Nana Goto Bellerud started her Sogetsu School of ikebana study in 2005 and continues to be inspired and have new insights from its teachings.  Nana demonstrates, exhibits, and teaches ikebana at a wide range of venues including the Portland Art Museum, Portland and Gresham Japanese Gardens, and various garden clubs and schools.  Through her demonstrations and workshops, she seeks to introduce others to the art of ikebana and to intrigue and inspire them.  Beyond simply producing a beautiful work of art with flowers and natural objects, she shows her audience how ikebana explores artistic concepts such as balance, contrast, and negative space.