Ikebana Demonstration, “Celebrating the Year of the Dragon.” Presentation of the Japanese Tea Ceremony, Chado, in detail The initial presentation on display by Jackie Zhang, sensei of the Sakura Chapter of the Ohara School, was a traditional Rising Form with three pussy willow branches as the line...
TFC April Monthly Meeting was held at the hall of Tennoji temple. Participants enjoyed a demonstration by Ms. Seika Kasuya, Master Instructor of Sogetsu Headquarters, on the theme of "Flowers and Sound: From Spring to Early Summer," and a music performance by Ms. Yukiko Teshima, a vocalist...
Workshop of Kakedama balls Kokedama is a form of Japanese garden art that is centuries old and tied into the practice of bonsai. It is an accent to that mode of plant display where a moss ball is the focal and supporting point for a sculpted tree...
In celebration of our Chapter’s 30th year, we organized a special event. We received a congratulatory message and certificate from Headquarters, which prompted us to name the September event as a celebration. The event included a Japanese Flower Wrapping demonstration by our President followed by a buffet...
Art in Bloom featured floral arrangements created by the Philadelphia Chapter members. We walk into the Delaware Contemporary Art Museum in Wilmington, Delaware and look at a painting or a sculpture, wondering “what am I looking at?”. Contemporary art is the art of today, produced within “our...
Ikebana International Saitama Chapter New Year's Party The Ikebana International Saitama Chapter’s New Year's Party was held at the Hotel Brillante Musashino after the Ikebana Exhibition. An address by Mr. Karasawa, Director of the Saitama Chapter and a toast by the guest of honour, Ms Tomiko Kakinuma...
The sun was warm and pleasant. The breeze was light and gentle. It was a nice day for our outing on October 16, 2023. We visited an old camphor plant from 1937 in Miaoli County and learned to make essential oil soap by ourselves. The lunch meal...
Our Chapter’s December workshop was taught by Ichiyo Associate Master Liz Lawra. We enjoyed making holiday centerpieces using birch branches she collected from a neighbor’s fallen tree. Lucky us! We chose to create symmetrical or asymmetrical designs in low containers. The workshop was a great success. In...
