In lieu of an ikebana workshop program, we went on an educational cultural field trip to tour the newly erected Shoya House at The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens. The 350-year-old farmhouse was acquired from Japan, disassembled, and re-erected at The Huntington as a cultural...
A workshop was held in August at Hotel Westin to teach basic Ohara styles for non-Ohara students, too. The teacher was none other than Mrs. Indira Misra, a giant in Ohara School. They had to bring their own materials including vases & scissors, flowers and greens. They...
Ikebana Using Two-container arrangements from Ichiyo School of Ikebana “The Poetry of Leaves”: Leaf Manipulation from Ichiyo School of Ikebana Jeanne Houlton, Junior Executive Master (Ichiyo) presented a demonstration, workshop and critique. Jeanne explained how to manipulate different types of leaves, aspidistra, bird of paradise, palm, and...
“Coming Together Again - Back to Basics,” and “Everything Palm,” by Ikebana demonstration and workshop by Banmi Shofu Ryu, Ichiyo, Ikenobo, Ohara, and Sogetsu The subject of our September 2023 program “Coming Together Again - Back to Basics” was just that - a coming together again after...
Annual Luncheon - Ikebana Demonstration of Sogetsu School Our chapter’s Annual Luncheon was very successful with an excellent attendance of 103 guests. It was a celebration after the pause of our regular annual luncheons during the time of the COVID-19. The venue of the Kirribilli Club was...
Ikebana Book Club Our Chapter held its last meeting of the year with a background of fall colors at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The Book Club Program was based on the booklist we came up with during the pandemic (Stay Home for Ikebana). Members brought books they...
Founder’s Day Luncheon Ikebana Demonstration of Ikenobo Naotaka Nakamura, a third generation Ikenobo Professor, who was visiting from Japan,provided an enthusiastic demonstration of a wide variety of Ikenobo arrangements of both classic and contemporary designs. On the occasion of Founder’s Day Program of our chapter on September...
The Ikebana International Toronto Chapter 208's annual show in 2023, themed "In Harmony with Nature," was held at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre on October 22nd. It was a resounding success with more than 200 attendees. The event received valuable support from the Consulate General of Japan...
