Ikebana members Eveyln Klumb of the Ikenobo school, Linda L. Taylor of the Ohara school, Shirely Woodle of the Ichiyo school, Kumiko Suzuki of the Sogetsu school, and Grace Morris of the Sangetsu school presented arrangements that interpreted prints by artist Yoshiko Yamamoto.
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Junko Liesfeld presented the history and art of Japanese Kimono and shared her personal kimono collection with the members. Janice Whitehead(Ikenobo School), Judy Sheldon(Ohara School), Paula Nachman(Sogetsu School), Annette Ernst(Keika-Kazan School), Alice Lichfield(Ichiyo School) and Helena Arouca(Sangetsu School) presented a demonstration entitled "Six Ikebana Schools---A Members' Spring Showcase”. Terry Quinn presented a lecture/demonstration entitled "Spring in Bloom". She is a Master of Sangetsu School. She began her studies of Japanese flower arranging in the Sangetsu School in Tucson Arizona in 1999. She became a certified instructor in 2001 and has completed the requirements for Master Instructor status from officials of the school in Atami, Japan. She has been Director of Sangetsu North America since 2006, and now shares responsibilities for activities of the school with a committee of three other instructors. She continues teaching in Tucson. She conducted a workshop entitled "Flowers that can heal" following the demonstration. Member Showcase March 1, 2018 Jane Redmon presented a demonstration entitled "Using Unconventional Materials". She began her study of Ikebana of the Sogetsu School in 1975. She was certified as a teacher by the Sogetsu School in Tokyo, Japan, in 1978. From 1977-2006, she studied with Mary Sugiyama, Executive Director of the Sogetsu School in the United States. She was awarded the Riji Diploma, the highest degree for a teacher in 2001 and the Overseas Akane Teshigahara Award in 2017. Libby Haynes, 2nd grade teacher of Sogetsu school conducted a workshop entitled “Creating with Unconventional Materials” following the demonstration. Member Showcase March 2, 2017 Ikebana of Richmond member, Helena Arouca presented a lecture/demonstration entitled "Simplicity". She is a professor of the Sangetsu School of Flower Arrangement. She has been practicing and teaching since 1994 and has taught hundreds of classes in Washington D.C., San Diego, Los Angeles, and at a local community college in Charlottesville, VA. She conducted a workshop entitled "A Taste of Ikebana Sangetsu" following the demonstration. Member Showcase February 5, 2015 Laura Anne Brooks (Ikenobo school), Judy Sheldon (Ohara school), Beth Gillispie (Sogetsu school) and Alice Litchfield, Helen Bunch and Shirley Woodle (Ichiyo school) presented a demonstration entitled "Introduction to Four Schools of Ikebana". 19 arrangements were on display for the Member Showcase; 6 from the Ikenobo School, 5 from the Ohara School, 4 from the Sogetsu School and 4 from the Ichiyo School. Libby Haynes, Fourth Grade Teacher of Sogetsu conducted a workshop entitled “Unconventional Materials“ following the demonstration. Ikenobo school, Ohara school, Sogetsu school and Ichiyo school April 3, 2014 Sue Chen, Master, Ichiyo School presented a demonstration entitled "Ichiyo Showcase" with Ichiyo teacher/demonstrators Helen Bunch, Alice Litchfield and Shirley Woodle. They presented Ichiyo from it’s history, to basic arrangements, freestyle and advanced arrangements. Sue has studied Ichiyo for over forty-eight years, many of these in Japan under the Headmaster and other teachers. Bill Smoot conducted a workshop entitled "Leaf Manipulation" following the demonstration. October 3, 2013 Libby Haynes and Noriko Burke, Ikebana of Richmond members presented a demonstration entitled “Origami and Flower Wrappings”. 8 arrangements were on display for the Member Showcase; 2 from the Ikenobo School, 2 from the Ohara School, 2 from the Sogetsu School and 2 from the Ichiyo School. They conducted the workshop entitled “Making a paper container and arranging in it” following the demonstration. ”Japanese Flower Wrapping The Beautiful Art of Hana Tsutsumi” by Japan Publications Trading Co., Ltd. Shufunotomo Co., Ltd. The first 7 of the following containers are the styles of Kirara Hana Tsutsumi designed by Mitsuko Kawata; (from left to right) Rikyu Tsutsumi, Rikyu Tsutsumi、Chigusa Tsutsumi, Chigusa Tsutsumi, Sayo Tsutsumi, Tamaki Tsutsumi, Kifune Tsutsumi February 7, 2013 Art Chadwick founded Chadwick and Son Orchid, Inc in 1989 with his father, who has been growing orchids since 1943. The Classic Cattleyas’ is widely considered to be the definitive book on large flowered Cattleya species and was written by Art and his father. Art provided information on the characteristics and care of Cattleya, Dendrobium, Oncidium, Lady Slipper and Phalaenopsis orchids. 17 arrangements using orchids were on display for the Member Showcase; 3 from the Ichiyo School, 4 from the Ohara School, 4 from the Ikenobo School and 7 from the Sogetsu School. |
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