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.