Brushstrokes for Ikebana: Mother and Child Consistent with their theme, Brushstrokes for Ikebana, Group 4 of Ikebana International Manila Chapter showed their Ikebana prowess to interpret Mother and Child paintings into their arrangement. The interplay of the materials used such as the types and the colors of...
Ottawa Centennial Chapter was the recipient of the Ambassador's award in recognition of a long-time contribution in promoting Ikebana in Ottawa and the lasting friendship between Japan and Canada. Our Chapter was established in 1969 and the award marked our Chapter's 55th anniversary. His Excellency Kanji Yamanouchi,...
Chapter Meeting Our first meeting of the new season kicked off with an interesting history of the Japanese in the Tacoma, WA area and Seattle. The presenter, Kris Staudinger, a travel journalist and tour guide, showed photographs of early important sites in the Tacoma area for Japanese...
EKO-HAUS Garden Festival Exhibition of Ikebana International Cologne was held in the EKO-HAUS in Düsseldorf in Germany. On a sunny autumn day in mid-September the EKO-HAUS celebrated their traditional garden festival. It is supposed to be a day of encounter, getting to know people, connecting, and reuniting...
Exhibition As part of the ‘Long Night of Zurich Museums’, the Museum for Design Zurich planned and organized a Japanese event which showed Ikebana, Bonsai, various exhibits and light projections and offered Japanese food. Ikebana International Zurich was invited to organize the Ikebana part. We gladly accepted...
Chapter Meeting The meeting was held after a long time, after summer holiday. Although some members are still traveling, the meeting was fresh with the new members. Free style arrangements were made by the old and new members. Nicky Lejeune, a professional photographer, gave us a glimpse...
Chapter Meeting On 25th July 2024, we had its first program after the summer break. A befitting tribute was made to a veteran member of our chapter, Mrs. Aruna Kirpal, through a scintillating Ikebana demonstration by an Ikebana maestro, Mrs. Divya Ansal. Seven beautiful arrangements were made,...
Sogetsu Demonstration open to the public At the first monthly meeting of the new fiscal year, TFC President Ms. Shimatani greeted the participants and introduced the new officers. After that, Ms. Kosa Nishiyama, the Master Instructor of the Sogetsu Headquarters, gave a demonstration under the theme of “Feeling...
