Members $90) Advance Registration Required
Bonsai means "a tree in a tray." The art of bonsai creates the illusion of age and maturity of a tree which has developed and sustained the effects of nature for many years. Students of bonsai learn to artfully trim and train a tree in a container.
Saturday, Feb. 15
Time: 10am – 12pm or 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Cost: $35 Advance Registration Required
People have used furoshiki, a square reusable wrapping cloth, since the 16th century in a variety of ways to wrap different sized and shaped objects. Learn how to wrap a wine bottle, a watermelon, books, and make a tote bag from a furoshiki.
Thursday, Feb. 20
Time: 10:30am
Cost: FREE with paid museum admission. No Reservation Required
Karesansui or dry landscape garden, is founded on Zen ideology using carefully composed rock arrangements and gravel or sand. A karesansui is carefully raked to represent characteristics of water such as currents and waves while boulder arrangements may be interpreted as islands. Learn about our Late Rock Garden and observe how the raking can be a practice in mindfulness and meditation.
Saturday, Feb. 22
Time: 10am – 3pm
Cost: $75 Advance Registration Required
The use of indigo dye, or aizome, has a long and cherished history in Japan. The deep blue colors for which Japanese textiles are celebrated come from the leaves of the tade ai, a plant introduced to Japan from China in the sixth century. Shibori is a Japanese technique of manual resist dyeing used to make patterns on fabrics. Learn various shibori techniques and cook in style by making your own shibori apron to wear.
Saturdays, Feb. 22, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22
Time: Beginners – 10:30am – 12:30pm
Cost: $155 (Morikami Members $150) Advance Registration Required
The Koto is a traditional Japanese stringed instrument first introduced to Japan from China in the 7th-8th
centuries. Learn about the history, culture, and techniques in how to play this exquisite instrument in this 5-week course. Instruments will be provided for participants to use in the class.
Friday, Feb. 28
Underwritten by Linda and Michael Sonnenreich
Time: 7pm
(121 mins., 2024, Rated R, Romance, Drama) (In Japanese, subtitled in English)
Cost: $7 (Members $5)
A romantic and thrilling story that spans several decades and continents, Touch follows one man’s emotional journey to find his first love who disappeared 50 years ago…before his time runs out.
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is located at 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. For more information, call (561) 495-0233 or visit morikami.org.
