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Artfully Woven, The Beauty of Baskets

11/5/2020

 
Libby Haynes, Jonin Sanyo of Sogetsu presented a demonstration entitled “Artfully Woven, The Beauty of Baskets”. She joined Ikebana of Richmond in 2006.  She began studying in the Sogetsu School of Ikebana in 2006 under Etsuko Phillips and currently studies under Jane Redmon.  She became a certified Sogetsu Instructor in 2012 and was promoted to the rank Jonin Sanyo in 2018. She conducted a workshop on the following day. 

Using what you have

10/8/2020

 
Ikebana of Richmond member, Laura Ann Brooks presented a demonstration entitled "Using What You Have". She has studied throughout the US and in Europe. She specializes in English, Modern European and Asian-fusion design and has studied Enshu, Ikenobo and Sogetsu.  She conducted a workshop entitled "Arranging in a Pumpkin: Shoka and its Variation, the 7 Grasses of Autumn" on the following day.

"Natural Scenes of Spring"

3/5/2020

 
Motoko Hattori presented a lecture/demonstration entitled “ Natural Scenes of Spring”.  She is the current headmistress of the Keika-Kazan School of Ikebana. Keika-Kazan is a relatively new school of Ikebana, founded in 1930 by her Grandmother Bunga Tanuma. 'Keika' means scenic flower arranging. With the use of branches and other plant materials, floral landscapes or natural settings (steep gorges, lake sides, waterfalls, flowing streams, seashores and so on) are created - sometimes even telling stories.  She conducted a workshop entitled “Creating Spring Scenes“ following the demonstration.                      

"Fall Fusion"

11/7/2019

 
Kyoko Petersen presented a lecture/demonstration entitled "Fall Fusion". She is a Senior Professor of Ikenobo School.  She completed her highest level study at the Central Institute of the Ikenobo School in Kyoto (the headquarters of Ikenobo). She is a certified Member of AIFD (American Institute of Floral Designers) and CFD (Certified Floral Designer) and is a proprietor of Hana Studio, a home-based ikebana and floral design school.  
She conducted a workshop entitled "Create a Unique Container for a Free-Style
Design" following the demonstration.

Ellen Gordon Allen Annual Lecture/Demonstration by Ingrid Luders

10/3/2019

 
October 3 & 4, 2019
​Ingrid Luders presented a lecture/demonstration entitled “Tradition and Creativity in Nature”.  She received a Master in 1997 and was awarded the Ohara School Grand Master degree in 2001 by Headmistress Ms. Wakako Ohara. she received the prestigious Meiyo Ichijiken Award of Honor.  
She conducted a workshop entiteled "Traditional Chrysanthemum arrangement" following the demonstration and 2 workshops entitled "Realistic Landscape Arrangement" and "Hana Kanade (Flower Music)" on the following day.

Spring in Bloom

4/4/2019

 
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.
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Challenge Your Creativity

3/7/2019

 
​Chieko Mihori presented a lecture/demonstration entitled "Challenge Your Creativity". She is a Riji of Sogetsu School.  She studied with the founder of the Sogetsu School, Sofu Teshigahara, and has studied under all the subsequent headmasters, achieving the highest teaching rank, Riji.  She is the recipient of many Sogetsu Awards of Distinction and in 2013, the Emperor of Japan honored her for her extraordinary cultural contributions by bestowing on her the high honor of  the imperial medal, “The Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays”.  She conducted a workshop entiteled "Freestyle Arranging using Pandanus Grass" following the demonstration.

Fall at last

11/8/2018

 
​Linda Taylor, Ikebana of Richmond member presented a lecture/demonstration entitled “Fall at Last”.  She is a Master 4 in Ohara school. She received her certification from Kosui Fujikado, who was awarded Eighth order of Precious Treasure by the Emperor of Japan for promoting an exchange of cultures between Japan and the U.S.
She conducted a workshop entitled "narabu katachi- one row arrangement” following the demonstration.

Contrast in Ikebana

4/5/2018

 
​Duffy Boyd presented a lecture/demonstration entitled ”Contrast in Ikebana”.  She is a Junior Master in the Ichiyo School of Ikebana, and member of Ikebana International Chapter I, Washington, DC, she served as General Workshop Chair. She continues studying with the Executive Master of Ichiyo School, Valerie Eccleston. She conducted a workshop entitled “Contrast in Form” following the demonstration.

Using Unconventional Materials- Member Showcase

3/1/2018

 
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.
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