Anna Nakada is a Junior Executive Master of the Ichiyo School of Ikebana and a longtime student of the late Third Headmaster Akihiro Kasuya of Ichiyo School. She has taught and demonstrated Ichiyo in the US and overseas since 1996, including three solo demonstrations at the Metropolitan...
22 members attended the first meeting for the year 2022-2023. It was hosted by the straight lines and curves group headed by Ramani Liyanage, who organised an interesting Ikebana demonstration by a Sogetsu teacher, Vinita Shenoy. There was a mini exhibition of 8 arrangements by our members....
Our chapter presented an online demonstration titled, “Being Simple, Being Powerful” by Yumiko Tsunakawa, Riji, Sogetsu School on November 23rd. Her whole demonstration had a wonderful flow and was very professionally done with clear explanations both in English and Spanish. She created 8 arrangements showing different aspects...
On September 19 Suzanne Haskell (Ichiyo School) and Susan Taylor (Ohara School) presented “Growing Wild in our Native Gardens”. They utilized Florida native plants and flowers in their demonstration of Ikebana arrangements. We then had lunch together with food brought from home followed by an afternoon workshop...
Our November General Meeting included two demonstrations, the first a co-presentation by Master Debbie Warriner and President Valli Reed featuring the Ichiyo School, and the second by David Kennedy, President of the San Diego Bromeliad Society. At first, Debbie and Valli each made their own arrangements: Debbie’s...
Our chapter organized a unique program on the 25th of November titled, ‘Jugalbandi’. Jugalbandi literally means ‘entwined twins’. Two prominent ikebana artists of two different schools, namely Sogetsu and Ohara, showed arrangements distinctive of their respective schools. They were Mrs. Syama Balbir , First Master of Ohara...
It was the first demonstration of Mrs. Leslie Dolin of our chapter. She showed several typical Sogetsu School arrangements with seasonal material (flowers and branches). She showed how we can make an artistic structure for flower arrangement with kitchen material (sticks, etc.). It was amazing to know...
On November 11, the Kobe Chapter held its regular meeting and experienced the demonstration of Mr. Kenichiro Kuwahara, the Iemoto designate of Kuwahara Senkei-ryu with lunch. We had many guests including Mr. Senkei Kuwahara, 15th Iemoto of the Kuwahara Senkei-ryu, and Ms. Nobuko Sakata, President of I.I....
