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...
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of our chapter an exhibition was organised in cooperation with four Ikebana schools that are present in the Netherlands: Sogetsu, Ikenobo, Ohara and Ichiyo. The exhibition was held in the venue, “Huis van Eemnes”, the regular meeting place for our...
We tried to express our feelings about the battlefield through flower arrangements. Our arrangements were reflecting each lady’s feelings by sending our prayer for peace to Gaza. The theme was ‘Peace for Gaza’. The meeting was very vibrant and had mingling feelings with a lot of emotions....
In February we had a beautiful demonstration by Mrs. Rekha Sarin, author of the book [The Art of Flower Arrangement]. She is trained both in Sogetsu and Western flower styles. She is also the coauthor of [Chai-the experience of Indian Tea], which won the “World International Gourmand...
In March the Meeting marked the 65th anniversary of our chapter. A birthday cake was made by Marjorie Campkin-Smith, the 23rd President and cut by Mrs. Shimada, the Co-patron of the Chapter with her husband, the Consul-General of Japan. The Guest speaker at the meeting was Anna...
