ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Asheville chapter of Ikebana International hosted an exhibition at the North Carolina Arboretum.
The event featured floral designs and Ikebana artists explaining the 600-year-old flower-arranging techniques and why people in western North Carolina can enjoy it.
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“It originated in Japan more than 500 years ago as a meditative art. It’s linked in the past to the Buddhist practice of putting flowers in front of the altar, and so people began to decide to put them in their homes. And they were first ceremonial in the altar and then in the homes. It’s just a special place to honor nature and the beauty of nature,” said Terri Todd, former president of the Ikebana International Asheville chapter.
Todd said the beauty of the art is the motto of friendship through flowers.
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“It’s the people and the flowers together. We create friendships because we have a similar interests,” Todd said.
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The Asheville chapter of Ikebana International has a monthly program on the fourth Tuesday of every month from February through October at the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
