Blossoms of Hope 2024 Ikebana International Sri Lanka Chapter 262 annual exhibition “Blossoms of Hope 2024” was held at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel ‐ Ivy room on the 10th and 11th of May 2024. The chief guests were the patron, the ambassador for Japan in Sri Lanka,...
Floral momentum It was an annual exhibition of Montreal Chapter at the Japanese Pavilion of Montreal Botanical Garden. 20 members participated in this exhibition. The opening ceremony took place in Friday evening with attendance and speeches of Mr. Masaki Morimoto, Deputy Consul General of Consulate General of...
Workshop of Korin Iris Screens Faye Phillips, Sogetsu teacher Second Sanyo lead our chapter in recreating a gorgeous Korin Screen using iris. This was based on the Sogetsu lesson 5-17. We were taught about iris and the iris leaves as we made our individual arrangements. Once we...
Arranging with paperbark from eucalyptus-tree During our monthly meeting in Leverkusen Edelgard Herwald in May, a member of the Sogetsu School came all the way from Australia to show our members how to build a sculpture covered with paperbark from eucalyptus-tree. With a lot of patience and...
Demonstration “Hello Spring!” by Judith Setsuko Hata – following Sogetsu School’s philosophy to “enjoy ikebana anytime, anywhere, using any material” Ikebana International New York (IINY) Chapter, in partnership with the Jay Heritage Center and support from the Judith Setsuko Hata Fund, was honored to present “Hello Spring!”,...
Morimono Workshop Houston Chapter held a Morimono Workshop in the Bunjin Ohara style, conducted by Mrs. Sushila Mathew, a First Degree Master in the Ohara School with many years of teaching and for whom gardening is a way of life. This ancient historical practice of harmonious arrangement...
A demonstration was given by Ms. Norika Nitta, a member of Kobe Chapter and a master instructor at the Sogetsu School in collaboration with a Washi ( Japanese paper) artist, Ms. Teruko Hosoya. Ms. Nitta uses the Japanese traditional culture Ikebana to create expressions that resonate with...
Coinciding with our Chapter’s 55th anniversary, we had a great pleasure to welcome, on March 15, Mr. Kenichiro Kuwahara, future Iemoto of the Kuwahara Senkei School and two assistants. During their demonstration, they presented ten most beautiful arrangements to 115 spectators. For one and half hour, the...
