Press ReleaseSeptember 2006
Ikebana Flower
95 W. Pearl Street
Nashua, NH 03060

Contact: Antoinette Drouart
603-595-8877


Japanese Bamboo Basket Workshop at Ikebana Flower
Nashua, NH - Ikebana Flower in Nashua is proud to offer a one-day Japanese bamboo basket making workshop by Nancy Moore Bess, an internationally known textile and bamboo craftsperson.
Date:Saturday, October 14, 2006
Time:10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location:Ikebana Flower, 95 West Pearl Street, Nashua, NH 03060
Bess lectures on basketry and bamboo around the world and is an active member of the American Bamboo Society. She is the author of a book titled “Bamboo in Japan” that will be available for sale. Her studio is located in Amherst, Massachusetts.

The cost for the whole-day workshop is $100 and includes all the materials to be used. The participants will make 4 small Japanese baskets (like the one shown in the courtesy photo).

Please call to reserve your space before October 7 at Ikebana Flower. Contact Antoinette Drouart, at adrouart@ikebanaflower.com or call (603) 595-8877.

Ikebana Flower offers Japanese flower arrangement classes and sells fresh exotic flowers including orchids, flower arrangement supplies, and one-of-a-kind hand-made bamboo, wood and pottery containers by New Hampshire artists.