​At Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 48 arrangements and 8 cocktail table arrangements from Ikebana of Richmond were exhibited for Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Gala.  The arrangers were Genny Chase,  Kathy Ko (Ikenobo), Linda Taylor, Judy Sheldon, Barabara Meeh (Ohara), Beth Giliispie, Jeanelle Moritz, Chungin Pak, Keesung Ro, Kumiko Suzuki, Faye Wade, Annette Earnst, Noriko Burke (Sogetsu), Sue Chen, Alice Litchfield, Shirley Woodle, Helen Bunch, Susanne Hillier (Ichiyo), Laura Ann Brooks (Ikenobo, Enshu).

​Elaine Jo presented a demonstration.  She is an Executive Master of the Ichiyo School of Ikebana.  She lived in Tokyo, Japan for 25 years and received her Master Degree from the Ichiyo School of Ikebana during that period.  She was awarded an Executive Master Degree and  was appointed President of the newly formed Atlanta Chapter of the Ichiyo School in 2009.  She conducted a workshop entitled "Focus on Color Harmony as seen through the eyes of Artist James Whistler" after the demonstration.  A workshop entitled "Vines" & "Containers with small openings" was held on the following day.

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