Los Angeles Chapter #4 USA
October 20, 2024
Demonstration Workshop Chapter Meeting
This month’s meeting was another full house, with 33 people in attendance.
It was announced that the New Year luncheon celebration will be held on January 5th.
At this meeting we had a Sogetsu Ikebana leaf manipulation workshop which was led by Pilar Mina, a teacher with Sogetsu San Fernando Valley Branch. She provided clear instructions on how to cut Sago Palm fronds and demonstrated how to manipulate them creatively. Pilar created three sample Sogetsu arrangements utilizing the palm fronds with Alstromeria flowers. We enjoyed learning the techniques and created our own wonderful imaginative arrangements.
February 16, 2025
Demonstration Workshop Chapter Meeting Open to the Public
Because we do not have an Ichiyo Ikebana sensei in Los Angeles, we invited a sensei, Deborah Warriner from San Diego, California to conduct a workshop for our Chapter to incorporate metal grid/s into an arrangement. The sensei showed how to bend, twist, contort the grid and to use it to stabilize floral materials in a vase. Everyone had a fun time manipulating the grid/s to create ikebana that reflected each style.
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