On December 12, 2021, a charity Christmas party was held at the Grand Hotel in Sapporo, with a string quartet concert and a bingo game. We were fascinated by the music performance, from classical to popular, by "Ensemble Zion" consisting of four females. The bingo game was...
Our chapter organized a demonstration via Zoom on December 1, 2021 for the members and a large number of spectators from India and Japan. Saori Tominaga, a Second Master from Ohara School of Ikebana, Ichikawa, Japan, gave a demonstration representing creations from the traditional styles. Luckily for...
The 3rd regulars' table of the I.I. Basel Chapter took place on 18 November 2021 in the historic Schützenhaus in Basel, the traditional meeting place of our Chapter. The theme of the day was a winter origami work. Under the expert instructions of our president Ursina, we...
The Japan Fair 2021 was presented online in “virtual” format on June 26th, 2021. Our Chapter decided to participate in this virtual event by submitting a video to introduce our chapter. Japan Fair Chair, Lily Chang, asked each school to provide a brief introduction and ikebana photos...
It was a perfect combination of Ikebana arrangements and Chinese Calligraphy Scrolls being presented together for the first time, on an exhibition at the art gallery “ArtSight” in Stockholm, Sweden, from 9 to 31 October 2021. The Calligraphy art works were made by the Italian artist, Patrizia...
On November 9 the chapter members were able to meet in-person in the Chapter Meeting for the first time since Covid-19 shut down all gatherings. We used various varieties and colors of the chrysanthemum, the national flower of Japan, as they constructed their free style designs. This...
We were finally able to hold our first meeting of this fiscal year and had a wonderful autumn day in November. We welcomed Ms. Yukiyo Koyama, the headmistress of the Expressionist School of Ikebana, who also studied Dutch flower arrangement. She gave a demonstration using the bright...
Although we live in a desert place and miss four beautiful seasons, eleven ladies managed to create beautiful arrangements in the workshop meeting. Autumn theme inspired us to focus on yellow or orange colors and use dry branches or flowers to create the sense of Autumn feelings.
