Ikebana of Richmond

November 9, 2017
Bruce Wilson presented a Lecture/Demonstration entitled “Enacting the Divine in Nature”. He is Seikyoju of Saga Goryu School. He spends a part of every year at Daikakuji Temple in Kyoto, where the headquarters of Saga Goryu Ikebana is located.  He is a Professor of Comparative Literature at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, and a founder of the Asian Studies program at the college. He conducted a workshop entitled “The First of the Seven Scenic Arrangements in Saga Goryu - a Mountain View" following the demonstration.

Octuber 12 & 13, 2017
Sozan Nakamura, a Rigi of Sogetsu School, a Master Instructor of the Sogetsu Headquarter and an Instructor of Iemoto class at the headquarters in Tokyo and Osaka presented an Ellen Gordon Allen Annual Lecture/Demonstration entitled "Watashi no Hana - You in Ikebana" .  He began to study Ikebana under the 2nd Iemoto, Kasumi Teshigahara in 1977 and joined Sogetsu Kobo (Studio) from 1982 till 1994.   He conducted a workshop entitled “Table arrangement” following the demonstration and 2 workshops entitled  “Focusing on fixing and conditioning, Nageire” and "Mizuhiki" on the following day.

September 7, 2017
​Mikaela Deighanl presented a lecture/demonstration entitled "a Japanese Tea Ceremony - Way of Tea".  When she was visiting a ceramics showing at a local kiln, Buckcreek Pottery at the age of 13, they were serving tea in the back. Each movement was thoughtful, intentional, and graceful.  She went to tea seminars in New York and San Francisco and studied at Urasenke Gakuen in Kyoto from 2015-2016.

April 6, 2017
Kyoko Petersen presented a Lecture/Demonstration entitled “Beauties of Ikebana”.  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, Free Style following the demonstration.

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

November 10 & 11, 2016                                                     
Karen Napoli presented the Ellen Gordon Allen Annual Lecture/Demonstration entitled “A Walk in the Woods’ – “To Emphasize Ichiyo’s Love of Nature”.  She is a Master in the Ichiyo School of Ikebana.   She began her study of Ichiyo in 1993.  Upon moving back to Tokyo in 2000 she resumed lessons directly under Headmaster Kasuya for 6 years, which greatly influenced her interpretation and understanding of this art.  Upon moving back to the US, she continued lessons under Executive Master Shirley Winkler in Pennsylvania, traveling to Japan every 5 years to study under the Iemoto and earned her Executive Master Certificate in 2012. She conducted a workshop entitled "Using Baskets” following the demonstration and 2 workshops entitled "Contrast Form” and "Working with Color" on the following day.

October 6, 2016
Rekha Reddy presented a lecture/demonstration entitled “Colours of the World”.
She is a First Master of Ohara school.  She studied Ikebana under teacher Grandmaster, Horyu Meena Anantnarayan & her mother, Shamala Y. R Reddy.  She has been doing Ikebana for the 30 years and has been teaching, holding workshops and demonstrations for 20 years. She was presented ‘Commendation Award’ from Japanese Consul General Chennai in November 2015. She conducted a workshop entitled “Grobal India” following the demonstration.

September 8, 2016
Joyce Overholtzer presented a Lecture/Demonstration entitled “Summer Impressions”.  She is a Riji of Sogestu school of Ikebana.  She started studying Sogetsu School in 1977 in New York State, became a certified teacher and began teaching classes and exhibiting in shows.  She is a past president and an active member of the local chapter of Ikebana International and is also a member and past Director of The Metropolitan Washington DC Area Branch of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana.