Event Reviews
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter #31
January 2026 program: Celebrating the New Year
Join us at our next meeting on January 16th 2025 San Francisco Bay Area Chapter #31 Join us on 16th January at the San Francisco County Fair Building for our monthly program, featuring demonstrations from Teacher Advisors!
Read MoreDecember 2025 program and Holiday Bazaar
🌸Join us at our next meeting & holiday bazaar on December 12th 2025🌸 San Francisco Bay Area Chapter #31 Join us on 12th December at the San Francisco County Fair Building for our monthly program, featuring demonstrations, exhibitions from members and an ikebana wares table sale , plus our Holiday Bazaar featuring gifts, home-made…
Read MoreNovember 2025 program: A Celebrations of Autumn’s Gifts
Join us at our next meeting on January 16th 2025 San Francisco Bay Area Chapter #31 Join us on 21st November 2025 at the San Francisco County Fair Building for our monthly program, featuring demonstrations, exhibitions from members and an ikebana wares table sale.
Read MoreSeptember 2025 program: New Season, New Beginnings
🌸Join us at our next meeting on November 21st 2025🌸 Welcome back to a new season of Ikebana International Bay Area Chapter meetings of friendship through flowers.
Read MoreKatsuko Thielke with Her Students – Sogetsu
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter #31 Katsuko Thielke studied Ikebana Sogetsu and earned her teaching degree in 1969. Katsuko has been teaching Ikebana for over 45 years. Her work has been displayed in the annual Bouquets to Art show at the de Young Museum for over 25 years. Katsuko is also the author of five…
Read MoreIkebana Demonstration with entertainment by the Grant Avenue Follies.
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter #31 Ron Kodo Brown began his studies in Sogetsu Ikebana in 1979. He studies with Kika Shibata and holds the rank of Komon. Following his retirement from a 35-year career in the wine industry, Ron has been actively pursuing his passion and love of Ikebana as a second career. In…
Read MoreCelebrating Fujimoto Sensei’s 99 years of Life.
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter #31 Kayoko Suiyo Fujimoto (Ohara) began studying ikebana in High school and received her instructor’s certificate for Ohara Ikebana in 1952. She currently holds the Grand Master certificate. She has distinguished herself not only in her local ikebana activities but has been recognized by the Emperor of Japan in 2010…
Read MoreHappy 65th Anniversary
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter #31 Kayoko Suiyo Fujimoto (Ohara) began studying ikebana in High school and received her instructor’s certificate for Ohara Ikebana in 1952. She currently holds the Grand Master certificate. She has distinguished herself not only in her local ikebana activities but has been recognized by the Emperor of Japan in 2010…
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