Sarasota Chapter #115, USA
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 others to use in all schools of ikebana. She gave several demonstrations to explain their positioning and shapes. Workshop members working with aspidistra fronds created arrangements using flower material and their own containers, which Jeanne then critiqued.
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ST. Petersburg Chapter # 65 USA
09/15/25 Demonstration Workshop Chapter Meeting Open to the Public First Program meeting of the 2025-26 Year Our first meeting of the year featured a spectacular demonstration followed by a members’ workshop on the same theme, and a free beginners’ workshop . We were delighted to welcome a...
Kobe Chapter #181 JAPAN
9/19/2025 Demonstration On September 19th, the first regular meeting of this term was grandly held at the Kobe Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers, welcoming Ms. Yamaguchi Kafu, instructor of Council of Ohara Professors. The first work, an open-form arrangement, was based on a style learned from the...
Tacoma/Olympia #147 USA
July 31 – August 3, 2025 Exhibition Open to the Public Our chapter was invited to provide arrangements for the 2025 Thurston County Fair on two of their exhibition tables. Eight members volunteered to make arrangements representing their school. An information sheet highlighting the history of ikebana...
Moscow Chapter #256 Russia
August 16, 2025 Workshop Chapter Meeting Open to the Public On August 16, 2025 Moscow Chapter #256 organized an event dedicated to the work of the second Iemoto of the Sogetsu School, Kasumi Teshigahara (1932-1980). First, in the Art Studio Hall of the V.V. Veresaev Library, the...