My pottery teacher is having a collaborative art showing of Ikebana, ceramic works and Japanese tea ceremony at Gallery Sola in Vancouver. It looks to be really interesting and if I have a chance to be in Vancouver on May 27, 2007, I'd certainly check it out!

The artists participating are:
Atsuko : Mishoryu Ikebana Vancouver
HiDe Ebina: Ceramic artist
Omote Senke Japanese tea ceremony school, Vancouver Ogura alliance.

Tea ceremonies will be held at:
1:00 - 1:50 pm
2:30 - 3:20 pm
4:00 - 4:50 pm

There will be a $5 fee to attend the tea ceremony with a maximum of six participants for each ceremony.Please contact HiDe Ebina by email for a reservation. If you prefer to attend a specific ceremony among three above, please let us know.First come first serve for the reservation. HiDe can be contacted at mail@hideart.com

Please note: Viewing of Ikebana and ceramic works will be restricted during the scheduled tea ceremonies.

Regular viewing hours are as follows:
11:00am to1:00pm
2:00pm to 2:30pm
3:30pm to 4:00pm
5:00pm to 9:00pm

Gallery Sola is located at:
HiDe Ceramic Works Studio
#310-338 West 8th Ave, Vancouver, BC
between Yukon & Alberta
Telephone: 604-875-6002

If you'd like to take a look at some of HiDe's other works, check out his website.