Sachiko Furlan presented a demonstration entitled "Splendor of Autumn". She holds the rank of Jonin Some (first grade teacher) in the Sogetsu school. She began studying Sogetsu Ikebana in a1957 in Japan and joined Ikebana International (I.I.) in Pittsburgh in l965. Following a move to the D.C. area she joined I.I. #1, the Washington, D.C. chapter of Ikebana. She conducted a workshop entitled "Basic and Variation" following her demonstration.