A BBC movie by Monty Don about Japanese Gardens including the Kyoto Gardens was shown at our chapter meeting. It was a wonderful movie and a real treat to be exposed to the beauty of gardens in Japan. Following a bagged lunch which we all shared together,...
We conducted a recruitment activity in two parts. The first was conducted on February 13, 2023. There were 21 chapter members in attendance and 12 guests/potential members were invited. Sensei Consuelo “Tilo” Aberasturi and Teresa Celdran conducted a demonstration and workshop “consciousness to right combination of materials”....
Our chapter celebrated Ikebana Day 2023 by inviting Ohara School Sub Grandmaster Jose Salcedo to conduct two workshops and one free demonstration open to the public at Chicago Botanic Garden. The workshops on Saturday June 10 were filled in a short time due to Sensei Jose's great...
On May 21, Cindy Utsuginger from the Sogetsu San Fernando Valley Branch held a workshop on Sogetsu Ikebana's Freestyle. She demonstrated the use of unconventional materials in flower arrangements. She began the workshop by demonstrating a large ikebana piece using dried monstera roots and branches hanging off...
Dallas Chapter and Fort Worth Chapter jointly celebrated their anniversaries on 29th of April. The chief guest was the Ambassador from Japan, Sam Shichijo and his wife Rai. The popular O'Hara first master, Rekha Reddy from Hyderabad, India was the presenter. The celebration was a one-day event...
We held Ikebana Exhibition 2023 by TFC Members, “Friendship through Flowers” on April 15th and 16th. On April 15, we prepared the venue and held the flower exhibition. On the 16th, we had a ribbon cutting ceremony by Ms. Yuko Hayashi, spouse of the Foreign Minister, spouse...
We had a most successful exhibition, Joyful Ikebana Flowers, with a total of 531 visitors over the course of two days. We had 58 arrangements by the members of the chapter and 17 Bonsai specimens as well. Two of our members gave very popular demonstrations which were...
Our March meeting theme was Girl’s Day, which is traditionally on March 3rd in Japan. Our chapter is very fortunate this year to have as an Honorary Member, Maika Yamaoka, a resident of Tokyo, Japan. Maika is presently serving as the University of Memphis and Memphis Botanic...
