April 17, 1998 - A Talent Fair: Our Many Hidden Talents

April's program featured the work of 12 members who not only create Ikebana but also excel in other arts and crafts. Often their work is related to and influenced by their training in Ikebana. They demonstrated and displayed their work in paper collage, ink drawing, literature, kimono remaking, fine stitchery, ceramics, jewelry and lapidary, needlepoint, electronic media, Raku pottery, bonseki, and textiles.

Emanuel Rosenheim teaches art and spends most of his time making ceramics and painting in his East Bay studio. His work is part of many public and private collections and he exhibits widely. His Raku pottery results from his use of ancient techniques first used in Japan in 1580. Emanuel Rosenheim
Norma Davidson Norma Davidson, retired librarian and author of the witty, recently-published "Letters from California," a candid and humorous look at marriage and life which contrasts differences between life in California and other parts of the country. She discussed and signed copies of her book.
Liz Vernon, a fiber artist whose interests and training also include winemaking and painting, demonstrated weaving techniques and displayed some of her textiles. Liz Vernon
Ron Brown Ron Brown creates works on paper in addition to a busy schedule of Ikebana classes - all in addition to his "day job" as a vintner. Using the traditional materials of ink and paper, he uses unconventional, original methods and materials to apply the ink. He also uses colored enamels on paper, incorporating colored inks, and he also produces oil monotypes. He displayed and demonstrated a variety of works on paper.
Kuwako Takahashi is one of the few Bonseki artists in this country, having earned the rank of Professor in the Hosokawa School of Sand Painting. This delicate art creates landscape scenes on black lacquer trays with rocks and white sand. Using her Bonseki name of "Kohseki," she displayed several Bonseki and demonstrated the art of sand painting. Kuwako Takahashi

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