June meeting, our last meeting of the year, was held on June 13. This regular meeting was also a social gathering and we enjoyed a slightly luxurious lunch with a beautiful view on the top floor of Sapporo Grand Hotel. As an attraction, Miyuki Onodera gave an...
We held the first Open Air Exhibition in Bonn Rheinauepark on Ikebana Day, 6th of June 2022. In the middle of a huge park area next to the Japanese Garden Ikebana enthusiasts and passersby, like people strolling along, riding bicycles or on their way to meet friends...
Our Chapter’s May meeting/workshop was the first event we returned to the Chicago Botanic Garden after two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The workshop took place at the new Learning Center building in the gardens. The classrooms are brand new. Both instructor and attendees enjoyed the...
The first workshop, we had on January 12th directed by Mrs. Yu Mei Montalvo, was a class with non-conventional materials. 15 members participated online. All the members were very creative and have made very interesting works under the rules of Sogetsu School. The materials used were wire,...
The Gala Luncheon was held on June 2, 2022 in the presence of H.I.H. Princess Hisako Takamado to present the donation from the fair. The presentation ceremony was attended by the Governor of Tokyo, Ms. Yuriko Koike, who is also the President of the Children's Diner, Musubie,...
Our May meeting was the last one for our Ikebana year. Iemoto Ric Carrasco and Sensei Laurel Fooks presented a demonstration from the Banmi Shofu School. All of their arrangements use driftwood - large and small. Our Board members for the next year were installed. Susan Thorpe...
To celebrate our Annual General Meeting as well as our 65th Anniversary, we gathered in person at the Jay Heritage Center in Rye, New York on May 18, 2022. The Jay Heritage Center is a non-profit guardian of the Jay Estate, a 23-acre park and home to...
The 57th Charity Ikebana Exhibition could finally be held after waiting for three years, and all the members have been waiting for it. The passion of the members became a form, and many works that demonstrated their power were lined up. A wide passage was also secured...
