Our May meeting was the last one for our Ikebana year. Iemoto Ric Carrasco and Sensei Laurel Fooks presented a demonstration from the Banmi Shofu School. All of their arrangements use driftwood – large and small. Our Board members for the next year were installed. Susan Thorpe is our next President. She presented Mary Maloof, our outgoing President, with her Past Presidents pin. Afterward we all enjoyed a potluck luncheon and wished a safe and happy summer to all.
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...
