Demostration and Chapter Meeting Ikebana Demonstrations from Sogetsu School, Ohara School, Shogetsudo Koryu and Ichiyo School The AGM of Melbourne Chapter was held on Tuesday 13 August and the presidency was handed over from Nobuko Kobayashi to Jenny Loo supported by the members’ approval. Nobuko Kobayashi thanked...
Little things that make us happy Chapter President, Datin Ong Kid Ching opened her lovely house for our first meeting of the year, titled "Little Things that make us Happy ". It was an Ikebana workshop using perfume bottles. Because of space constraints, the workshop was limited...
Workshop On November 5th, we held ikebana workshop for overseas students at Hiroshima International House Festival in Hiroshima. 20 foreigners were welcomed to experience ikebana and through beautiful flowers we could enjoy and share the fruitful time with them. Also, on November 19th, 9 Hiroshima members exhibited...
General Meeting and Luncheon Party Our chapter’s General Meeting was held on August 4th at Hotel-Burillante. At the beginning, the chapter president, Ms. Karasawa, and other officers presented Business report for this year, Income and expenditure account settlement report, Audit report, and Business plan for the next...
Our presenter was one of our own members, Wyman Wong. Wyman studied Ohara School Ikebana for over 10 years under Sensei Reiko Kawamura, a world-renowned Ohara Grandmaster. Wyman also has a Fourth Grade Sogetsu Teaching Certificate, but she sees no conflict in working in both schools. "While...
Demonstration by Ragini Kakkar, Ohara School On June 20, 2024, the Ikebana International Mumbai Chapter hosted a memorable demonstration by Mrs. Ragini Kakkar from the Ohara School of Ikebana at The Club in Mumbai. The event was attended by 40 members and 10 guests, who gathered to...
Ikebana: Anytime, Anywhere with Group 1 Block Box Theatre The theme "Ikebana Anytime, Anywhere" was well displayed at the recent exhibit/demonstration of Ikebana International Manila Chapter’s Group 1. It was held at the Sunshine Place, the group, headed by Instructor Marc Tomas, showed how Ikebana can be...
Morning lesson/ Afternoon workshop The morning lesson was taught by Sogetsu Sensei Leslie Rosinski. The focus was on using vertical line materials in low moribana containers. The afternoon workshop was creating glass votive holders using pressed flowers.
