Ikebana Y Exhibit at Pottery Northwest

February 19 - March 4, 2010

In the new gallery space (it used to be the clay mixing room), we have painted the green wall ... green. We are determined to keep the gallery different and changing all the time, not only the look with a green wall rather than a white one, but most of all, with the work inside. If you saw our original Ikebana X Exhibition four years ago then you know that this show is a good choice for keeping it fresh.

If your perception of ikebana is a classical and quiet art form using flowers, then you may well be in for a surprise. Our guest artist Nobuko Relnick is a master teacher of the Sogetsu School of ikebana which is known for its avant garde, free-wheeling approach to the art. Distinctly disciplined but with a penchant for the out of the ordinary would be a good description of the Sogetsu "style." It caught my eye immediately when I came to Seattle and the artist whose work spoke out to me was none other than our guest Nobuko.

Ikebana Y includes a variety of containers from both Pottery Northwest resident artists and other invitees:  Matt Allison, Alicia Basinge , Wally Bivins, Josh DeWees , Damian Grava, Chuck Hindes, Alya Khan, Drew Nicklas, Larry Laughlin, Steve Lee, Julie Lindell, James Lobb, Natsue Makino, Larry Naylor, Peter Olsen, and Ben Waterman.